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Goa capital Panaji hosts walk in the dark campaign
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov.20 (ANI): The India Vision Institute (IVI) organised a 'Walk in the Dark' in Panaji this week to highlight eye health care and preventable blindness issues.
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Not just children, adults too can't escape Pneumonia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 8 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Despite being easily preventable and treatable, Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of deaths in children and adults as well. Pneumonia is a disease which is generally associated with young patients. However, it majorly
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Turns out, you can avoid becoming frail as you age
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): Age-related frailty may be a treatable and preventable health problem, just like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study.
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World Hypertension Day: Know your Blood Pressure!
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): World Hypertension Day, observed on the 17th of May every year, calls out 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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Turns out, being obese is worse than smoking
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 23 (ANI): You may want to shed those extra kilos as a recent study has found obesity as a top cause of preventable life-years lost.
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World Cancer Day, a day to renew vow to implement preventable strategies i
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb. 4 (ANI): World Cancer Day is being observed today (February 4) to raise cancer awareness and to encourage its prevention, detection and management.
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Bangaloreans Walk in the Dark to eradicate 'preventable' blindne
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Oct.14 (ANI): Bollywood and European film actor Nicole Faria kicked off the Walk in the Dark in Bangalore today.
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90% of strokes can be prevented
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 16 (ANI): Just when you thought strokes can strike anyone at any time, a team of researchers report that 90 percent of them are preventable.
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