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Study suggests heart failure patients with limited health literacy may hav
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): Patients with heart failure who experience low health literacy are at an increased risk of hospitalisation and mortality, suggests finding of a recent study.
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FIFA, WHO launch #SafeHome campaign to help domestic violence victims amid
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence.
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Paul Stirling keen to play ODIs against England despite coronavirus risks
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Belfast [Ireland], May 28 (ANI): Ireland batsman Paul Stirling is hopeful of playing ODI series in England behind closed doors despite the coronavirus risks.
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Study focuses on risks of breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 28 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers found that the women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (known as DCIS) during breast screening go on to experience higher risks of developing breast cancer and of death from breast cancer, compared with the general
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Lancet study is not randomised clinical trial, only analysis of hospital r
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Dismissing the reports of health risks from Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as per simmering reports cited by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Shekher Mande, Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, said on Wednesday t
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Study reveals exposure to 'good bacteria' during pregnancy buffers risk of
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new animal study by researchers.
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Decided not to deny health workers HCQ based on risk-benefit analysis: ICM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Noting that a lot of drugs are being repurposed for treatment of COVID-19, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for health care workers had been recommended on the basis of risk-benefit a
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Hydroxychloroquine poses little risk when administered alone in mild cases
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Tuesday said that 'judicious, and appropriate' use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a standalone drug should not pose any health risks in COVID-19 cases.
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Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Exeter [England], May 26 (ANI): Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19, suggests a recent large-scale study.
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Glenmark to start new phase 3 clinical trial for hospitalised patients of
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced a new randomised, open-label study to test the combined efficacy of two antiviral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a potential Covid-19 treatment strategy.
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40 pc travel and tourism companies face shutdown in 3 to 6 months: BOTT Tr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic has created havoc for the travel and tourism sector with as many as 40 per cent of companies facing the risk of a complete shutdown in the next three to six months while another 35.7 per cent may go for a temporary shutdown, according to
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Denmark study reveals child with cancer does not affect parents' risk of s
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 25 (ANI): A recent study conducted in Denmark has found that having a child with cancer did not appear to impact parents' risk of separation or divorce or affect future family planning.
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