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Healthy blood vessels may delay cognitive decline, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): As part of a recent study, researchers have found that high blood pressure may affect conditions such as Alzheimer's disease by interfering with the brain's waste management system.
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How many wickets down?: Bihar Health Min asks during meeting on encephalit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 17 (ANI): Despite encephalitis plaguing parts of Bihar, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey couldn't control the urge to ask for an update on the India-Pakistan cricket match during a meeting with central ministers over outbreak of the disease.
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Muzzafarpur: Case filed against Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzzafarpur (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): A case was filed against Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Monday by social worker Tamanna Hashmi for alleged failure to take adequate steps for spreading awareness about encephalitis disease.
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Hypertension drug may help Alzheimer's patients
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory without affecting other parts of the brain.
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Doctors say better health infrastructure could have contained Encephalitis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): As Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) continues to claim lives in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, medical doctors have said that better health infrastructure could have helped contain the disease and save lives.
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Excess weight, body fat cause cardiovascular diseases: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): Turns out, excess weight does more harm to the human body than we might think. According to a recent study, excess weight and body fat cause a range of heart and blood vessel diseases.
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Bihar: Heatwave claims 37 lives; Harsh Vardhan advises people to stay indo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 16 (ANI): Severe heatwave has claimed the lives of at least 37 people in Bihar, which is also grappling with an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), particularly in Muzaffarpur district, where the death toll from the deadly disease on Sunday rose to 84.
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Muzaffarpur Encephalitis deaths: Bihar minister cites shortage of beds as
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Jun 16 (ANI): As death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) continues to rise, Urban Development and Housing department minister Suresh Sharma on Sunday cited lack of beds and Intensive Care Units (ICU) as a problem to deal with the situation that has em
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Bihar: Encephalitis death toll rises to 80 in Muzaffarpur
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur/Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 16 (ANI): With three more deaths reported from Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), the death toll in the district mounted to 80 on Sunday as Bihar continues to grapple with the deadly disease.
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Suicidal tendencies linked to rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases, claims
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that pain due to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) impacts the mental health of people and they are more likely to have suicidal thoughts.
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Excess weight, body fat cause cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): Recent findings show that as body mass index (BMI) and fat mass increase, the risk of blood vessel diseases also increases.
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A team of scientists arrives in Kerala to find the source of Nipah Virus o
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Jun 13 (ANI): An eight-member team of scientists from Institute of Advanced Virology, Kerala, and National Institute of Virology. Pune, arrived in North Paravur, Ernakulam, to collect samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of Nipah virus.
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