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Though concerned about COVID-19, cigar smokers are smoking more, survey fi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): An online survey involving nearly 800 cigar smokers found that majority of the people surveyed intended to quit smoking due to concerns about elevated health risks if they contracted COVID-19, more than twice as many reported they increased rather than decr
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High COVID-19 risk among health care workers, especially those from min
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [USA], August 1 (ANI): New research indicates that at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and the UK, frontline healthcare workers -- particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds -- faced much higher risks of testing positive for COVID-19 than individu
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Housing conditions affect cardiovascular health risks
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): A recent study has shown that the people who are homeless may experience 60-70% higher rates of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, compared to the general population
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Study reveals housing conditions affect cardiovascular health risks
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): People who are homeless may experience 60-70% higher rates of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, compared to the general population, according to a recent study.
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Researchers find asthma does not seem to increase the severity of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Jersey [USA], July 6 (ANI): Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers.
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Study links excessive sugar consumption with unhealthy fat deposits in hea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], July 5 (ANI): While sugar and sugar made products lure people, a recent study has unveiled the ill effects caused due to sugar consumption. According to the novel study, the consumption of sugar is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart and in the abdomen
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Treat as representation PIL claiming disinfectant spray causes adverse hea
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Delhi government's expert committee, set up to deal with the coronavirus situation, to treat as a representation a PIL claiming spraying disinfectants in public places can cause health risks.
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'Happy partnership may lower health risk in breast cancer survivors'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): Having a satisfying, happy, romantic relationship, may help improve breast cancer survivors' health, suggests a recent study.
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Lancet study is not randomised clinical trial, only analysis of hospital r
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Dismissing the reports of health risks from Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as per simmering reports cited by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Shekher Mande, Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, said on Wednesday t
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Hydroxychloroquine poses little risk when administered alone in mild cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Tuesday said that 'judicious, and appropriate' use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a standalone drug should not pose any health risks in COVID-19 cases.
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E-cigarettes cause equal heart health risks as tobacco cigarettes, study s
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): When it comes to heart health, e-cigarettes might no longer be the safer alternative over combustible cigarettes, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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NRAI may pull out of Olympic Test if Coronavirus continues
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has said that their contingent would pull out of the Olympic Test event next month in Tokyo if coronavirus outbreak continues to create health risk to their shooters in the country.
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