Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Consultant Community Physician of the Health Ministry's Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) division Dr. Sherine Balasingham yesterday said that there is a significant increase in the number of deaths and admissions due to Ischemic heart diseases. She was speaking at the media conference held yesterday (18) at the Health Promotion Bureau.

"Unhealthy food habits, tobacco usage, liquor consumption, lack of exercise, stress and air pollution have been identified as the main reasons for this." Dr.Balasingham said.

According to the World Health Organization cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, taking an estimated nearly 18 million lives each year.

As per the statistics of the Health Ministry...