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Can phone radiations really cause cancer?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): Time and again, we've been told to avoid placing our cell phones too close to our body, particularly while sleeping. More often than not, the reason given to us is the harmful impact of technological radiation on our brain and other organs. But in real terms, is
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Active social life lowers the risk of developing diabetes, says Study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI): The potentially harmful effects of loneliness and social isolation on health and longevity are well established.
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Breathing polluted air directly linked to lung cancer: Experts
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): On the morning of November 8, Delhi reached the alarming mark of 999 on the air quality index, a score which is labelled as 'severe', and which forced the Delhi government to declare a public health emergency in the city.
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Three arrested for attacking nurse in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Three men were arrested on Friday for allegedly attacking a public health nurse in Kerala's Malappuram.
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Can gun violence be treated at par with public health crisis in U.S.?
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Even as researches claim that more than 30,000 people are killed in gun violence in the U.S. every year, the government is yet to treat gun injuries or deaths as a public health threat like in the case of AIDS or car crashes, reported news broadcaster NPR
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Comprehensive estimates, trends of disease burden, risk factor in India re
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI-NewsVoir): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India generated the
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Study finds impact of exposure to benzene during pregnancy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): In a bid to study the health impacts related to living near fracking sites where contaminants, including volatile organic compounds, are released, researchers at the Universite de Montreal Public Health Research Institute studied a group of pregnant women
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Bhopal gang-rape case: HC orders state govt. to file report
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov. 13 (ANI): The Jabalpur High Court on Monday ordered Madhya Pradesh government to file a report in the Bhopal gang-rape case citing actions taken in the regard.
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Bhopal gangrape: Notice issued to doctors over erroneous report
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 9 (ANI): Bhopal Public Health and Family Welfare Commissioner Ajatshatru Srivastav on Thursday issued a notice to doctors over an erroneous report that said a gangrape victim, a 19-year-old civil services aspirant, indulged in consensual sex with cul
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Delhi smog: Experts warn against indulging in physical activities
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): In the wake of Indian Medical Association (IMA) declaring "public health emergency" in Delhi due to hazardous pollution levels, experts have warned people to avoid outdoor physical activities like cycling and jogging.
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President Kovind heaps praises on Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] October 27(ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday applauded Kerala for its record in public health and education and said that the state was a frontrunner in India's quest to achieve total literacy.
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Trump announces opioid crisis a public health emergency
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid drug addiction in the country a public health emergency.
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