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Young adults with schizophrenia have highest suicide risk: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A new study has found that young adults with schizophrenia have the highest suicide risk and those aged 65 and older have the lowest.
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Smoking is a major risk factor for COPD
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for multiple chronic diseases, including lung disease. In India, use of tobacco accounts for approx. 1.35 million deaths every year and is one of the major causes of death a
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Study finds older adults with cerebral palsy need more, but receive less p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Adults with cerebral palsy are more likely to experience the debilitating pains of musculoskeletal disorders, but they receive significantly less physical therapy for those ailments, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Michigan.
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PIL seeking to invoke NSA against persons involved in hoarding, black mark
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a direction that Centre and State governments should invoke National Security Act (NSA) against persons involved in hoarding, profiteering, adulteration and black marketing and seize their 100 per c
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Anticipating third wave Indian Academy of Pediatrics training 6,000 pediat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): As the Covid-19 pandemic has affected adults and children during its second wave in an unprecedented manner much more than the first wave, the intensive care chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics is training 6,000 pediatricians since the last six months
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Study reports OCD linked to increased ischemic stroke risk later in life
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dallas [US], May 27 (ANI): Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults who do not have OCD, according to a new research.
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COVID-19: Half of American adults fully vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) informed that half of the country's adults are completely vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Worrying about heart increases risk for mental health disorders: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): Latinx young adults who experience heart-focused anxiety could be at greater risk for mental health disorders.
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Research could inform different treatments for chronic skin itch sufferers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): Chronic skin itching drives more people to the dermatologist than any other condition. In fact, the latest study by the Georgia Institute of Technology researchers finds that 7 per cent of the US adults, and between 10 and 20 per cent of people in developed cou
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Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital enhances paediatric, adult critical c
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): In a step to enhance the preparedness against a future surge of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital (RFH) has scaled up its operations towards the management of adult and paediatric beds in the city and to support the
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People persuaded by message in social media post, not view numbers: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ohio [US], May 16 (ANI): The findings of a new study conducted on 819 demographically diverse American adults aged 18-35, suggest that people are more persuaded by the actual messages contained in social media posts than they are by how many others viewed the posts.
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Usage of e-cigarette associated with shortness of breath, wheezing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI): During recent research, which was presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference, it was found that e-cigarettes usage was associated with wheezing and shortness of breath in young adults and adolescents, even in those who did not smoke cigarettes or marijuan
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