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Poor diet causes more deaths than tobacco consumption: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 5 (ANI): A new study has revealed that poor diet is responsible for more number of deaths globally than tobacco consumption, high blood pressure or other health issues.
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Consumption of red, processed meats linked to higher risk of death: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): According to a new study, consuming red and processed meats even in small amounts may increase the risk of death from all causes, especially cardiovascular disease.
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AIIMS institutes probe panel to identify causes of trauma centre fire
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The AIIMS administration has ordered an inquiry to identify the cause of the fire at it trauma centre and suggest further measures for improvement, an official statement said on Sunday.
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Chronic inflammation causes loss of bone healing ability in elderly
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): A recent study has found out the reason why injured bones do not heal as well with age. The study shows that chronic inflammation is the main reason behind bones ability to heal with time.
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Fresh snowfall causes traffic jams on Manali-Leh Highway
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Manali (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): As fresh snowfall blocked the roads in Himachal Pradesh, scores of people on Monday had to wait for hours due to long traffic jams on Manali-Leh road.
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Frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway causes crunch of essential item
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): The Valley is facing the crunch of essential items because of frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway in the wake of massive snowfall.
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After sporadic drizzle, Delhi's air quality improves; poor visibility caus
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): After a spell of sporadic but consistent drizzle, the air quality in the national capital on Monday entered the "satisfactory" category but after Tuesday, the air quality index may deteriorate, according to weather predictions.
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Dealing with back pain? Here’s how you can fix it
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): It a known fact that sitting for too long while commuting or at workplace causes back pain and even damages spine.
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Here's how diabetes causes muscle loss
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): According to a new study published in the online edition of JCI Insight, elevated blood sugar levels leads to muscle atrophy and two protein, WWP1 and KLF15, play key roles in this phenomenon. Notably, diabetes mellitus is associated with various healt
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CRISPR twins may be the first humans with ‘accidentally’ enhanced brains
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cambridge [USA], February 22 (ANI): Chinese twins, named Lulu and Nana, had their genes altered before birth with gene-editing tool called CRISPR in order to make them immune to acquiring HIV that causes AIDS. Now, scientists believe that the twin girls, born last year, may have had their co
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Instagram tests Donation sticker to help you start fundraisers
Updated : 7 years ago IST
California [USA], February 19 (ANI): Donations were meant to be a confidential affair. But Instagram thinks otherwise and wants you to use the power of internet and technology to help spread the word about the causes you care about.
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Rajasthan: Gujjar reservation stir causes massive disruption of road, rail
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Members of the Gujjar community, to further their demand for 5 per cent reservation in government jobs and education, caused massive disruption of rail services, even as the state government appealed for peace.
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