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Omega-3 rich diet can ward off Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Keeping Alzheimer's disease (AD) away may be as simple as adding food rich in omega-3 to your diet, according to a recent study.
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Now, a tablet that may help with heart failure management
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Technology-enabled learning has gone a step further as a novel tablet is helping heart failure patients to manage their disease including drug dosages.
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Now, HIV is no more curse on motherhood
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is no more a curse on motherhood, as according to experts' combination of several medicines can reduce the risk of transmission of the disease from mother to babies.
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Increasing community awareness can reduce spread of Ebola
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Encouraging the sick individuals to remain at home, increasing community awareness, ensuring safe burials and providing household sanitation kits can be some effective strategies for reducing the spread of deadly communicable disease.
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Delhi HC raps Centre, Delhi Govt. over vector-borne diseases
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre, the Delhi Government and civic agencies for failing to take appropriate steps in regard with combating the spread of vector-borne diseases.
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Bronchial Asthma: Diagnosis, Management and Treatment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease of the airways, characterized by intermittent airway narrowing which is completely reversible either spontaneously or with medications.
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Balanced vegan diet cuts heart disease, cancer risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Dear parents, you may have to include beans, chickpeas, lentils, soya mince, fortified soya yoghurt in your kid's regular diet, as according to experts eating a balanced vegan diet lowers risk of blood pressure heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
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New gene find paves way for Lou Gehrig's disease cure
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified a new gene in Lou Gehrig's disease, opening the door to potential treatment targets.
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New blood test predicts prostate cancer risk better than PSA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new blood test, known as IsoPSA, detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests in two crucial measures - distinguishing cancer from benign conditions and identifying patients with high-risk disease
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India will now help protect over five million children from the life-threa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Pfizer announced that its 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine has been selected for inclusion in India's immunization program in select states. In the first phase, the program will cover approximately 5.15 million babies - 20 perce
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Test to predict severity of inflammatory bowel disease in children?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 14 (ANI): A new genetic test for characterising intestinal microbiota may help to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children and predict which children will develop the most extensive disease and need early, aggressive intervention.
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Big B appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May. 12 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed by the World Health Organisation as its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region to spread awareness about the disease.
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