Chronic Diseases

Health claims rise: Combine base policy, super top-up for high coverage

To combat rising health insurance expenses, an adequate sum insured is essential

Need to recognise obesity as chronic disease for better management: Experts

There is a disconnect between awareness, understanding and management of obesity and recognising it as a chronic disease will be the first step towards obesity management, experts have said. A recent report by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk, that involved more than 2,000 people living with obesity (PwO) and 300 healthcare professionals in India, underlined the need for an integrated, long-term approach to the treatment of obesity. PwO face immense difficulties in maintaining weight loss and more than half of those surveyed said they reverted to old eating habits despite their efforts to change. More than 44 per cent regain lost weight within six months, the report said, emphasising the need for more sustainable, long-term solutions that go beyond just lifestyle adjustments. "The first step towards obesity management is to understand that it is a chronic disease. We need to support People with Obesity (PwO) with tools that not only help them lose weight but also maintain tha

Exposure to pigeons can lead to chronic lung diseases: Delhi hospital study

Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram hospital has established a link between prolonged exposure to pigeons and severe lung diseases

Insurers receptive to covering chronic ailments, declare PEDs honestly

By paying extra premium, you can reduce waiting period for pre-existing conditions to even one day

Mefenamic acid can have adverse reactions; govt issues drug safety alert

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) states that painkiller Meftal can cause adverse reactions, including drug reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome

India's first off-the-shelf cell therapy treatment for knee osteoarthritis

One injection will cost Rs 1.25 lakh with effects lasting for two years or more

Explained: How pandemic took a toll on non-Covid patients in India

Covid managed to edge out nearly every disease in the priority race - from basics such as dental problems or eye disorders to the potentially fatal such as cancer

India's chronic disease burden helped fuel Covid-19's brutal waves

For years India has faced an escalating non-communicable disease crisis as its middle-class expands and leads a more sedentary and affluent lifestyle

Demand for chronic illness medicines rising faster than acute drugs: Report

Long-term treatments like diabetes, high blood pressure and lipid-lowering drugs are classified into the chronic category

Belly fat cells may be targets for age-related diseases, says study

The researchers, including Indian origin scientist Vishwa Deep Dixit from Yale University in the US, said the human body's ability to generate energy by burning the belly fat reduces with age

Sepalika aims to reverse chronic health conditions

Believes most people are not aware changes in diet, lifestyle can reverse chronic health conditions