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Chronic diseases, reason for declining mobility of old people: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): Chronic diseases are a key factor behind the declining mobility of old people, a new study suggests.
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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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Fibromyalgia accurately spotted in an experimental blood test
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): In a first, researchers have found that fibromyalgia can reliably be detected in blood samples which could possibly lead to a simple and fast diagnosis.
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Second-hand smoking dangerous, reveals study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 08 (ANI): A recent study has discovered a link between second-hand smoking and development of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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43% of N Korea's population food insecure: UN
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [DPR Korea], Feb 13 (ANI): A United Nations report, on Wednesday, revealed that around 43 per cent of North Korea's population is "food insecure", with one out of five children facing "chronic malnutrition".
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Nicotine addiction while pregnant alters genes: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University of Houston has reported in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that a possible cure for addiction may be found by following the pathways of significantly altered dopamine neurons in newborns who wer
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People with chronic disease not indulging in healthy physical activity: St
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): Findings of a recent study suggest that those with chronic conditions spend considerably less time on physical activity than their healthy peers.
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Mindfulness meditation could ease chronic pain
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): A new study now finds that mindfulness meditation is a promising option for easing chronic pain. The research, based on pooled analysis of available data was published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health on Thursday.
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Here's an analysis on cost effectiveness of smoked cannabis to treat chron
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): A new study now finds that smoking cannabis as an adjunctive second-line therapy to treat chronic peripheral neuropathy can be both effective and cost-effective.
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High-fibre diet may lower risk of death, chronic diseases
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A new study now finds that people who eat diets that have higher fibre content have lower risk of death and chronic diseases such as stroke or cancer.
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Here's another reason to treat vitamin D deficiency
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): Taking vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of deadly lung attacks in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, finds a recent study.
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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption linked to kidney disease risk: Study
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): If you love indulging in fruit drinks or soda, you might want to have a look at this. Higher collective consumption of sweetened fruit drinks, soda, and water is associated with a higher likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), a recent stud
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