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"Right Workout Combo Can Cut Death Risk By 42%," Says Bryan Johnson, With 4 Tips To Live Longer
At 47, Bryan Johnson claims he has reversed his biological age by several years with his rigorous daily routine
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Flavours, Sweeteners And Colours Make Worst Additives List, UK Study Warns
A new Lancet eClinicalMedicine study links artificial sweeteners to a higher all-cause mortality risk, while gelling agents like pectin may be protective.
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Want To Live A Century? These Simple Daily Habits Might Be The Key
Lifestyle choices, social connections, and genetic factors influence longevity, with physical activity, stress management, and social engagement playing crucial roles.
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India's Child Mortality Rate Improves But Malnutrition Worsens: Survey
Mortality rate among infants and those under five years of age has improved but malnutrition among children has worsened, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).
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Food Insecurity During COVID-19 May Increase Heart Diseases Risk; Expert Diet Tips For Healthy Heart
Coronavirus Pandemic: A new study discovered that that increasing food insecurity had a prominent impact on cardiovascular mortality rate among adults between the ages of 20 and 64.
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Like David Bowie, Leonard Cohen Signed Out With Final Album
Leonard Cohen died just weeks earlier released his 14th and final studio album, You Want It Darker. Like much of his work - and true to the title - the album was melancholy, with the poet and songwriter appearing to reflect at greater length on his own mortality
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Teenage Weight Tied to Odds of Diabetes-Related Death
The increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and eventually dying from the disease, begins early in life and at weights in the -normal- range, a new study suggests.
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Coronary Artery Disease Up by 300 Per Cent in India: Expert
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) has spiked by 300 per cent among Indians in the past three decades, with 2-6 per cent of the affected people living in rural India and 4-12 per cent in urban India.
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1.26 Million Children Under 5 Die In India Every Year, Admits Government
More than a million children under the age of five die in India every year and more than half of these deaths occur within the first four weeks of birth, the government told Parliament today.
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In Rapidly Aging Japan, Dying Is Big Business
In a country with many more deaths than births each year, Japanese companies are looking to maximize the amount of money people spend on shuffling off their mortal coil, from preparing "ending notes" and choosing coffins to arranging to have their ashes blasted into space or turned into diamonds.
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More Girls Dying Before Age 5 Than Boys in India: UN Report
India is among the countries with the largest surplus of men and a worrying under-five sex ratio with more girls dying before the age of five than boys, according to a UN report.
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India's unwanted girls: Baby found at bus stop
Did you know India is the most dangerous place in the world to be a baby girl? That a girl child aged between 1 and 5 years in our country is 75% more likely to die than a boy? That we have the world's worst gender differential in child mortality? Three baby girls from different parts of India, have begun their life being abandoned,malnourished a...
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Thigh circumference and mortality
A study by Danish researchers claims that patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed and obesity, age, smoking and other factors did not reduce the effect.
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Obese teens have shorter lives
Overweight teenagers have a higher risk of dying from a number of causes in early adulthood and middle age.
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Mid-age mental function and death risk
It was reported recently by researchers that declining mental ability in middle age may predict a person's risk of death. Previous studies have shown that declining mental ability among the elderly can be used to determine mortality risk, however few studies have investigated the relationship in middle-aged people.
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"Right Workout Combo Can Cut Death Risk By 42%," Says Bryan Johnson, With 4 Tips To Live Longer
At 47, Bryan Johnson claims he has reversed his biological age by several years with his rigorous daily routine
-
Flavours, Sweeteners And Colours Make Worst Additives List, UK Study Warns
A new Lancet eClinicalMedicine study links artificial sweeteners to a higher all-cause mortality risk, while gelling agents like pectin may be protective.
-
Want To Live A Century? These Simple Daily Habits Might Be The Key
Lifestyle choices, social connections, and genetic factors influence longevity, with physical activity, stress management, and social engagement playing crucial roles.
-
India's Child Mortality Rate Improves But Malnutrition Worsens: Survey
Mortality rate among infants and those under five years of age has improved but malnutrition among children has worsened, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).
-
Food Insecurity During COVID-19 May Increase Heart Diseases Risk; Expert Diet Tips For Healthy Heart
Coronavirus Pandemic: A new study discovered that that increasing food insecurity had a prominent impact on cardiovascular mortality rate among adults between the ages of 20 and 64.
-
Like David Bowie, Leonard Cohen Signed Out With Final Album
Leonard Cohen died just weeks earlier released his 14th and final studio album, You Want It Darker. Like much of his work - and true to the title - the album was melancholy, with the poet and songwriter appearing to reflect at greater length on his own mortality
-
Teenage Weight Tied to Odds of Diabetes-Related Death
The increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and eventually dying from the disease, begins early in life and at weights in the -normal- range, a new study suggests.
-
Coronary Artery Disease Up by 300 Per Cent in India: Expert
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) has spiked by 300 per cent among Indians in the past three decades, with 2-6 per cent of the affected people living in rural India and 4-12 per cent in urban India.
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1.26 Million Children Under 5 Die In India Every Year, Admits Government
More than a million children under the age of five die in India every year and more than half of these deaths occur within the first four weeks of birth, the government told Parliament today.
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In Rapidly Aging Japan, Dying Is Big Business
In a country with many more deaths than births each year, Japanese companies are looking to maximize the amount of money people spend on shuffling off their mortal coil, from preparing "ending notes" and choosing coffins to arranging to have their ashes blasted into space or turned into diamonds.
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More Girls Dying Before Age 5 Than Boys in India: UN Report
India is among the countries with the largest surplus of men and a worrying under-five sex ratio with more girls dying before the age of five than boys, according to a UN report.
-
India's unwanted girls: Baby found at bus stop
Did you know India is the most dangerous place in the world to be a baby girl? That a girl child aged between 1 and 5 years in our country is 75% more likely to die than a boy? That we have the world's worst gender differential in child mortality? Three baby girls from different parts of India, have begun their life being abandoned,malnourished a...
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Thigh circumference and mortality
A study by Danish researchers claims that patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed and obesity, age, smoking and other factors did not reduce the effect.
-
Obese teens have shorter lives
Overweight teenagers have a higher risk of dying from a number of causes in early adulthood and middle age.
-
Mid-age mental function and death risk
It was reported recently by researchers that declining mental ability in middle age may predict a person's risk of death. Previous studies have shown that declining mental ability among the elderly can be used to determine mortality risk, however few studies have investigated the relationship in middle-aged people.
