According to a recent study, diabetes medication empagliflozin can improve cardiac structure in diabetics who also have heart disease. Read here to know more...
Thinning bones are a risk factor for experiencing a major bone break such as a hip. More common are compression fractures in the vertebrae of the spine.
Autism spectrum disorder is a condition which is related to brain development that impacts how a person interacts with others, perceives and socializes with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication.
The theme of World Diabetes Day is "The Family and Diabetes" which aims to raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on the family and how to provide a support network to those who are affected by diabetes.
World Diabetes Day 2018: Earlier the disease only affected middle-aged and older adults. But now days, Type 2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate in young children and teenagers. This is largely due to obesity and unhealthy lifestyle.
World Antibiotic Awareness Week is aimed at spreading awareness about the importance of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to use of these medicines.
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans. Nearly a third of all U.S. adults have high LDL levels, a major cause of fatty deposits in arteries that lead to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.
Falling fertility rates do not immediately have to result in receding population numbers, as migration and better health care also impact overall figures, according to the study that was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
World Diabetes Day 2018: Managing high blood sugar levels can be a daunting task and requires a lot of efforts. But it is very important to keep your blood sugar levels normal.
November 12 is observed as World Pneumonia Day. The day is observed on a global level to raise awareness about pneumonia, which is most infectious killer of infants worldwide.
World Pneumonia Day 2018: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of deaths in children under five years of age. Although vaccines and other preventative efforts are decreasing the burden of the disease, but still much more efforts are required to eradicate the disease.
Being in a weightless environment can cause muscles to grow weak and bones to become more brittle. Weightlessness is also hard on the heart because with little gravity the heart does not have to work as hard to pump blood to all parts of the body.
"Menstrual pain can substantially affect the quality of women's lives," said Kristen Upson, a postdoctoral student from the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the US.
Health apps and devices have the potential to act as very engaging and attractive health promotion tools that could for example, help young people to learn about their bodies or improve their physical activity levels, said researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK.
