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Inexpensive drug to lessen risk of heart ailments in diabetics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug. 26 (ANI): A recent research has found that if Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed for Type 2 diabetes, is taken by a Type 1 diabetic patient on a routine basis then it could slow the development of the disease and delay heart disease.
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Columbia Asia Hospitals launches a comprehensive diabetes care program
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Aug.26 (ANI-Businesswire India): India is the global diabetes capital with the highest number of people being affected by this disease here, as per statistics from the International Diabetes Federation, India Chapter.
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Strides Shasun gets USFDA tentative nod for Ranitidine tablets
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Strides Shasun in a BSE filing today announced receiving an approval from the US health regulator for Ranitidine tablets used for treating intestinal and stomach ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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AIIMS records 180 Chikungunya positive cases
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have warned of a sudden increase in Chikungunya positive cases, by announcing that 180 patients have tested positive for the vector borne disease this season.
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Olympian Sudha Singh diagnosed with H1N1 virus, not Zika
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Aug 23 (ANI): Marathon runner Sudha Singh, who has given blood samples for tests to check for the Zika virus, has been diagnosed with H1NI infection and not the disease contracted from daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes.
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Believers Church distributes 2500 mosquito nets on 'World Mosquito Da
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI-NewsVoir): Country has witnessed phenomenal rainfall this year and it has also brought with it diseases like Viral Fever, Malaria, Dengue and Typhoid etc. With a motive to safeguard families from these dreadful diseases during the monsoon season, Believers Church has s
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Explanation found for Alzheimer's risk gene gets
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 18 (ANI): A recent study has identified a connection between ApoE4 gene and protein build-up associated with Alzheimer's that provides a possible biochemical explanation for how extra ApoE4 causes the disease.
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Extra exercise can lower cancer, heart disease
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 14 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that exercising more than the recommended level can drastically lower a person's risk of five serious diseases, including breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
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Charlie Sheen urges other HIV infected stars to come forward
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): US actor Charlie Sheen, who opened up about being HIV-positive last November, has recently appealed to the other celebrities suffering from the fatal disease to come forward to help lift its stigma.
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Consumption of Soy may prevent diabetes, heart disease in women with PCOS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 8 (ANI): According to a recent study, consuming soy may be beneficial to improving metabolic and cardiovascular health in women who have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome).
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Study enabling docs to predict risk of Alzheimer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug. 8 (ANI): The recent findings have unveiled results from a new Randox Laboratories that will help in identifying the patients, who are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Here`s how insurance status affects cancer survival
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 8 (ANI): Men with testicular cancer, who were uninsured or on Medicaid, had a higher risk of death from what is normally a curable disease than insured patients, suggests two new studies.
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