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Nordic diet can prevent obesity, reduce risk of cardiovascular diseases: S
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 11 (ANI): Nordic diet, which consists of berries, veggies, fish, whole grains and rapeseed oil, has been recognised as extremely healthy, tasty and sustainable.
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Research: Treatment length for children with tuberculosis now reduced
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A recent UCL-led international trial that explored tuberculosis (TB) treatment effectiveness in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.
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Research finds COVID-19 vaccination benefits cancer patients
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Cancer patients with compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection. While clinical trials showed vaccination could prevent or lessen the risk of severe illness in healthy individuals, it has been uncl
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People with serious mental illness may have higher risk of heart disease:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], March 10 (ANI): A new analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the US revealed that those diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder might have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at younger ages compared to adults not diagnosed with one o
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500 cyclists pedal to reign in World Kidney Day- A unique cyclothon in th
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 10 (ANI/PR Newswire): Kidney disease is a silent killer and the need of the hour is to create awareness about kidney health across the country. As a leading healthcare provider in Bengaluru, ten centres of Manipal Hospitals joined their hands together to
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Pfizer starts Phase 2/3 clinical study to evaluate safety, efficacy of COV
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Pharmaceutical company Pfizer on Tuesday (local time) stated that it has started the Phase 2/3 clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its COVID-19 oral treatment in the pediatric population at risk of progression to severe disease.
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Zydus receives final approval from USFDA to market drug used to relieve ch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Nitroglycerin Sublingual tablets used to relieve chest pain in people who have certain heart conditions, said the pharmaceutical company
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Talking about Kidney Health in the Language of the World
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], March 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and harmful: 1 out of 10 adult people worldwide suffer from CKD. Awareness about kidney health continues to be low in India.
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Be vigilant when it comes to Oral Cancer in India, advises Royal Dental Cl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI/PNN): Oral cancer in India is on the rise, with more than 1 lakh new cases in 2018, according to the Global Cancer Observatory. The central challenge of most Oral Cancer forums is to focus on addressing this disease in India, which is the "Oral Cancer Capital
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Study examines how brain makes memories
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], March 8 (ANI): In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience into distinct segments that can be recalled later. The discovery provides new promise as a path towa
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Tick saliva drug can ease chronic pain, itching in people: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Durham [England], March 8 (ANI): Ticks are small, brown parasites that are known for carrying disease and that can attach to a person's skin and suck their blood. A new research has found that a protein, called Votucalis, found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching an
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Study finds new algorithm that improves accuracy of screening for prostate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 8 (ANI): A new study has discovered that calculating a person's risk of developing prostate cancer using results from two blood makers can improve the accuracy of screening for the disease.
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