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There're 1020 females per 1000 males in India, says MoS Health
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): In India, there are an estimated 1020 females per 1000 males, as per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey.
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Study finds drug to treat COVID-19 patients may benefit only males
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 17 (ANI): A new study has shown how dexamethasone, the main treatment for severe COVID-19 lung infections, may help male patients but has little to no benefit for females.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking facilities for women facing domestic vi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking strict compliance under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act across the country and providing effective legal aid to females abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking strict compliance of provisions
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking strict compliance of provisions under the Domestic Violence Act across the country, providing effective legal aid to females abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes f
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Of the 89 cases of Zika virus in Kanpur, 32 are female
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): As the tally of Zika virus cases in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur reached 89 on Sunday, the Chief medical officer of Kanpur City, Dr Nepal Singh said that of the total, 32 females have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease.
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Delhi: Afghan Refugees Women's Association holds protest to support female
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Afghan Refugees Women's Association on Saturday held a protest in Delhi to showcase their support to women in Afghanistan amid the Taliban's hostile takeover of the country.
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Afghan doctors protest for their 14-month unpaid salaries in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 11 (ANI): Hundreds of doctors including females from Samangan and Nuristan provinces gathered at the gate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul and asked the World Bank to pay their pending salaries for the past 14 months.
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New study throws light on impact of isolation on mental health
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): The findings of a new Cornell University research suggested that female mice exhibit a strong drive to socialize with other females following periods of acute isolation, significantly increasing their production of social calls that are akin to human emoti
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72 women officers serve legal notice to Defence Ministry on implementing S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Seventy-two women officers from the Indian Army have issued a legal notice to the Defence Ministry over strict compliance with the Supreme Court order on granting permanent commission to females in the force.
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Animal study looks at anxiety differences between females, males
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine recently examined how biological factors impact anxiety disorders. The team studied male and female rodent models to better understand sex differences in biological responses related to anxiety.
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Study suggests males keep populations genetically healthy
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that a few males are enough to fertilise all the females. The number of males, therefore, has little bearing on a population's growth. However, they are important for purging bad mutations from the population.
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Study links weight cycling to increased sleep problems in women
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): Increased rates of insomnia and other sleep problems are found in women with a history of weight cycling, this is in the females who have lost and regained 10 pounds or more, even once.
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