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Gender transition hormone therapy may increase cardiovascular risk: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study revealed that patients receiving hormone therapy as a part of their gender-transition treatment are at an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, including strokes, heart attacks and blood clots.
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Scientists discover key reason behind mystery of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a potential explanation for the mysterious death of specific brain cells seen in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Project PaTHWays : a partnership to improve NCD care implemented in Karnat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
India is currently faced with the triple burden of communicable, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. According to the World Health Organization, NCDs in India have huge negative implications on the health and development of the nation.
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Global Partners commit to step up the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): At the kick-off meeting of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, leaders, global health organizations, civil society groups and people affected by the diseases vowed collective action to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and acceler
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Industrial pollutants surging cancer cases in villages near Sonipat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): People staying in the industrial periphery of Sonipat district's Saboli, Nathupur, Kundli, Akbarpur Barota Safiabad and Sersa are not only breathing deadly air but also paying heavily for polluted water due to industrial waste.
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WHO lists 10 threats to global health in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): Taking to its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) has written that the world is facing multiple health challenges. These include outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesit
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Fasting can improve overall health, study suggests
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Fasting can lead to improved health and provide protection against aging-associated diseases, a recent study suggests.
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Here's why honey bee colonies are in danger
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Pesticides, diseases, poor nutrition and habitat loss are threatening honey bee colonies around the world. But according to a recent study, one threat stands well above the others, a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, which specialises in attacking honey
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Eat more dietary fibre to lower risk of non-communicable diseases
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Here's another reason why you should increase your consumption of dietary fibre!
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High-fibre diet may lower risk of death, chronic diseases
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A new study now finds that people who eat diets that have higher fibre content have lower risk of death and chronic diseases such as stroke or cancer.
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Now, AI can identify genetic diseases by looking at face
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): According to a recent study, a new artificial intelligence technology can accurately identify rare genetic disorders using a photograph of a patient's face.
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Researchers discover way for 'mosquito birth control'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 08 (ANI): According to studies, more than 500 million people around the world suffer from diseases transmitted by mosquitoes including malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika and West Nile.
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