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diabetes burden of 100 million after China, and another 136 million in the pre-diabetes stage. A high sugar intake is associated with type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and other metabolic health risks.Until the covid-19 pandemic, sugar consumption grew at an annual rate of about 4.1%, said Prakash P.

In a development that is alarming policy makers and public health experts, India's oral nicotine pouch manufacturers are seeking permission to sell products of 6mg strength that are 50% more potent than the current maximum, offering them as therapeutic medical products under the nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) regime, according to two officials and documents reviewed by Mint.With the government running awareness campaigns against tobacco use in the country, this has sparked concerns of nicotine initiation and long-term addiction.The latest development pertains to Vcherish Pvt. Ltd, Harsh Nutricare Pvt.

Lupin on Wednesday said it has acquired UK-based Renascience Pharma for 12.3 million pounds (around Rs 135 crore). Lupin Healthcare (UK) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mumbai-based drug maker, is acquiring a 100 per cent stake in Renascience, which supplies products in the UK. With the acquisition, Lupin Healthcare (UK) Limited gains full ownership of Renascience which, going forward, will trade as its subsidiary, Lupin Ltd said in a statement. Renascience is the sole supplier for branded injectable cephalosporines for infectious diseases, a topical treatment for ear pain and a branded quinasoline-like diuretic for cardiovascular and renal indications in the UK market.

Eli Lilly, the world's most-valued drugmaker that seeks to shake up India's lifestyle disease management through its recent introduction of weight-loss injectable Mounjaro, is working on a potential breakthrough that offers hope to millions battling chronic heart ailments in South Asia. The US drug major's CEO, David Ricks, told ET the drug in research can potentially cut a specific type of cholesterol that is highly prevalent in Indians and South Asians by as much as 85% to 90%. Eli Lilly, with a market cap of roughly $750 billion, is working on a multitude of treatment modalities with an annual R&D budget that has swelled to $14 billion.

Billionaire Harsh Goenka recently shared some tips to improve our longevity. Taking to X on Friday, the business tycoon shared seven simple ways to live a longer life and improve our overall health.

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Nikhil Kamath’s predictions came true. In a transformative step aimed at reshaping Bihar’s thriving Makhana sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans to establish a specialized Makhana Board in the Union Budget. To ensure effective implementation, institutional mechanisms will be developed, encouraging active participation from farmer-producer organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives.

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high cholesterol levels — and the cholesterol literally oozing out of his skin.

Sexual Frequency with Cardiovascular Diseases Incidence and All-Cause Mortality has highlighted the positive impact of regular sexual activity on heart health. Submitted to the National Library of Medicine, the research underscores how sexual health is intricately connected to overall physical and emotional well-being. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including ischemic heart disease and stroke, remain the leading causes of death and disability globally. According to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), from 1990 to 2022, CVD resulted in approximately 19.8 million deaths worldwide, contributing to significant loss in both life expectancy and quality of life.

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European Heart Journal suggests that drinking coffee in the morning may offer greater health benefits than consuming it throughout the day. Researchers, led by scientists from Tulane University in the United States, tracked the coffee consumption habits of 40,725 participants over nearly ten years to determine the impact of drinking patterns on health outcomes.

Dry January and amid growing interest in the “sober curious” movement, researchers at the University of Victoria have unveiled a new tool to gauge the health impacts of alcohol.The new Know Alcohol calculator was developed by researchers at UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).The tool allows people to calculate personalized estimates of the potential health risks from their own alcohol consumption, along with the possible benefits of drinking less.The calculator is built on the health science used to generate Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, and asks individuals to enter their age, sex and an estimate of how much they drink in a week.“When Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health was released two years ago, it started the first national conversation on alcohol consumption,” said Dr. Tim Naimi, director of CISUR.“We wanted to take it a step further and make a tool that showed people personalized results so they could make evidence-informed decisions about their drinking habits.”Using the personalized inputs, the tool returns a variety of data, including the increased risk of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and injury.It also generates estimates such as the risk of dying early from alcohol, the average amount of lifetime lost per drink, and a health risk comparison to cigarettes.Naimi said the researchers didn’t just rely on mathematical models to craft the tool.

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