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Study reveals that wireless earphones work as inexpensive hearing aids
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. The result, presented on November 15 in the journal iScience, could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss access more affordable sound amplification devices.
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New tool discovered for estimating people's total exposure to potentially
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A novel metric that estimates our "burden," or cumulative exposure, to a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that we encounter in everyday life with potentially adverse health impacts, has been created by a team of researchers at Mount Sinai.
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Over one million deaths in Africa linked to air pollution exposure: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Nearly all the African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in the world caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to a new report published by the U.S.-based research organization Health
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Smoking, vaping have similar negative health impacts; dual product use may
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Two related studies, one in humans and the other in rats, found that the cardiovascular effects of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are strikingly similar, and these harmful effects on blood vessel function are likely caused by airway irritation due to inhalation of a foreign substance, rather th
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Research: Cutting coal offers significant health benefits however environm
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], September 14 (ANI): According to a recent study that used data from Texas and nearby states, the most popular methods for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation also have enough positive effects on health to pay for themselves entirely. Although Bla
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Study compares impact of different diets on health, environment
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Which diet is better: moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products or eating more fish and seafood? Or even switch completely to a vegan diet? A new study shows that the answer to these questions is not as clear-c
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Research finds skin disorders can affect mental health of children, young
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): Skin disorders can have a devastating impact on the physical and mental health of children and young people and although effective treatments are available, they are scarce, researchers have said.
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World No-Tobacco Day: 7 tips to quit smoking for a healthy life
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Globally tobacco use is known to be among the leading causes of cancer, apart from it having other health impacts. Hence, annually World No-Tobacco Day is celebrated on May 31 in order to raise awareness on the subject.
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DCW to form committee to ascertain health impact of landfills on women and
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 29 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) is going to form an expert committee which shall ascertain impact of the landfill sites in Delhi on health of women and children living in their vicinity as well as the MCD sanitation workers at the landfill, said the DCW i
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World Bank, UN grant 10 million USD to mitigate impacts of Beirut port bla
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A new 10 million U.S. dollars grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Beirut port explosions on the neighboring population and support Beirut's reconstruction, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Green Health Alliance (GHA) Launched in Association with USAID, Rockefelle
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Catalyst Group, in an innovative collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Rockefeller Foundation, today announced th
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Researchers examine how employees can remain active even in workplace
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tsukuba [Japan], March 6 (ANI): Sufficient physical activity is essential to staying healthy and maintaining one's physical and mental wellbeing. But for office workers, with long hours of desk jobs, staying active is difficult. Now, researchers in Japan have shed light on how office workers
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