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US survey finds fear of losing health insurance keeps 1 in 6 workers in th
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): One out of every six adult workers (16 per cent) in the United States are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults.
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Study reveals exercise aids cognitive development of children born preterm
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): A study by the University of Basel and the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) indicates that training motor skills (exercise) in preterm born children help even when they are older.
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Study links too much, too little sleep to elevated heart risks in people f
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Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): People who clock six to seven hours of sleep a night had the lowest chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke when compared with those who got less or more sleep, according to a study.
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Study shows body mass index, age also have affect on neck pain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 2 (ANI): The body mass index, age, and the time of the day when a person has a poor neck and head posture also have an effect of neck pain in individuals- as suggested by the findings of a new study.
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Study explores if night mode feature can help you sleep better
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Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): A recent study explores how scrolling through your mobile phone and its blue light makes it harder to fall asleep.
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Study highlights need to screen people over-50s for cannabis use
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Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): According to research published in peer-reviewed The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, older people who, or the ones above the age of 30 use cannabis to relieve or treat health problems are failing to discuss their substance use with doctors.
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Report highlights nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change
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London [UK], April 29 (ANI): A new report highlights planting urban trees, increasing community green spaces, utilising brownfield sites and building sustainable drainage systems as effective nature-based solutions in cities to improve wellbeing, bring economic benefit, increase biodiversity
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Alcohol, sexist attitudes combine to increase male violence towards women,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): In a study of men in low- and middle-income countries, heavy drinking males were more likely to commit violence against their wives and girlfriends (intimate partner violence, or IPV) if they held sexist rather than egalitarian attitudes about women.
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Study: Youngsters who experience bullying more likely to fantasise about c
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New York [US], April 28 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, experiencing bullying and forms of aggression in late adolescence and early adulthood is linked to a marked increase in the likelihood of having daydreams or fantasies about hurting or killing people.
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Stress test finds cracks in resistance of harmful hospital bugs
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Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): A team of researchers identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens.
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Higher risk of more severe COVID-19 infection in obese patients, finds stu
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Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): While obesity can lead to a slew of ailments in one's body, a new study has found that COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection.
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Study defines how philosophy can change the understanding of pain
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Bochum [Germany], April 25 (ANI): Researchers have investigated how philosophical approaches can be used to think in new ways about pain and its management. The researchers advocate not merely reducing chronic pain management to searching and treating underlying physical changes but instead
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