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Monitoring T cells might allow prevention of type 1 diabetes: Research
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Scripps Scientists have discovered that analysing a certain type of immune cell in the blood can help identify people at risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a fatal autoimmune illness. If the new approach is verified in future research, it might be used to select potential people for treatme
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Reckitt expands Dettol Diarrhoea Net Zero to cover 25 districts of Uttar P
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 7: Reckitt, world's leading consumer health and hygiene company, launches phase 2 of 'Dettol Diarrhoea Net Zero', with the aim to save 100,000 lives. This one-of-a-kind program has been working towards achieving Net Zero Diarrhoeal preventable deaths amo
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Non-invasive approach predicts retinopathy of prematurity earlier: Researc
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the most common cause of preventable permanent blindness in children in the U.S., has been the subject of extensive research at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
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Dr Sanjay Chaudhary was honoured with the Ophthalmologist of the Year awar
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI/GPRC): India is home to over 1.3 billion people, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 62 million people in India are affected by some form of visual impairment. Many of these cases are preventable or treatable, but access to eye
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Roche Diagnostics India unveils #BeYourOwnShero Campaign to educate women
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cervical Cancer is India's second most common cancer, affecting more than 1.23 lakh women each year. Around 77,000 Indian women die of the disease. Despite being the only preventable cancers, awareness about effective and reliable screeni
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Laser treatments help prevent skin cancer: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, jointly known as keratinocyte carcinoma and the most prevalent types of cancer diagnosed in the United States, are thought to be preventable with simple laser skin treatments, according to new research.
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New study finds that age-related fat may lead to less effective muscle fun
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, age-related abdominal fat gain is associated with reduced muscular density. Low muscle density indicates that the muscle contains more fat, which might lead to less effective athletic activity and, as
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Every stakeholder must come together to ensure 'Surakshit Matritva': MoS B
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Aligning with the 'Sustainable Development Goal Agenda 2030' for maternal mortality reduction, the theme of the workshop was "Striving for zero preventable maternal mortality".
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Recent research identifies rise in cervical cancer among women
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Cervical cancer is mostly related to human papillomavirus (HPV), and screening has made this cancer preventable. Yet, it is estimated that over 14,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year and more than 4,000 deaths will be attributed to cervical cancer.
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Study links ultraprocessed foods to premature deaths
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers found that increased consumption of these foods was linked to more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019.
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World Sight Day 2022: Follow these 6 tips for a better vision
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): World Sight Day, celebrated on October 13th, marks an opportunity to raise awareness about retinal diseases and showcase the community's commitment to supporting the millions of people nationwide living with preventable vision loss.
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Roundtable with leading Doctors and Youth aims for a Tobacco-Free Future f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable death in India, causing nearly 1.35 million deaths a year.
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