The famed American activist and author Michael Pollan termed obesity as an epidemic. With close to 400 million people having diabetes in the world, are we not losing this battle? Closer home, it is estimated that India has 67 million diabetic patients. Add to it, another 30 million in the…
Lybrate Observes Diabetes Week, 13th-20th Nov, to Educate People about Diabetes
“Diabetes” – the very mention of this disease shoots words like “Old Age” “Sweets”, “Obesity”, and “Helplessness” in your mind. But, diabetes only has a loose association with all these words. It’s a much more serious menace than what people think it is. The disease can clasp anyone in its…
De-stress for a healthy and happy life
The Oxford dictionary defines stress as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. While all this is true, practically stress includes a lot more than this. A person under stress is bound to break down, both mentally and physically, sooner or later.…
Why you should not ignore that lump
Spending sleepless nights worried about that lump in your breast? Then, sweat no more! Oncologists say that only 20% of breast lumps are cancerous. But does that imply that you ignore them? A study estimated that 1 in 28 Indian women develop breast cancer in their lifetime. If you stay…
Watch them! There are lives to be saved
Till the late 1980s, Bangalore used to be termed as the ‘Pensioner’s paradise’ of the South. With the Information Technology boom, the city earned the sobriquet of ‘Silicon Valley of India’. Psychiatrists say that time is not far when Bangalore could be termed as the ‘Suicide Capital of India’. Some…
What is cooking in your mind?
Are we more prone to giving up on our lives easier and faster? Well, it could be so. A month back, World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report on the number of suicides globally. It put India on the top of the table. The suicide rate in India was 21.1…
Is this a bad season for our health
Did you wake up in the morning with a sore throat or a bad cold? Have you had mild fever over the last few days? If so, you are not alone. General Physicians across Delhi and other North Indian cities have been reporting a steady increase in the number of…
Make heart choices, not hard choices
Every minute, 13 people succumb to heart attacks. Have you made sure that you and your dear ones are not the next? Many of us feel that heart diseases are not for the young. If so, you are grossly mistaken. According to Cardiologists, the number of heart patients in the…
You can stop Alzheimer’s in your 30s
‘Why did Grandma put her underwear in the Refrigerator?’- Thus goes the title of a children’s book on Alzheimer’s. An arresting title, of course, on one of the dreaded diseases, which baffles most of us. The sight of once intelligent men and women losing touch with reality and failing even…
Things you should know about Tumours
Even the mention of a tumour sends us into a state of shock. Most of us have a feeling that all tumours are cancerous. But, oncologists answer on the contrary. Only 20% of breast lumps are cancerous. Some oncologists say that non-cancerous brain tumours are more common than expected. Many…