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Time is brain: Recognise stroke symptoms and act quickly
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): World Stroke Day is observed on the 29th of October each year in order to focus world attention on stroke and its impact on human life.
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Being in shape and learning lead to longer life
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 16 (ANI): A new research suggests that being overweight cuts life expectancy by two months for every extra kilo we put in.
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Education, staying fit lead to longer life
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 14 (ANI): Did you know! People who study for longer and are open to new experiences might expect to live longer?
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Here are some factors linked to dying comfortably for the very old
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): Compared with dying in a hospital, a recent study suggests, very old people are more likely to die comfortably if they die in a care home or at home.
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Indians under 40 increasingly prone to heart attacks
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 29 (ANI): In what is perhaps an eye-opener to the increasing incidence of heart diseases in India, statistics indicate that about 50%?of Indians under the age of 55 suffer from heart attacks.
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World Alzheimer's Day: Alzheimer's burden on women
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): How would you feel if you wake up one day and find yourself surrounded by strangers, all of whom claim to be your family?
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Schizophrenic people three times likelier to die than general population
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 18 (ANI): Turns out, people with schizophrenia run a threefold risk of dying earlier than the population at large.
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Talking to older adults about expected course of illness may be helpful
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 17 (ANI): If healthcare providers talk to older adults, with a chronic or terminal illness, about the expected course of an illness and life expectancy, then it may improve the quality of care they receive as they age, suggests a study.
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Having baby in your 30s linked to longer life expectancy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], July 31 (ANI): Looks like people, who are planning their family late, may breathe a sigh of relief.
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Increased air pollution linked to shorter life-span: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, an increase in pollution particles in the air, of 10 micrograms per cubic meter, cuts victims' life expectancy by 9-11 years, but the increase in pollution is also costing billions due to high usage of fossil fuels.
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Lack of physical activity reason behind rising orthopedic problems in Indi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): With rising life expectancy, increasingly sedentary lifestyles and surge in incidence of obesity, India is also witnessing a resultant rise in orthopedic problems as a natural corollary.
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Delhi sees its biggest obstacle course run and fitness festival
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 5 (ANI): While life expectancy has gone up to 68 years, obesity has doubled in the last 35 years, with half the world expected to be obese by 2050.
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