Silent Saboteur: Hidden Signs You Have High Cholesterol A ticking time bomb: While most people worry about visible, outward health concerns, high cholesterol silently lurks within, posing a significant threat. This waxy, fat-like substance, despite playing crucial roles in cell membranes, hormones, and vitamin D production, can turn villain if its levels go rogue. Understanding the transport system: Cholesterol, unable to traverse our watery bloodstream solo, relies on protein-coated carriers called lipoproteins. Among these, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ferries cholesterol throughout the body, while high-density lipoprotein (HDL) acts as a scavenger,…
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Hope Lost, Lives Stolen: 78 Suicides in J&K Raise Urgent Questions
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Tuesday said that around 78 persons committed suicide in Jammu and Kashmir from 2020 to 2022 by youth due to unemployment. The Minister of State (MoS) in the MHA Nityanand Rai was replying to a query raised by Member Parliament Vijayakumar who had raised a query that whether the issue of unemployment was the main cause of youth taking extreme steps of suicide in the country. The MP also sought to know whether there had been a spurt in the number of suicides…
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