diabetes

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India Faces a Public Health Crisis as Survey Finds High Rates of Diabetes, High BP

Aju Mathew 03/02/2018

The southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu had...

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Your Time in the Womb Could Help Determine Your Risk of Contracting Heart Disease

University of Cambridge 31/07/2017

While our lifestyle plays an important role in whether...

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Indian Researchers Unravel How a Common Insecticide Can Cause Diabetes

Vasudevan Mukunth 29/01/2017

They found that organophosphates, common in India, are broken...

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After Dubious BGR-34 Claim, AYUSH Ministry Pushes Homeopathy for Diabetes

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/01/2017

There is no justification for the Ministry of AYUSH's...

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Seven of the Fishiest ‘Science’ Claims Indians Made in 2016

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/12/2016

The claims, and their popularisation, were further hobbled by...

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Did CSIR’s Anti-Diabetic Drug Deserve Modi’s Praise?

K.S. Jayaraman 04/10/2016

Scientists are questioning CSIR's BGR-34, promoted through commercial advertisements...

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Malnutrition Affects a Third of All People, Fuels Disease Worldwide: Report

Kate Kelland 14/06/2016

According to the report, malnutrition– either undernourishment or obesity–...