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Delhi's AQI under 'very poor' category, residents concerned about rising h
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital continued to remain under the "very poor" category on Wednesday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 382, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Here's how bedtime is associated with heart health
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): Going to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 pm is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to earlier or later bedtimes, according to a study led by an international team of researchers.
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Galectin-1 linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): According to a new study, elevated levels of the protein galectin-1 is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes about 18 years later.
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Vegetable fat may decrease stroke risk: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): According to a new study, eating higher total amounts of red meat, processed red meat and non-dairy animal fat increased the risk of stroke, while consuming more vegetable fat or polyunsaturated fat lowered it.
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Study finds discrimination increases risk for mental health issues in youn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): A new UCLA study has found that young adults who have experienced discrimination have a higher risk for both short and long-term behavioural and mental health problems.
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Insomnia riskier for highly fatal brain aneurysm ruptures
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): A recent research found insomnia as the potential risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along with more well-known risk factors of smoking and high blood pressure.
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China facing pressure to prevent rise in domestic COVID-19 cases due to im
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 7 (ANI): China's Deputy Director from the National Health Commission Disease Control Bureau, Wu Liangyou, during a press conference, has said that the pressure that China is facing to prevent the rebound of domestic coronavirus with imported cases remains a major ri
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Pollution may increase risk of COVID-19 infections, can affect brain devel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): As Delhi's air quality deteriorates to the 'severe' category, doctors opine that the pollution might increase the risk of COVID-19 infections in the national capital and can also hinder brain development in younger children.
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Study finds low blood pressure leads to increased death risk following str
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 6 (ANI): Even though high blood pressure has been a well-established risk factor for stroke and deaths, it turns out that having low blood pressure can also be a risk factor for death after stroke.
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After Evergrande, another Chinese real estate developer Kaisa at risk of d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 6 (ANI): After China's property giant Evergrande Group faced a debt repayment deadline, another real estate developer Kaisa Group is at risk of default, escalating fears of further problems in the country's embattled property sector.
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate reduces risk of hospital
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI): American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Friday that its investigational COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate, Paxlovid, showed an 89 per cent reduction in hospitalisation or lethal cases in high-risk patients.
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COVID-19, respiratory patients at higher risk due to rising air pollution
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The overall air quality level in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) slipped to hazardous levels on Friday.
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