Diabetes deaths in India increased by 50% over 11 years
In 2015, 346,000 people died of diabetes, which caused 3.3 per cent of all deaths that year, with an annual increase of 2.7 per cent from 1990, according to the GBD study.
Oct 13, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
India accounts for 75% of air pollution casualties in South East Asian Region: WHO
The WHO report released Tuesday said air pollution is killing nearly 8,00,000 people a year in the South East Asian Region with India alone accounting for at least 75% of the casualties caused by cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer.
Sep 28, 2016, 09:26 AM IST
Indian researcher's heart disease project gets $400,000 boost
An Indian-American researcher at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has received a $423,485 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project related to ischemic heart disease, a media report said.
Sep 12, 2015, 15:48 PM IST
