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Untreated hypertension: Leading cause of diseases in India
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Hypertension is ranked as the third biggest risk factor for heart disease in India.
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Turns out, eggs don't break your heart
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): Despite the conflicting advice, eating up to 12 eggs per week for a year did not raise cardiovascular risk factors in the patients with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to a study.
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May Measurement month 2018 launched by ICMR, ISH, PHFI, CCDC, API, and par
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): Raised blood pressure attributes to the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality in India. Hypertension is attributable to 10.8 percent of all deaths in India. To raise awareness about Hypertension, the Indian Council of Medical Research (CMR),
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Does alcohol cause dementia?
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 16 (ANI): Turns out, alcohol consumption is one of the biggest risk factors for dementia.
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Is weight loss an indicator of cancer?
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 11 (ANI): Sudden weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, according to a study.
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Obesity not linked with respiratory illness
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 01 (ANI): Seems like, obesity is not one of the risk factors for acute respiratory illnesses.
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Bariatric surgery during adolescence may help in later life
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Bariatric surgery, when performed in adolescence, significant improves cardiovascular disease risk factors later in life, according to a study.
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Female night shift workers at risk factor for common cancers
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Night shifts significantly increase women's chances of cancer, according to a study.
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Hearing loss in old-age ups risk of dementia
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 8 (ANI): You may need to take care of your aging parents as a study has recently warned that age-related hearing loss may be a risk factor for cognitive decline, impairment and dementia.
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The faster you eat, the more kilos you gain?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): Are you wondering why your waistline is expanding? Don't watch what you eat; watch how you eat.
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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 shows genetic risk factors for asthma, hay fever and eczema
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Oct.31 (ANI): A major study has pinpointed more than 100 genetic risk factors that explain why some people suffer from asthma, hay fever and eczema.
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