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Do you know blood donation can reveal dangerous genetic cholesterol condit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): Now, there is one more reason to donate blood as it can help detect life-threatening genetic cholesterol condition. The researchers have found that blood donation programs give an opportunity to public health portals to screen for diseases such as familia
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Facebook shares new disease prevention maps to tackle health emergencies
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
California [USA], May 20 (ANI): Facebook reaches more than a billion people across the world and that gives it the power to find out data such as location, population density, and more. Using machine vision, AI and satellite imagery, the company launched three new maps aimed at helping publi
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Diabetics at higher risk of liver disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 20 (ANI): People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer according to a new study.
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Breastfeeding makes women less prone to heart diseases
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): Mothers who breastfeed their babies are less prone to heart diseases that develop later in life, a study has found.
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Sweden set to ban outdoor smoking
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 19 (ANI): Sweden is set to ban outdoor smoking from July this year, in a bid to prevent diseases associated with smoking and passive smoking, such as cancer, according to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs.
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World Hypertension Day: Everything you need to know about high blood press
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Mumbai (India), May 17 (ANI): Hypertension commonly known as High Blood Pressure is a common condition in which there is an excessive long term force of blood applied to the artery walls leading to heart diseases. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries a
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HDFC ERGO launches cover for vector borne diseases
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India's third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, today announced the launch of 'Mosquito Disease Protection Policy'.
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Climate change causing infectious diseases in UK frogs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 10 (ANI): A recent study claimed that climate change in the United Kingdom is causing the fatal disease Ranavirus which infects common frogs.
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Children who developed multiple allergies more vulnerable to diseases late
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 4 (ANI): A recent study states that children who develop multiple allergies tend to suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases and psychiatric disorders in their adulthood.
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Climate change could be reason for nimal-to-human disease transfer: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Climate change might affect the occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola. The researchers have been looking at how climate change and other environmental factors provide opportunities for animal-to-human diseases to interact and infect new host s
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Your sleep habits could be an indicator of heart condition
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 3 (ANI): Researchers claim to have figured out why lack of sleep increases susceptibility to heart diseases.
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Oral infections in childhood may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 28 (ANI): A new study has suggested that common oral infection in childhood is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis in adulthood.
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