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New York: Combat service, whether or not it leads to a full post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, is itself a strong predictor of heart failure, reveals a new study of 8,000 war veterans in the US.

The veterans with combat experience were about five times more likely to develop heart failure during the study period, compared with those who had not seen combat, the study of veterans living in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands found.

The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, found that those with post-traumatic stress disorder had a nearly 50 percent greater risk of developing heart failure over about a seven-year follow-up period, compared with their non-PTSD peers.

The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking PTSD and heart disease.

“There are many theories as to how exactly PTSD contributes to heart disease. Overall, the evidence to date seems to point in the direction of a causal relationship,” said senior study author Alyssa Mansfield.

The researchers followed the subjects for just over seven years. Those with a PTSD diagnosis were 47 percent more likely to develop heart failure during the follow-up period. Out of the total study group, about 21 percent were diagnosed with PTSD.

Of the total 371 cases of heart failure during the study, 287 occurred among those with PTSD, whereas only 84 cases occurred among the group without PTSD.

The new results, said Mansfield, provide further potent evidence of the nexus between mental and physical health. The practical upshot of the findings is that veterans with PTSD should realise that by treating their PTSD, they may also be helping to prevent heart disease down the road, she said.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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