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"I want to take high-risk option": Finn Allen after Kiwis' 45-run win over
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After New Zealand's 45-run win over Pakistan in the 3rd T20I match at University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday, the Kiwi opener Finn Allen said that at times he wants to take a high-risk option.
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Men with enlarged breast tissue may be at heightened risk of death: Study
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Men with enlarged breast tissue that is not caused by extra weight--a condition medically known as gynecomastia--may be at an increased risk of dying before the age of 75.
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Stress has propensity to increase inflammation in body, linked to metaboli
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Lifestyle and genetics, as well as a variety of other factors both within and outside of our control, have been linked to the development of metabolic syndrome, a group of diseases that increase the risk of major health problems
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Davos 2024: Climate imperatives centre stage as global leaders wrestle wit
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
With COP28 fresh in memory and the climate crisis topping the list of the next decade's biggest risks, governments and business leaders face monumental tasks amid deepening international divisions.
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Study finds stress management could reduce biological risk
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A new study discovered that stress, due to its proclivity to increase inflammation in the body, is also associated with metabolic syndrome, prompting researchers to propose that inexpensive and very simple stress-management approaches may be one strategy to assist in improving biological hea
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Perinatal depression linked to higher risk of death: Study
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Women who experience depression during or after pregnancy are more likely to die from both natural and unnatural causes, according to a recent study of childbirth in Sweden published in The British Medical Journal. The increased risk peaks in the month following diagnosis and remains raised
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Man aged 58 from Papua New Guinea successfully underwent Laser Angioplasty
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 10: Kauvery Hospital Main Alwarpet, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals successfully performed a laser-assisted complex angioplasty on a 58-year-old man from Papua New Guinea. The patient, who is known to have hypertension, severe obstructive sleep apne
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Climate change might be impacting babies' birthweight for gestational age:
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Climate change may pose a significant risk to Australians' reproductive health, according to a new, large-scale Curtin University study that found a possible association between high bioclimatic exposure during pregnancy and newborns' gestational age birthweight.
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Indian rice exporters face challenges amid policy risks and high prices in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Indian government's measures in 2023, including banning non-Basmati white rice exports, imposing a 20 per cent duty on parboiled rice exports, and setting a minimum export price of USD 950/ million tonnes (mt) for Basmati, continue to impac
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According to a study, people may live longer using hearing aids
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Those who don't use hearing aids should make it one of their New Year's resolutions, according to a new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity by Keck Medicine of USC. Researchers found that the almost 25 per cent difference in mortality risk between regular hearing aid users and ne
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Study reveals how hearing loss increases risk of dementia
Updated : 9 months ago IST
People with hearing impairments consume more energy while listening. Other cognitive functions suffer as a result of the excess energy. Cognitive functions are the brain processes that allow us to think and solve problems.
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Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis: Study
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The researchers discovered that higher omega-3 levels were linked to improved lung function and a longer transplant-free life.
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