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Korea's poverty rate for the elderly is highest among OECD countries
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 30 (ANI/Global Economic): As the life expectancy of the elderly increases, Korea's economic participation rate of elderly people is increasing. However, the poverty rate for the elderly is still the highest among OECD countries.
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Vice President Naidu to launch Elderly Line 14567 for senior citizens tomo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu will dedicate the Elderly Line 14567 to the nation on Friday.
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Study shows diet may contribute to cognitive resilience in elderly
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A new study has discovered that older adults may benefit from a specific diet called the MIND diet, even when they develop protein deposits known as amyloid plaques and tangles.
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US CDC panel endorses Pfizer booster shot for elderly, high-risk people
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday endorsed booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and some adults with certain high risk conditions.
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US FDA authorizes Pfizer's Covid booster shots for elderly, high-risk Amer
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday (local time) authorized booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 65 and older and adults at high risk.
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Study finds diet may contribute to cognitive resilience in elderly
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): A new study has found that older adults may benefit from a specific diet called the MIND diet, even when they develop protein deposits known as amyloid plaques and tangles.
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First component of Sputnik V shows 78.6-83.7 pc general efficacy against C
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 13 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) has announced the publication of a study in EClinicalMedicine (an open access peer-reviewed clinical journal published by The Lancet, one of the world's most respected medical journ
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SC refuses to entertain PIL filed by Youth Bar Association of India over d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL filed by the Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) seeking direction to the governments to take appropriate measures for providing "door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all citizens", particularly
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Two held for duping elderly woman of Rs 1.59 crores in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Delhi police has arrested two persons for allegedly duping an elderly woman of Rs 1.59 crores.
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Elderly victim of fraud attempts self-immolation, admitted to hospital
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An elderly man who was a victim of fraud, attempted self-immolation near Talkatora Stadium in Delhi, police said on Wednesday, adding that he was admitted to a hospital.
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Thousands waiting at Kabul airport to leave the city: Indian evacuee narra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An Indian national, who was evacuated from Kabul on Tuesday, recalled the horror-stricken period after the Taliban took over the Afghan capital city, saying thousands of people including the elderly, women, and children are at the Kabul airport, waiting
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No data shows need for booster vaccines presently: Dr Gagandeep Kang
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Speaking about when a booster dose should be administered, Dr Gagandeep Kang, professor at Christian Medical College Vellore on Tuesday, said some countries that have used inactivated, vectored vaccines or mRNA vaccines have begun to offer a booster dose t
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