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Nepal's weather forecasting division issues "red alert" in most parts of N
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The forecasting division has issued the alert beginning today as the monsoon winds are affecting the entire country, influenced by water vapour from the Bay of Bengal and a low-pressure system in the region.
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CCDC Study Reveals a simple Multi-Component Diabetes Care Improves Long-Te
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26: A new study by Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) has demonstrated significant long-term benefits of a multicomponent quality improvement (QI) strategy, comprising of task sharing, and clinical decision support software (CDSS) with electronic heal
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Study finds how simple multi-component diabetes care improves long-term ou
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study by the Centre for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) has demonstrated significant long-term benefits of a multicomponent quality improvement (QI) strategy in managing type 2 diabetes in India and Pakistan.
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India needs Digital Twin Policy to drive 33 pc increase in infra investmen
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
India's infrastructure sector is on the brink of a major transformation. As the nation sets its sights on becoming a USD 40 trillion economy by 2047, the role of advanced technologies in managing and expanding infrastructure projects assumes vital importance
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Study gives more insight into risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
When a first-time mother needs medical assistance during childbirth, the chance of obstetric anal sphincter injury--a serious kind of perineal trauma between the vulva and anus--is more than halved when a lateral episiotomy (angled incision) is made in the tissue between the vaginal and anal
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Top Indian official begins term as UN chief's special representative for d
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On May 20, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) welcomed the arrival of Kishore, who started his term as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and the head of UNDRR.
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Researchers find how low intensity exercise linked to reduced depression
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study discovered a strong link between low to moderate-intensity exercise and lower risks of depression.
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Do you know obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth? Study finds
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Obesity increases the risk of stillbirth as the pregnancy progresses to full term, according to a study.
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Children with 'lazy eye' at higher risk of serious disease in adulthood: S
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study performed by UCL researchers, those who had amblyopia ('lazy eye') in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attacks.
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Researchers find how obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to a study, obesity raises the risk of stillbirth as a pregnancy approaches full term.
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Study reveals risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) may reduce breast cancer mort
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and researchers from the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital discovered that risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant significantly redu
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Study suggests unintended weight loss is warning to see doctor
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study, unintended weight reduction raises the likelihood of receiving a cancer diagnosis during the next year.
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