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Poultry farming witnesses massive boom in Meghalaya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Meghalaya [India], June 8 (ANI): Poultry industry in Meghalaya has recently witnessed a boom. Due to the deficiency of poultry products in the state, many people have now taken up poultry farming as backyard farming, rearing the poultry to meet the family demands as well as for commercial bu
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Micronutrients deficiency most pervasive health condition among infants
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): According to experts, micronutrients deficiencies are a major risk factor of illness in infants. Every day, over 6,000 children die in India under the age of five and more than half of these deaths are caused by micronutrient malnutrition-primarily due to lac
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Vitamin D deficiency? Stop using sunscreens
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Results from a clinical review find nearly one billion people worldwide may have deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D due to chronic disease and inadequate sun exposure related to sunscreen use.
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Vitamin A deficiency in pregnant women ups risk of Alzheimer's for ch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 28 (ANI): For would-be-mommies, inclusion of sweet potatoes, carrots, and dark leafy greens in their diet are a must, as a study warns that deficiency of vitamin A in the womb or just after birth can have a detrimental effect on the brain development of the fetus
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Enzyme deficiency in brain linked to extreme hunger, severe obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 14 (ANI): U.S. researchers have found that the deficiency of an enzyme -prohormone covertase (PC1) - in the brain is linked to neuro-hormonal abnormalities, a genetic condition that causes extreme hunger and severe obesity beginning in childhood.
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15 percent of people with HIV remain unaware
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec.12 (ANI): In a recent study published in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, researchers have estimated that some 15 percent of people living with HIV remain unaware of their infection.
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