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High BMI may increase chances of survival for some cancer patients: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 27 (ANI): A new research suggests that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) which is usually linked to diseases like diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases may in some cases improve the chance of survival for cancer patients.
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category, overall AQI 332
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The overall air quality in Delhi stood at 'very poor' on Friday with at Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 332, said Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Dual burden of obesity, malnutrition can be tackled through healthy diet:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): With India suffering from the double burden of obesity and malnutrition, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday stressed the need for the right kind of diet, which will help to reduce the disease burden in the country.
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Longer exposure to obesity linked with increased risk of type 2 diabetes:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): According to new research, cumulative exposure to obesity and earlier development of obesity could be linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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Scientists develop space-time metasurface makes light reflect only in one
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new type of optical metasurface with which phase modulation in both space and time is imposed on the reflected light, leading to different paths for the forward and backward light propagation. For the first time, nonreciprocal
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Dia Mirza alarms Mumbai on air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 21 (ANI): Concerned about the increase in the level of air pollution, Bollywood actor Dia Mirza on Saturday shared the current air quality index report of Mumbai.
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Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman suggests evolving parliamentary disruption ind
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Dec 18 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Wednesday suggested evolving a 'Parliamentary Disruption Index' as a measure to monitor disruptions to reduce "incidents of indiscipline".
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Delhi's air quality improves to 'moderate' category
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The air quality of the national capital improved significantly from the "poor" to the "moderate" category on Tuesday.
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WPI inflation comes in at 0.58 pc in Nov against 4.47 pc year-on-year
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The annual rate of inflation based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI) stood at 0.58 per cent in November versus 0.16 per cent in the previous month.
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Delhi-NCR air quality cripples down to 'poor' from 'moderate'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): After a brief improvement in the air quality of the national capital, the Air Quality Index (AQI) crippled down to 'poor' category from 'moderate' on Monday.
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Study predicts marked increase in global calorie requirements
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): A new study suggests how the actual quantity of food that people would like to eat is likely to change. Researchers worked on the results of the rising index of Body Mass Index (BMI), which evaluates weight in relation to height, and an increasing body he
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Delhi's air quality improves marginally after increase in wind speed
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Due to an increase in the wind speed and light showers, the pollution levels of the national capital slightly improved to 'poor' category on Saturday with overall air quality index (AQI) at 280, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research
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