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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a major cause of liver ailments. Previous studies have shown that even in the general population without other underlying diseases, the prevalence of NAFLD is around 16% in states like Rajasthan. In states such as Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra, the prevalence is closer to 20-25%. Source link
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mental health services must urgently increase investment in lifestyle interventions to improve care and help close the 15-year life expectancy gap faced by people with mental illness, a Lancet Psychiatry Commission report warns. Lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition, sleep and smoking are key to mental health care, not optional extras,…
In a world where clean eating and health trends dominate social media, many believe that following the ‘healthiest diet’ guarantees wellness. But sometimes, even the best intentions can’t prevent serious illness. A 29-year-old woman, Monika Choudhary, who strictly adhered to clean eating, was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. In her July 30 Instagram post,…
A Blaine man was convicted Tuesday in a Medicaid fraud case after his agency, Promise Health Services, stole more than $7 million that he reportedly used to fund a “lavish lifestyle.” “Stealing money meant for poor people’s healthcare and using it to buy luxury cars and designer clothes is as shameful and disgraceful as it…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team, led by scientists from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, has studied around 3,000 people affected by the heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)—a driver of heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest. They discovered those who had a mutation in a particular gene called TTN were 21 times more…
SINGAPORE — If Singaporeans made sustained and long-term changes to their lifestyles, the Republic could save up to $650 million in direct healthcare costs by 2050. This according to a recently published modelling study that looked into how changing the way they live over 30 years could affect the health and healthcare spending of Singapore’s Chinese,…
SINGAPORE – If Singaporeans made sustained and long-term changes to their lifestyles, the Republic could save up to $650 million in direct healthcare costs by 2050. This according to a recently published modelling study that looked into how changing the way they live over 30 years could affect the health and healthcare spending of Singapore’s Chinese,…
A) Visualization of dementia risk score factors denoted as nonmodifiable (red) and modifiable (green). B) Distribution plot of dementia risk scores across the cohort. C) Frequency plot depicting the percentage of spatial overlap of participants’ sensorimotor cortex and prefrontal cortex spectroscopy voxels in standard space. D) Group mean spectroscopy data (green) with overlaid model fits…
In a significant step toward redefining wellness care in India, Reaviva Holistic Health has become one of the first lifestyle-led clinics in the country to formally integrate dedicated mental health support into its core offerings. The clinic has onboarded Jasdeep Mago Jethani, a UK-trained clinical neuropsychologist and psychotherapist, to bridge the longstanding gap between emotional…
Dr. Jessica Langbaum: So, first and foremost, people should find — do something that they enjoy doing, that they love. If they’re frustrated by it, they’re just going to give up. But do something that you enjoy. Better yet, do it with somebody else or others around you because socialization is key, and, lastly, something…