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Childhood obesity results in early onset of arthritis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Obesity, which is assuming epidemic proportions among children, is proving too much on their delicate bones and joints.
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Indian Council for Medical Research along others to raise awareness of Blo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI-NewsVoir): Recognizing that raised blood pressure or Hypertension is the biggest single contributing risk factor to death and the burden of disease worldwide, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) - Government of India, along with Public Health Foundation o
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There's an epidemic of sexual assaults in nursing homes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): A new study has examined the issue of sexual assault in nursing homes.
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India facing a hypertension epidemic, confirms latest NFHS survey
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): The findings of the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 confirm what we all knew from clinical evidence - that hypertension has become a major health concern among the Indian population, with as many as 22% Indians hypertensive.
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Under-nutrition makes children susceptible to TB: Doctors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 (ANI): Emergence of multi drug resistant TB and complications aggravated by high rates of co-infection with HIV-AIDS has renewed the threat of TB epidemic in India. With widespread prevalence of the infection, children experience a serious risk of contracting Tuber
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World Kidney Day: Chronic kidney diseases on rise in sub urban India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): Kidney diseases are rapidly increasing globally and reaching epidemic proportions. In India too, there is a significant burden of kidney disease, chronic kidney disease (CKD) in particular.
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Are women avoiding pregnancy due to Zika virus?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 23 (ANI): A new study reveals that more than 50 percent of women in Brazil are avoiding pregnancy due to the Zika epidemic.
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With demonetisation, exploitation of poor will be history: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Deesa (Gujarat) [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): Asserting that demonetisation will curb the epidemic of corruption and black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said it would strengthen the poor, and also help to weaken terror activities.
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World Anti-Obesity Day: Is your child's obesity giving you nightmare?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.26 (ANI): After the United States of America, the epidemic of childhood obesity is gripping India. According to an international journal, by 2025, India will have over 17 million obese children and stand as second highest country in the world with obese children as per
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Pollution epidemic: IMA issues advisory, asks Delhiites to stay indoors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 7 (ANI): Asserting that the alarming air pollution has become an epidemic in Delhi, Indian Medical Association (IMA) president K.K. Aggarwal on Monday called on Delhiites to stay indoors while adding that the particulate matter 10 (pm) and 2.5 has crossed 600 which is
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Manipal surgeon says obesity a disease, not a lifestyle problem
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Sept.28 (ANI-Newsvoir): According to WHO, more than 1.9 billion adults aged over 18 are overweight and over 600 million adults are obese, with at least2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese. Obesity is the new epidemic sprea
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South-East Asian countries pledge againsts non-communicable diseases
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 6 (ANI): South-East Asian countries recently adopted the 'Colombo declaration' to manage the growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases that kill 8.5 million people annually.
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