Obesity silently damages heart

Obesity silently damages heart 

Obese people without an overt manifestation of heart disease experience silent cardiac damage that fuels risk of heart failure in the future, with new research suggesting that obesity is an independent driver of heart muscle damage.

The findings challenge the commonly held belief that cardiovascular diseases seen in severely overweight people are driven by diabetes and high blood pressure, both well-known cardiac risk factors and both occurring frequently among the obese.

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Teenagers using anti-anxiety, sleeping pills to get high

Teenagers using anti-anxiety, sleeping pills to get high

Doctors may inadvertently be creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say University of Michigan researchers.

Teenagers prescribed anxiety or sleep medications are up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs than those who have never received a prescription, often by obtaining additional pills from friends or family members, the findings showed.

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Young adults in Indian cities not concerned about obesity

Young adults in Indian cities not concerned about obesity 

Young adults in Indian cities are blissfully unaware of the dangers of obesity, a survey report here said Wednesday.

"The problem is a serious one as over 58 percent of young adults do not consider obesity as a disease and thus have a casual approach about the problem," said bariatric surgeon Jayashree Todkar, who conducted the survey in collaboration with Hiranandani Hospital.

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Winter care guide

Winter care guide

Every living being has its own way to combat the cold. While some animals hibernate during the winter season, we don't have that luxury built into our system. What humans do instead is wear warm clothes and stay as much as they can inside their cosy homes. Our decision to spend more time indoors, unfortunately, is what leads us to catching the most common seasonal disease - common cold.

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