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Needle extracted that travelled in veins of a woman for three years
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
In a rare and complex case, doctors extracted a needle, embedded deep for three long years, in the hip muscles of a woman, Rambha Devi, while sewing.
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Asthma can be prevented by consuming omega-3 fatty acids
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], January 28 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study have found that by higher dietary consumption of long chain omega-3 fatty acids during childhood, the risk of developing subsequent asthma reduces in children carrying a common gene variant.
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Emergency visits rise for opioid-related cases, data reveals
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): The emergency departments at hospitals are being increasingly utilized by the patients for the treatment for opioid disorders, as per a new analysis.
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Researchers find link between early life adversity and opioid addiction
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new study conducted by a team of researchers reveals why individuals who have a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately prone to opioid addiction.
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Study reveals eating yogurt may help lessen risk of breast cancer
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): A recent study has found that consuming natural yoghurt on a daily basis may help women to be at lower risk of risk cancer.
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Researchers develop new tool to identify youths at high risk of depression
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A team of researchers has extended their efforts to identify a predictive tool that helps to identify young people who are likely to experience high or low depressive disorder when they reach around the age of eighteen.
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Cyberbullying triggers childhood trauma, depression
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A team of researchers had found that children who had been cyberbullied had significantly higher severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, than those who were not bullied.
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Researchers suggest novel technique to treat cardiac arrhythmias
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): A technique for holding your breath for over five minutes has been discovered by researchers that can be used as a potential treatment method for people suffering from heart conditions like cardiac arrhythmias.
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Study reveals higher risk of early death in HPV-negative oropharynx cancer
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 13 (ANI): A new research has found that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with HPV-negative oropharynx cancer than those whose tumors are HPV-positive.
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Scaling up use of life-saving drugs can help combat Ukraine's HIV epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): To reduce HIV transmission rates in Ukraine, where the condition is epidemic among people who inject drugs, a new study found that scaling up use of two medications - methadone and buprenorphine - can help fight the disease.
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Exposure to air pollution can worsen bone health
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Some of the common consequences of air pollution on our health are widely known, such as lung cancer, increase in respiratory diseases, stroke, etc. But so far there has been less awareness on the effect of air pollution on bone health which a research tea
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Research shows how diet is connected to mental health
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Researchers who have conducted a review on the relationship between a healthy diet and its relation to mental health have confirmed how a poor diet can worsen one's mental health.
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