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Why are women in J&K putting on unhealthy kilos?

June 13, 2022 Editor

Changing life styles, unchanged cultural practices are to be blamed By: Zehru Nissa Negate, deny, justify, change, dismay: the kilos on the belly of men and women are met with many reactions. Often we believe that the issue of weight gain is a miniscule problem that only we are faced with. However, globally, the plumping bodies and unhealthy fat especially around the middle of the belly is a major health issue. Recently, the Government of India published the National Family Health Survey – 5. The survey, while depicting the improving…

63% Parents across Kashmir Valley feel their child addicted to cell phone: Study

June 6, 2022 Editor

A latest study has put the spotlight on the growing dependence on cell phones in Kashmir, similar as in many other parts of the world. As many as 63 percent of parents interviewed in a study have acknowledged that their child is addicted to an electronic device, mostly a mobile phone. The study titled “Increase in Screen Time for Children in COVID Times and its effects” carried out by the department of Social and Preventive Medicine has analysed the patterns in electronic device usage among children. This study involved 307…

Youngsters across Kashmir grappling with Hypertension: Survey

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Editor

Decades of braving conflict, curfews, lockdowns, deaths and physical injuries have definitely cost Kashmir its health as the latest round of National Family Health Survey(NFHS) has revealed that J&K has 18.9 percent men and 20 percent women in the above 15 age group who are battling hypertension. While 21.3% of women and 24% of men aged above 15 have hypertension in India, J&K has 20% women and 18.9% men in the same age group (above 15) who have hypertension. In the pre-hypertensive category, while the prevalence is 39 percent women…

Amazing health benefits of Pine Nuts (Chilgoza)

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 Editor

A delicious dry fruit, chilgoza, or pine nuts are widely used in traditional medicine, aromatherapy, alternate medications, and of course in many diet and nutrition programs. Nutritionists spill the beans on its amazing health benefits which will instantly encourage you to add it to your diet routine Widely known in India as chilgoza, the edible seeds of pines or pine nuts are called piñón in Spanish and pinoli in Italian, even pignoli, and without shells, they are another delicacy that has a very distinct taste as compared to other nuts…

Most people in Kashmir don’t need masks now: DAK

March 15, 2022 Editor

The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday suggested that most people in the Valley do not need to wear masks now due to the low number of Covid cases. The association, while referencing Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention guidelines, said that Kashmir is a low-risk area now. “Masks can come off in schools too,” said DAK president Dr. Nisar Ul Hassan, in a statement. Dr. Hassan said, “Under new CDC guidelines, masks are not recommended if average new cases fall below 200 per 100,000 population, there are fewer…

Cloth masks are useless: US health experts

January 23, 2022 Editor

Prominent public health officials in the US have increasingly highlighted the limitations of cloth face masks, pushing for more effective respirator masks such as N95s as the Omicron variant is rapidly spreading across the country, a shift in messaging from earlier in the pandemic, the Washington Examiner reported. Officials encouraged the use of cloth masks in the spring of 2020 as a desperate measure to slow the spread of Covid-19 after previously recommending against masks and continued to boost them in the months after. Now, though, more experts are saying…

Infection causing viruses flourish in cold temperatures: Experts

January 12, 2022 Editor

With Kashmir witnessing sub-zero weather conditions, common cold, flu, and other respiratory illnesses spike during winter as infection-causing viruses thrive in cold temperatures, experts said on Tuesday. “People are indoors more often, allowing viruses to pass more easily from one person to another. And the cold, dry air may weaken resistance,” Epidemiologist and Assistant Director, Health Services, Kashmir, Dr. SM Qadri, told. “Colds are more common in winter but the temperature isn’t the reason, it is because we spend more time indoors, close to the people and in closed spaces,”…

Kashmir the epicenter of Depression

January 5, 2022 Editor

By: Azhar U Din Among every five people in Kashmir, one shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (IMHANS). Kashmir has been entitled as “the saddest place in the world” by psychiatrist Dr. Arshad Hussain. It is not easy to live in Kashmir, for in Kashmir everyone is vulnerable to disasters at every time. Ages-long political turmoil, sky-high unemployment rate, earthquakes, floods, avalanches make this beautiful place a living hell for the local residents. “When elephants fight, it is the grass…

Rigorous testing of travelers on arrival: Demand Srinagar’its

December 1, 2021 Editor

Amid fear of a possible threat that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron could pose, residents of Srinagar Monday urged the authorities to rigorously test and screen arriving travelers, especially foreigners. The residents said that the travelers from South Africa and other countries, who were “at-risk”, needed to be screened and put under necessary quarantine in case of symptoms. A group of residents of Dalgate said that they saw few tourists arriving in vehicles roaming freely without being screened on their arrival. “We inquired from them if they had been screened…

Why Kashmir sees increased cases of heart attacks in winters?

November 29, 2021 Editor

In the past two years or so, Kashmir has seen a sharp increase in cases of heart attacks especially during winters with young and healthy individuals dying because of it leaving everyone baffled and worried. In this article, we will try to know from top cardiologists the reasons for this upsetting trend. Several studies suggest that during winter, the risk of stroke, heart failure, cardiovascular issues, arrhythmia, and disorders rises several times. Many top cardiologists think that it happens due to the body’s physiology and the temperature drop that impacts…