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'The greener you eat, the healthier you are'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): You may want to add more greens to your diet as recent studies have linked eating healthful plant-based foods to lower risk of chronic diseases, weight gain and death.
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UNICEF lauds India for decline in maternal mortality ratio
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): UNICEF's India representative Yasmin Ali Haque has commended India's 'impressive progress' in reducing maternal deaths.
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India's Maternal Mortality Ratio drops to 130
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said India has seen a decline in its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) from 139 to 130.
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Experts call for screening of heart defects among newborns
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): According to the National Family Health Survey, the infant mortality rate (IMR) in India stands at 34 per 1000 live births. About 10 percent of these infant deaths can be attributed to congenital heart diseases (CHD) alone.
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A T-shirt shirt or a fashion faux pas?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): A new clothing item in on sale and it is confusing the mere mortals like nothing before.
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Kangaroo Care - Utilising mother and baby bond
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India is one of the countries which registers' a large number of neonatal deaths. Statistics peg the neonatal mortality rate in the country at 0.75 million per year. 35 percent of these can be attributed to preterm birth and low-birth weight.
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Adani-run hospital debunks infant mortality allegations
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhuj (Gujarat) [India], May 27 (ANI): Amid media reports suggesting a high death rate of newborns at the G.K. General Hospital in Bhuj, Gujarat, its medical director has rejected this charge, saying hospital authorities are cooperating with a state government-appointed panel in the matter.
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Adani-run GK General Hospital rejects charges of medical negligence
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhuj (Gujarat) [India], May 26 (ANI): Authorities of GK General Hospital, which is managed by Adani Education and Research Foundation on Saturday, denied the allegation of medical negligence against the hospital.
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Undiagnosed hypertension one of leading risk factors for deaths
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes have overtaken communicable diseases as the leading causes of mortality in urban areas, as per a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
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Blocking these two enzymes could make cancer cells mortal
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 17 (ANI): Scientists have found two specific antioxidant enzymes that are linked to making cancer cells mortal.
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Gender bias leads to extra 239,000 girl deaths per year in India
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 15 (ANI): Gender discrimination results in "excess" deaths of girls under the age of five per year in India, according to a recent study.
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May Measurement month 2018 launched by ICMR, ISH, PHFI, CCDC, API, and par
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): Raised blood pressure attributes to the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality in India. Hypertension is attributable to 10.8 percent of all deaths in India. To raise awareness about Hypertension, the Indian Council of Medical Research (CMR),
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