"An unhealthy diet, more deadly than tobacco" | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A new study published in the Lancet indicates that the unhealthy diet is responsible for more premature deaths than tobacco, high blood pressure or any other health risk. Dietary risk was the second most important factor of death and disability in India in 2017, after malnutrition. Food risk in India has also … Read more

Measles and mumps spread. Here is how much you should be worried.

[ad_1] Just beyond New Jersey's borders, viral epidemics continue to affect cities and communities, sickening dozens and dozens of people in neighboring states. There are no military helicopters overflown by soldiers in biological protective gear. But just north of our country, a community in Rockland County, New York, is experiencing the worst measles outbreak a … Read more

Do you know the signs of type 2 diabetes? | Central

[ad_1] Having a poor diet is the world's deadliest risk to health, accounting for one-fifth of deaths because of its links to heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Diabetes affects 4.7 million people in the UK, including over 290,000 in the East Midlands and many other undiagnosed people. Do you know the signs of type 2 … Read more

42 people exposed to measles at Nyack hospital, officials say

[ad_1] Rockland County officials announced at a measles immunization clinic that 42 people had recently been exposed to the measles virus at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. The exhibition included 11 children, four pregnant women and 20 people whose vaccination status was unknown, said Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Health Commissioner of Rockland County, in front of the … Read more

Fearful drug-resistant infection arising around the world

[ad_1] Worldwide, a new drug-resistant infection has emerged. The New York Times reported on Saturday morning that an elderly man had been admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital branch in Brooklyn for abdominal surgery. After blood tests, it was revealed that he was infected with Candida auris, a mushroom recently discovered but identified by patients … Read more

Vaccine wars: social media gets into a fierce battle

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO – Like health officials facing epidemics, Internet companies are trying to contain the misinformation about the vaccination they've long been promoting. Until now, their efforts for quarantine have been in vain. Searches on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram reveal all sorts of false warnings about vaccines, including some well-refuted ideas that they cause … Read more

South Philly Acme employee has hepatitis A, Philly Health Department warns

[ad_1] According to the city's public health department, a worker at the Acme supermarket in East Passyunk Avenue East, south of Philadelphia, suffers from hepatitis A. Anyone who has consumed previously cut fruits and vegetables purchased at the store from March 17 to March 29 should take precautions against the virus by getting a vaccine … Read more