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Marijuana edibles pose major risk to elderly patients with cardiovascular
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): With marijuana being legalised across North America, there is a changing perception that sees people believing that weed is the safest recreational drug.
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Study finds statin therapy reduces cardiovascular disease risk in older pe
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): A new study now finds that statin therapy reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in older people.
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Decomposed bodies of elderly couple found in South East Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 27 (ANI): After being unnoticed for days, the decomposed body of an elderly couple was found dead at their residence in the Greater Kailash area of South East Delhi.
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Emergency hospitalisation linked to early cognitive decline in elderly
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A new study now finds that emergency and urgent hospitalisations are associated with an increase in the rate of cognitive decline in older adults.
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Elderly to accompany cattle in Delhi govt's 'PG hostels': Gopal Rai
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): In a big step towards animal welfare, Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai announced that the government would open PG hostels for cows and build a gaushala-cum-old age home where elderly would live in their company.
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Here's why elderly with hearing aids still report challenges
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 08 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently deduced that a high proportion of older people with hearing aids report having trouble hearing and difficulty accessing hearing care services. The study finds tha
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Respect may potentially save lives of elderly
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 5 (ANI): Respecting elders has always been held as a benchmark for good behaviour. And now, there is scientific evidence that respect can potentially save lives among the elderly and keep them both physically and mentally healthy.
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Rights of elderly persons must be recognised and implemented, SC tells Cen
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Centre to take stock of the condition of old age homes across the country. The top court was hearing a plea seeking enforcement of the rights of elderly persons under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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Mizoram polls: Elderly Bru woman casts vote at Kanhmun
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Among those who came out to exercise their franchise in Mizoram was an elderly woman from the Bru community.
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MP: Irked by ticket distribution, BJP leader compares party to Aurangzeb's
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Ramkrishna Kusmaria, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a former minister in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh, has expressed discontent over the ticket distribution process and claimed that the party does not r
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Mother-daughter stripped in police custody: NHRC issues notice to Chhattis
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) over reports of an elderly woman and her daughter being allegedly stripped naked and severely beaten by a woman police personnel in front of male po
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Monkeys kill elderly man, kin demands FIR
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): A 70-year-old man has allegedly been stoned to death by more than 50 monkeys in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.
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