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Puducherry, Tamil Nadu to receive rainfall today: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Rainfall activity have increased significantly over Puducherry, Karaikal and Tamil Nadu in the last two days after northeast monsoon remained slow in the first half of November and rain deficiency prevailed in the state, said India Meteorological Departmen
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to poor muscle function in adults
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Vitamin D deficiency takes a toll on the muscle function in adults aged 60 and above, according to a new study.
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Study says anaemia may contribute to the spread of dengue
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 17 (ANI): As mosquitoes mostly spread dengue virus while feeding on iron deficit blood, researchers suggest consuming iron-rich food if dealing with iron deficiency, anaemia or dengue fever.
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Sonam Kapoor reveals she's Iodine deficient
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 23 (ANI): In an Instagram story, actor Sonam Kapoor revealed on Friday that she is iodine deficiency.
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HIV virus spreads through direct cell-to-cell contact
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): Scientists have explored, how HIV spreads in three-dimensional tissue-like environments. The spread of pathogens like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often studied in a test tube, that is in two-dimensional cell cultures, even though it hardly
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Spirit of HIV AIDS Act 2017 is to prevent discrimination
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 10 (ANI): Responding to UNAIDS critique of Goa government's move to make HIV test mandatory for marriage, the Goa government on Wednesday asserted that the Spirit of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) A
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Children end up having high blood pressure if born with lower vitamin D
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): A recent study discovered that vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence.
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Muzaffarpur: 14 children die of Encephalitis, over a dozen admitted in hos
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], June 8 (ANI): As many as 14 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the district while over a dozen are admitted in hospitals with high fever and other symptoms of the infection.
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Adolescent female blood donors at risk for iron deficiency and associated
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study now finds that female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anaemia than adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative consequences on their developing brains.
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Zinc deficiency may cause high blood pressure
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): High blood pressure (hypertension) may be caused by lower than normal zinc levels, which alter the way in which kidneys handle sodium, a new study finds.
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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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Lack of Vitamin D associated with greater risk of depression
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 6 (ANI): Older adults with Vitamin D deficiency are at greater risk of developing depression, finds a study.
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