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This protein may be new weapon against cancer, birth defects
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with an artificial protein that may block malignant properties of cancer cells as well as correct certain birth defects.
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Study finds impact of exposure to benzene during pregnancy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): In a bid to study the health impacts related to living near fracking sites where contaminants, including volatile organic compounds, are released, researchers at the Universite de Montreal Public Health Research Institute studied a group of pregnant women
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N. Korean soldier defects to South
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Nov. 13 (ANI): A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea through the Joint Security Area in the demilitarised zone on Monday.
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Congress terms GST architecture, design 'defective'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Congress on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the entire Goods and Services Tax (GST) architecture and design was 'defective'.
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Jaganmohan Reddy writes to President on defection
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 27 (ANI): Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) President Jaganmohan Reddy wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday over the issue of migrated party leaders into Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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Six corporators of Raj Thackeray's MNS join Uddhav's Shiv Sena
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Six Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporators of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday defected to rival Shiv Sena.
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Fever during first trimester of pregnancy ups facial defects in babies
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 12 (ANI): Beware mommies-to-be! Fever in the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of heart defects and facial deformities, such as cleft lip or palate.
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Kids with facial birth defects more prone to anxiety, depression
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 29 (ANI): Kids aged 8 to 10 years with facial defects by birth showed highest levels of anxiety, depression and difficulties in peer interactions when compared to youth with craniofacial defects in middle and high schools.
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Exposure to this chemical can put your baby's hormones at risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Attention mothers-to-be! Exposure of dioxin - a highly toxic compound - has been linked to an increase in certain levels of hormones in women and their breastfeeding children that puts them at higher risk of birth defects, cancer and neurodevelopment d
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Antibiotics may up birth defects in newborns
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Beware would-be-mothers as a study has recently found that certain antibiotics during pregnancy may increase risk of major birth defects in your newborn.
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Textile industry infused with 'zero-defect, zero-effect' : PM Mo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated Textiles India 2017 Exhibition and Summit organized at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, and asserted that the textile industry is being infused with the mantras of 'skill, scale, speed' and
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Common household chemicals lead to birth defects in mice: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): A recent study has found a connection between common household chemicals and birth defects.
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