The Dhaka Times Desk Nowadays, the modern life style like computer, mobile use and use of chemicals are causing various mental problems including memory loss in young adults and the death rate is increasing – this information has been revealed in a recent study.
Studies have shown that the death rate from dementia and neurological causes has increased sharply, so even though the average age of people over 74 is dying, this does not guarantee that we will live longer.
Another study showed an alarming increase in neurological deaths in the top 10 western countries. From 1978 to 2010, 66 percent of male deaths were due to neurological causes, while 92 percent of female deaths were due to the same cause. Great Britain, which ranks fourth on the list, has a neurological mortality rate of 32 percent for men and 48 percent for women.
Professor Colin Pritchard, of Bournemouth University, said: "The number of people and households that the actual figures show is reaching epidemic levels, and this is clearly the result of natural and social change."
According to Pritchard and his colleagues' study, the number of deaths from total neurological causes, including dementia deaths, is increasing. Patients, their families and health and social services are greatly affected.
In particular, the study highlights an alarming 'hidden epidemic' of neurological deaths in adults between 1979 and 2010 in the western country of Great Britain.
In the 16 countries covered in the study, total neurological deaths among men and women rose significantly above other common deaths.
Professor Colin Pritchard said: "This increase in neurological death is due to earlier onset of dementia, and it is devastating to a family and creates a substantial public health problem."
Computers, microwave ovens, televisions, mobile phones, increased use of petrochemicals in land and air routes, etc., are the backdrop to the changes that have taken place in electronic devices over the last 30 years. In contact with these things, people are leading advanced and modern life. As a result, the chances of cancer are increasing manifold, the number of asthma patients is also increasing, the number of patients with dementia and other mental problems is increasing.
Therefore, if we are not aware of the modern life style, we will have to face big health problems in the future.
Data sources: India Today.
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