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Data from wearables might be a boon to mental health diagnosis: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Depression and anxiety are two of the most common mental health illnesses in the United States, although more than half of those affected are neither identified nor treated. Mental health doctors are investigating the role of popular wearable fitness monitors in delivering data that could wa
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Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, hypertension more than dyslipidemi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Obesity is becoming more frequent around the world, despite the health hazards and higher mortality associated with the diseases and ailments that accompany it (comorbidities).
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West Bengal: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation seeks ban on hookah parlour
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Days after the West Bengal government banned hookah bars in the capital city of Kolkata citing the effects on public health, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Chairman Sabyasachi Dutta on Monday wrote to Bidhannagar Police Commissionarate seeking a ban on hookah parlours in the area citing "
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1.5 million deaths directly attributed to diabetes every year: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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World Diabetes Day: WHO calls for increased access to diabetes education f
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the WHO, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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JLSR Wellness Pvt Ltd launches UrbOx - A Smart and Sensible Oxygen Optimiz
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI/PNN): JLSR Wellness Pvt Ltd launches UrbOx - a one-of-its-kind smart and sensible oxygen Optimizer. UrbOx is an indoor oxygen optimizer that aims to solve the indoor suffocation issue with pure oxygen. Its world-class sensors optimize the amount of oxygen i
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Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea for regulating consumption of alco
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking to frame an effective policy to prohibit the consumption, except for medicinal purposes, of intoxicating drinks and drugs in the national capital.
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Twin Tower demolition: Boundary wall of nearby society damaged
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): Soon after the demolition of the Supertech Twin Towers, Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari on Sunday said that 10 metres boundary wall of a nearby society, ATS has been damaged after being hit by the debris.
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Noida twin towers come crashing down after use of 3,700 kg explosives
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): The Supertech twin towers in Noida came crashing down within a span of nearly nine seconds after the use of 3,700 kg explosives on Sunday, thus ending a nine-year-long legal battle.
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Study reveals breathing in polluted air contributes to neurological damage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], June 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain. The research has been done by a team of experts from the University of Birmingham and research institutions in China and the
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NGT directs immediate action against illegal, unauthorised operational bri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Saturday directed immediate action against illegal and unauthorised operational brick kilns in Shri Ganganagar city of Rajasthan while hearing a plea stating that a huge quantity of toxic elements from brick kilns cause ser
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Pi Green Innovations combating air pollution on several fronts
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI/Mediawire): Pi Green Innovations is a cleantech company which works with the single mission of providing Clean Air for All. With its indigenously developed technology, the company has developed products keeping in mind the various daily life situations that cau
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