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Govt. to set up state cancer institutes costing Rs. 100 crore
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel on Thursday said the government has recently approved a scheme for enhancing Tertiary Care Cancer facilities in the country under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diab
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Severe mental illness risks patient's heart
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): People with severe mental illness are at a substantially increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease compared to the general population, according to a recent study.
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Male, female hearts don't break the same way
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Turns out, certain diseases may need diagnoses and treatments tailored to gender as a recent study has found that the male and female brains react differently during cardiovascular activity.
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Mentoring Frontline Health Workers as the Champions of NCD Prevention
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI-NewsVoir): Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 60 percent of deaths in India each year. According to a WHO report, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and diabetes constitute 82 percent of all NCD deaths globally.
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Beware! Mild painkilling may not help patients with peripheral vascular di
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 13 (ANI): Beware! That mild painkilling drug may not provide cardiovascular benefits for patients who have progressive circulation disorder caused by narrowing, blockage or spasms in a blood vessel.
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Include vitamin B in diet to cut effects of air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 12 (ANI): A recent research studied the impact of B vitamins in lessening the impact of fine particle pollution on cardiovascular disease.
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People with normal weight can also have high cardiovascular risks, suggest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 05 (ANI): Are you one of those who thought, having normal weight will save you from cardiovascular problems? Well, we might have some bad news for you.
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Rejoice beer lovers! A pint a day keeps heart problems at bay
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 24 (ANI): Drinking a pint of ordinary beer, lager or two small pub measure (25 ml) of spirits a day may lower the risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases, suggests a study.
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New drug in combo with statins can cut cholesterol
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 18 (ANI): A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug can help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.
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Gender divide in heart health check-up?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 2 (ANI): A new report has highlighted a gender divide in the screening of patients for cardiovascular disease - Australia's number one killer.
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New research indicates regular fresh pear consumption may improve blood pr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI-NewsVoir): An abstract of an ongoing study, "Fresh pear (Pyruscommunis) consumption may improve blood pressure in middle-aged men and women with metabolic syndrome," presented at Experimental Biology in San Diego indicates regular fresh pear consumpti
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Cipla initiates campaign for a pollution free Delhi; starts #saveyourlungs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): The World Health Organization recently reported that 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India. National Capital Delhi also figures in the list of 13. The environmental exposure to increasing air pollutants in Delhi is so immensely affecting
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