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Study: Slowing down in old age? It can be symptom of dementia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests that this could also be a sign of another sinister health concern associated with ageing: late-life dementia.
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Study finds detrimental effects extra pounds on young people
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A Kaiser Permanente study showed that over 800,000 young kids aged 3 to 17 found that those in the upper range of typical weight had a 26 per cent greater chance of developing hypertension than those closer to the average weight.
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Study: Retinal cells have potential to protect from diabetic retinopathy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is the major cause of blindness in people of working age. DR usually appears after many years of diabetes, and some people do not develop diabetic retinopathy for more than 50 years.
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Premature death linked to consumption of ultra processed food: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Traditional foods and meals created from fresh and minimally processed components are gradually being replaced by ultra-processed foods (UPFs), ready-to-eat or heat industrial formulations made with substances taken from foods or synthesised in laboratories, recent research has revealed
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Study links ultraprocessed foods to premature deaths
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Need to revise Covid vaccination strategy in India, states IJPM
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The latest peer-reviewed journal based on published studies in the Indian Journal of Preventive Medicine (IJPM) suggests that a revised Covid-19 vaccine policy is the need of the hour to safeguard the science.
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Over 55% more people may die from liver cancer by 2040: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 6 (ANI): According to a recent estimate, primary liver cancer was one of the top three causes of cancer death in 46 nations in 2020, and by 2040, the number of primary liver cancer diagnoses and deaths could increase by more than 55% annually.
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Over 5 million Chinese students suffer from spinal deformity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 15 (ANI): A research conducted by The Chinese Preventive Medicine Association for Spinal Disease Prevention shows that currently, 5 million primary and high school students in China suffer from spinal deformities with the number increasing by 300,000 every year.
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Govt should focus on preventive medicine, punish unlawful behaviour agains
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The government should 'concentrate its activities on preventive medicine' and punish unlawful behaviour of anybody who harms doctors, the Indian Medical Association said on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Uttarakhand to distribute Ivermectin tablets to all residents
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Government has ordered officials for mass distribution of Ivermectin tablets to all residents as a preventive medicine against the spread of COVID-19, a senior official said.
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Study: COVID-19 pandemic induced food inadequacy is connected to depressio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that a 25 per cent ascend in food deficiency during the COVID-19 hit pandemic is connected to demolished psychological wellness.
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Majority of narcotic drugs in India coming from Pakistan through cross bor
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): India has witnessed several instances of increased availability of narcotic drugs in the last one decade and the majority of the illegal substances are being infiltrated in the country from Pakistan, EUreporter reported citing a survey, adding that cros
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