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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
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Most parents nervous to take their kids for vaccinations due to COVID-19:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 12 (ANI): Vaccination rates in the U.S. have plummeted amid COVID-19, something experts warn could lead to the next pandemic of dangerous and preventable childhood diseases. A new national survey by Orlando Health finds while the vast majority of parents (84%) beli
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WHO, UNICEF alert of drop in vaccinations during coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The world has seen a dramatic decline in the number of children vaccinated during the novel coronavirus pandemic and can experience a surge in preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF
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World Hypertension Day: Dietary, lifestyle modification is the key
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): World Hypertension Day, observed on May 17 every year, stresses the need for increasing awareness about this 'silent killer' and help people realise that hypertension or high blood pressure is a preventable and controllable condition.
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Respiratory viruses affect children but COVID-19 is preventable disease:Dr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Dr Ravi Malik, Chairman of Media Cell, Indian Association of Paediatrics said that while children mortality rates are high when affected by a respiratory virus, but the same is not true in the case of coronavirus.
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Does over-conditioning lead to non-traumatic fatalities among school, coll
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): While proper conditioning can lead to better results, over-conditioning can be harmful.
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WHO lists 10 threats to global health in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): Taking to its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) has written that the world is facing multiple health challenges. These include outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesit
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Need for collaborative, impactful pvt sector investment to support access
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (NewsVoir): 27.1% of maternal mortality deaths are caused by haemorrhage, and of these, 19.7% are due to postpartum haemorrhage. Maternal death is preventable in almost all cases, and according to the UN Commission on Life-saving Commodities, 2015, it makes maternal
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Preventable heart disease may cause early death
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21(ANI): According to a study, four out of five adults are at risk of early death due to preventable heart disease.
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New technique for cervical cancer screening
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in the country among women aged between 15 and 44 years. The necessity of proactive and periodic screening stems from the fact that cervical cancer is a preventable and curable condition if detected in the asym
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B’desh provides free diptheria vaccines to Rohingya children
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], December 12 (ANI): The Government of Bangladesh, in support of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) launched a vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preve
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New finding may contribute to prevention of childhood asthma
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): Asthma in infant boys may eventually be preventable, according to a study.
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