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Waist-To-Height Ratio More Accurate In Predicting Heart Disease Risk Than BMI, New Lancet Study Shows
While obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease, a new study showed that the ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting the risk.
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Young Americans Hesitate To Have Children Over Climate Change Fears: Study
Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children, according to several studies.
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Climate Change Is One Of The Biggest Health Threats Worldwide: Lancet Report
According to the Lancet data, on average, 84% of the heatwave days that people faced annually between 2020 and 2024 would not have occurred without climate change.
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Heat-Related Deaths Around The World Top Half A Million A Year: Study
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that's climbed more than 20% on a population-adjusted basis since the 1990s, according to the latest edition of the Lancet's annual report on
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India Saw 20 Heatwave Days In 2024, Most Linked To Climate Change: Report
People in India each experienced nearly 20 heatwave days in 2024 on average, of which about six-and-a-half days would not be expected were it not for climate change, according to a new global report published by The Lancet journal.
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Weight-Loss Breakthrough: Drug Cuts Heart Risk Even If You Don't Shed Kilos
A large-scale study shows semaglutide reduces heart risks regardless of weight loss, suggesting the drug benefits cardiovascular health in more ways than previously thought. The findings highlight waist size as a stronger indicator of heart improveme
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Chronic Lifestyle Diseases Now Kill More Indians Than Infections, New Lancet Study Shows
A sweeping new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) analysis published in The Lancet reveals that by 2023, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have overtaken infectious diseases as the leading cause of death in India.
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Children Most Affected In HMPV Virus Outbreak This Year: Lancet Study
A study that looked into trends of the respiratory infection HMPV that broke out in India early this year has found that children were the most affected, with the highest diagnoses among those aged 1-2.
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Chronic Diseases On The Rise In India, Women Most Affected: Lancet Study
A recent Lancet study highlights a concerning surge in chronic disease-related deaths in India, with women facing the brunt of this health crisis.
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Higher Doses Of Semaglutide Safe, Can Aid In Better Weight Loss For Obese Adults: Study
A study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, suggest that a higher dose of semaglutide offers a promising new option for people who have not achieved sufficient weight loss with existing treatments.
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Deaths From Chronic Diseases Increase In India, Decline In World: Study
The chances of an Indian dying of a non-communicable disease - like cardiovascular conditions, cancer, or chronic respiratory illnesses - increased between 2010 and 2019, i.e., the decade leading up to the pandemic, according to a Lancet study.
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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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Plastic Pollution Threatens Human Health: Study
Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately.
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Car Emissions, Air Pollution Linked To Higher Dementia Risk: Study
Regular exposure to air pollution, including that coming from car exhaust emissions, can increased your risk of dementia, according to an analysis of studies published on Friday.
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Walking 7,000 Steps Daily May Cut Dementia Risk By 38%: Study
Clocking in 7,000 steps a day could lower overall death risk by 47 per cent, dementia by 38 per cent, and depression by 22 per cent, a new study published in The Lancet Public Health has claimed.
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Waist-To-Height Ratio More Accurate In Predicting Heart Disease Risk Than BMI, New Lancet Study Shows
While obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease, a new study showed that the ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting the risk.
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Young Americans Hesitate To Have Children Over Climate Change Fears: Study
Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children, according to several studies.
-
Climate Change Is One Of The Biggest Health Threats Worldwide: Lancet Report
According to the Lancet data, on average, 84% of the heatwave days that people faced annually between 2020 and 2024 would not have occurred without climate change.
-
Heat-Related Deaths Around The World Top Half A Million A Year: Study
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that's climbed more than 20% on a population-adjusted basis since the 1990s, according to the latest edition of the Lancet's annual report on
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India Saw 20 Heatwave Days In 2024, Most Linked To Climate Change: Report
People in India each experienced nearly 20 heatwave days in 2024 on average, of which about six-and-a-half days would not be expected were it not for climate change, according to a new global report published by The Lancet journal.
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Weight-Loss Breakthrough: Drug Cuts Heart Risk Even If You Don't Shed Kilos
A large-scale study shows semaglutide reduces heart risks regardless of weight loss, suggesting the drug benefits cardiovascular health in more ways than previously thought. The findings highlight waist size as a stronger indicator of heart improveme
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Chronic Lifestyle Diseases Now Kill More Indians Than Infections, New Lancet Study Shows
A sweeping new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) analysis published in The Lancet reveals that by 2023, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have overtaken infectious diseases as the leading cause of death in India.
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Children Most Affected In HMPV Virus Outbreak This Year: Lancet Study
A study that looked into trends of the respiratory infection HMPV that broke out in India early this year has found that children were the most affected, with the highest diagnoses among those aged 1-2.
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Chronic Diseases On The Rise In India, Women Most Affected: Lancet Study
A recent Lancet study highlights a concerning surge in chronic disease-related deaths in India, with women facing the brunt of this health crisis.
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Higher Doses Of Semaglutide Safe, Can Aid In Better Weight Loss For Obese Adults: Study
A study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, suggest that a higher dose of semaglutide offers a promising new option for people who have not achieved sufficient weight loss with existing treatments.
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Deaths From Chronic Diseases Increase In India, Decline In World: Study
The chances of an Indian dying of a non-communicable disease - like cardiovascular conditions, cancer, or chronic respiratory illnesses - increased between 2010 and 2019, i.e., the decade leading up to the pandemic, according to a Lancet study.
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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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Plastic Pollution Threatens Human Health: Study
Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately.
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Car Emissions, Air Pollution Linked To Higher Dementia Risk: Study
Regular exposure to air pollution, including that coming from car exhaust emissions, can increased your risk of dementia, according to an analysis of studies published on Friday.
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Walking 7,000 Steps Daily May Cut Dementia Risk By 38%: Study
Clocking in 7,000 steps a day could lower overall death risk by 47 per cent, dementia by 38 per cent, and depression by 22 per cent, a new study published in The Lancet Public Health has claimed.
