News for '-journal-of-epidemiology'

Can a plant-based diet help lower diabetes?

Can a plant-based diet help lower diabetes?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

A plant-rich diet high on fruits and veggies with less meat and sugar can help reduce diabetes, according to a study.

Covid has dropped life expectancy most since World War-II: Oxford study

Covid has dropped life expectancy most since World War-II: Oxford study

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic led to biggest decrease in life expectancy since the World War II, and wiped out years of progress on mortality, according to a study published on Monday by the University of Oxford.

Men beware! This may cause your sperm count to drop

Men beware! This may cause your sperm count to drop

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

Watching TV for 5 or more hours daily cuts sperm count by 35 per cent.

Why any job IS NOT better than no job!

Why any job IS NOT better than no job!

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Researchers suggest a poor quality job may be worse for your health than no job.

Study proposes lockdown strategy: 50 days on, 30 off

Study proposes lockdown strategy: 50 days on, 30 off

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Such measures are effective at slowing disease spread and preventing health systems becoming overwhelmed, they can also lead to job losses and social disruption, noted the study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology.

50-day lockdown, 30 days off could help contain COVID-19: Report

50-day lockdown, 30 days off could help contain COVID-19: Report

Rediff.com20 May 2020

Since no effective treatments or vaccine for COVID-19 is available, reducing virus transmission via measures like isolating suspected infected individuals, school closures, and lockdowns are crucial, according to the researchers, including Rajiv Chowdhury from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

5 unhealthy habits that are making you obese

5 unhealthy habits that are making you obese

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

You might be unintentionally harming yourself.