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Western-style diets rich in sugar, key factor of heart failure: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 17 (ANI): Western-style diets rich in sugar and physical inactivity with obesity are important behavioural risk factors of heart failure, explains cohort studies and case-control studies.
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Hydroxychloroquine --promoted by Trump as Covid 'game changer'-- linked to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Clinical trials of the anti-malarial drug or hydroxychloroquine, which gained prominence overnight after being promoted by US President Donald Trump as a 'game changer' in the fight against Covid-19, have been significantly linked to cardiac problems and
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UK based study reveals smoking, COPD associated with higher COVID-19 morta
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 16 (ANI): In a UK based study, researchers have found that for smokers and people who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection.
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Naga entrepreneurs supply organic vegetables, boost local employment durin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], May 14 (ANI): To avoid the risk of contracting coronavirus by importing vegetables from outside the state, a group of entrepreneurs from Nagaland has come forward to supply organic vegetables and other essential goods at wholesale rates at Dimapur market.
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Drinking sugary drinks daily may be linked to higher risk of cardiovascula
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): For women who have got a sweet tooth for sugar drinks, a new California based research suggests that drinking one or more sugary beverages a day has been associated with a nearly 20% greater likelihood of females having a cardiovascular disease compared t
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Cancer patients find virtual consultation a boon in these times of crisis
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Early detection, screening, and diagnosis are very essential in cancer care as the patients are at a higher risk of infection than an average healthy individual, due to a weakened immune system that controls their body's defense m
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Study focuses on effects of antioxidant-rich Indo-Mediterranean foods on p
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 12 (ANI): While the role of diets in the pathogenesis of cardiac dysfunction is controversial, it is also well known that Western diet causes oxidative stress and has pro-inflammatory effects, whereas Mediterranean style diets are anti-inflammatory. Recently, cohort
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COVID-19 and the true cost of wildlife exploitation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Wildlife trade has become big business and the subsequent exploitation of wild animals puts our health, economies and biodiversity at risk, says World Animal Protection as they launch a campaign today targeting G20 leaders to support a permanent wildl
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COPD and smoking associated with higher COVID-19 mortality
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 12 (ANI): Current smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.
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'People's lives are at risk': Danny Rose slams Premier League restart plan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Leeds [UK], May 12 (ANI): Danny Rose, the on-loan Newcastle left-back has launched a scathing attack on the restart plans of the Premier League and has said that football should not be the priority right now.
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WB Doctors' Forum writes to Chief Secy, express concern over health worker
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): The West Bengal Doctors' Forum on Monday wrote to Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha expressing concern regarding healthcare workers testing positive in large numbers in the state and said that all in-patient department patients (IPD) need to be test
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AAPA calls for standardised health measures to facilitate air travel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 11 (ANI): Healthcare measures to be adopted for future air travel should be practical and based on accepted medical standards as part of a robust risk management framework, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said on Monday.
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