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New non-invasive test can accurately tell if you're at Alzheimer's risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): A team of researchers has analysed blood samples to create a novel and non-invasive way of helping to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and distinguishing between different types of neurodegenerative disorders.
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Late bedtime, less sleep can make kids gain those extra kilos
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): Parents, you may want to put your kids to bed early as a recent study has linked late bedtime to weight gain.
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Stress can cause decrease in lactation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Stress is one of the reasons leading to increase in lifestyle diseases in people. For lactating women, stress is not only a ticking bomb for the mother but also her baby.
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`Mass awareness about detection, prevention key to managing diabetes'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): There has been a significant increase in the incidence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, with low awareness about the cure and control status of ailments linked to it.
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Centre assures assistance to states in control of vector borne diseases
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday chaired a high level meeting to review the activities for prevention and control of vector borne diseases.
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Early term delivery may be reason for diabetes, obesity-related diseases
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 7 (ANI):Researchers have found that early term deliveries adversely impact the baby's long term health by increasing the risk of diabetes, obesity-related illnesses, and the likelihood of a shorter life span.
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Ensure to have healthy heartbeats
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): With increasing lifestyle problems, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) have emerged as a leading cause of mortality worldwide, followed by cancer.
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9/11 survivors may be at increased heart, lung disease risk years later
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001 have left behind scars that are more than just skin-deep. According to a recent study, the survivors may be at an increased long-term risk of asthma, other respiratory diseases and hear
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Onboard disinfectant fumigation: IndiGo urges NGT to take cognizance of it
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The no-frills carrier IndiGo on Monday explained the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that with the monsoon arriving and the risk of vector-borne diseases accelerating there is an urgent need of disinfectant fumigation in the plane as per need.
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Dengue, Chikungunya menace: Ready for cure, working on prevention, says Na
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Health J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said that the Centre along with states is plying to work on the lines of prevention in terms of combating vector borne diseases, given the season on monsoon prevalent across the nation.
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Adolescent obesity can take years off your life
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): A recent research has linked adolescent obesity to early mortality from cardiovascular diseases.
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Kerala in grip of 'fever deaths' including Dengue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), [India] June 20 (ANI): It's just been few days that monsoon has finally struck Kerala, but it has brought along with it a host of diseases that have begun to claim lives in the state.
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