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Smoking is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms: Study

London [UK], January 10 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that smoking is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms and smokers are more likely to attend hospital than non-smokers.

2021-01-10T05:38:23.105416+00:00 IST

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Diet, lifestyle guidelines can greatly reduce gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 9 (ANI): By adhering to specific guidelines, women can reduce more than one-third of the incidence of symptoms, suggest the findings of a large-scale, longstanding study of diet, lifestyle, and health.

2021-01-09T09:16:35.842552+00:00 IST

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Study suggests increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol use disorder

Chicago (Illinois) [USA], January 9 (ANI): Individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol's pleasurable and rewarding effects at the start of a trial were more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD) over the course of the study.

2021-01-09T09:13:41.821577+00:00 IST

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Study suggests frequent travellers 7 pc happier

Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): If you wish to be happier in life, go travelling. As per the findings of a new study, frequent travellers are happier with their lives than people who don't travel at all.

2021-01-09T08:44:28.622338+00:00 IST

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Study suggests over half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms

Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease pain also experience clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they're between uses, a new study finds.

2021-01-09T02:43:43.450714+00:00 IST

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Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

Tennessee [US], January 9 (ANI): Coronavirus patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden of delirium and coma than is typically found in patients with acute respiratory failure, suggest the findings of a new study.

2021-01-09T02:43:23.792109+00:00 IST

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New online tool identifies COVID-19 patients at highest risk of deterioration

London [UK], January 9 (ANI): A new risk-stratification tool that can accurately predict the likelihood of deterioration in adults hospitalised with COVID-19 has been developed by researchers.

2021-01-09T02:05:10.347510+00:00 IST

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IU research findings could reduce treatment-related complication for blood cancer patients

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising findings in the New England Journal of Medicine on preventing a common complication to lifesaving blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia.

2021-01-08T06:11:55.473045+00:00 IST

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Initial severity of COVID-19 not associated with later respiratory complications: Study

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study examines the recovery of lung function and overall wellness in individuals who had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Little is known about lung health following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and whether later respiratory problems, fatigue and ill health are associated with the disease's initial severity.

2021-01-08T05:54:08.016463+00:00 IST

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Preserving workers' hearing health by improving earplug efficiency: Study

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Researchers from the Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS University) and the Institut de recherche en sante et securite du travail (IRSST) analysed the varying structure of ear canals to find a correlation between their shapes and the effectiveness of three commonly-used models of earplugs.

2021-01-08T05:29:30.941158+00:00 IST

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Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them.

2021-01-08T05:22:26.433494+00:00 IST

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Study finds commonly used blood pressure medications safe for COVID-19 patients

Philadelphia [US], January 8 (ANI): Medications to treat high blood pressure did not affect outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, found an international team of researchers.

2021-01-08T05:15:40.659758+00:00 IST

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Study: e-cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Touted by makers as a "healthy" alternative to traditional nicotine cigarettes, new research indicates the chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation in the body, potentially leading to a variety of health concerns.

2021-01-08T04:57:56.776508+00:00 IST

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Gut disease linked to brain injury in premature infants: Study

Bern [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): Physicians have long known that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially lethal inflammatory condition that destroys a premature infant's intestinal lining, is often connected to the development of severe brain injury in those infants who survive. However, the means by which the diseased intestine 'communicates' its devastation to the newborn brain has remained largely unknown.

2021-01-07T06:05:26.049206+00:00 IST