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Study finds gender harassment, institutional betrayal in high school take
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Oregon [USA], September 20 (ANI): High school students who endure gender harassment in schools that don't respond well, enter college and adulthood with potential mental health challenges, according to a University of Oregon study.
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Initial months of COVID-19 increase loneliness among older adults, poll sh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Contrary to the conventional belief that staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19, a new national poll suggests it comes with a cost, especially for those with health challenges.
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Loneliness doubled among older adults in first months of COVID-19, poll sh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19. But a new national poll suggests it comes with a cost, especially for those with health challenges.
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COVID-19: Study reports significant rise in health anxieties during lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Somerset [UK], August 8 (ANI): Coronavirus and the imposition of lockdown this year 'significantly raised' mental health challenges, particularly so for the most vulnerable groups, including those shielding, according to the first study to look at people's coping styles in face of the pandem
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Higher mental health problems in young mothers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): A latest study has revealed that teen mothers have a much higher prevalence of mental health challenges than mothers aged 21 and older as well as teens who aren't parents. The research from McMaster Children's Hospital showed that two out of three young m
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Obesity can lower testosterone in men, says study
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Obesity is no doubt a major health challenge worldwide. Being overweight brings plethora of health issues such as heart diseases, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis and some cancers like colon and breast.
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WHO lists 10 threats to global health in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): Taking to its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) has written that the world is facing multiple health challenges. These include outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesit
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Exercise may prevent fall risk for older adults with Alzheimer's
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 30 (ANI): A new study suggests that exercise may decrease the risk of falling for older adults who have Alzheimer's disease and mental health challenges.
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Home monitoring of BP helps treating hypertension faster, say experts
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Hypertension or high blood pressure is a leading public health challenge globally due to its high prevalence and related morbidity and mortality. Today, not only the adults, but even the teenagers are becoming victims of hypertension due to their lifestyle
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Launch of Capacity Building Initiative in India
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], Aug 21 (NewsVoir): Recognizing that Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including ischemic heart disease and strokes, are an existing public health challenge and a leading cause of death globally, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) along with the World Heart Fe
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