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Early mammography screening lowers risk of developing fatal breast cancer
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Falun [Sweden], May 11 (ANI): An analysis of more than half a million women in Sweden has revealed that mammography screening reduces the rates of advanced and fatal breast cancers.
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High-Risk zone declared in northeastern China due to new COVID-19 cluster
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The Chinese city of Shulan in the northeastern Jilin province has been declared a high-risk zone after 11 people got infected with the novel coronavirus, provincial authorities said on Sunday.
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Study analyses risks of maternal infections, neurodevelopmental disorders
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): With the help of a mouse model, researchers have found that the immune responses in a female before pregnancy can help predict how her offsprings are to have behavioural deficits if the immune system is activated during pregnancy.
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Woman gives birth hours after landing in Kozhikode on repatriation flight
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], May 9 (ANI): For Reena Thomson, it was a risky journey to fly home all the way from the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh to Kozhikode as she was in an advanced stage of pregnancy.
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Hockey India asks employees to check health status on AarogyaSetu app befo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Hockey India (HI) issued an advisory on Saturday, asking its employees to review their health status on 'AarogyaSetu' app before and commute only when the app shows 'safe' or 'low risk' status.
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People at high knee arthritis risk may safely engage in arduous physical a
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chicago [USA], May 9 (ANI): For people at high risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA), arduous physical activities such as jogging, cycling, singles tennis and skiing may be challenging, but as according to a recent study that followed high-risk individuals for 10 years showed vigorous exercise d
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Staying hygienic cuts down the use of antibiotics: study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): Improving hygiene practices like washing hands reduces the risk of catching infections by 50 percent and cuts the use of antibiotics by 30 percent, suggests a new study.
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'Loss of pleasure' in teen sleep may affect mental health: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): A global study conducted on more than 350,000 teens shows that the lack of sleep can affect mental health, causing anhedonia (or loss of pleasure), anxiety, anger and significantly increasing the risk of depression.
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Study reveals moderate exercise in older age cuts time spent in hospital
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 9 (ANI): People of age group between 40-79 should engage themselves in physical activities to remain healthy as a recent study advocates that people falling in the said age bracket are significantly at lower risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do som
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Lockdown measures worsening poverty and vulnerabilities among informal eco
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The Covid-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world's informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points in low-income countries, according to a new briefing paper issued by the International
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World Bank approves USD 400 mn loan to help Afghanistan deal with COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 400 million grant to help Afghanistan "sustain the pace of key economic and public finance reforms and support the country to manage current risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19 crisis."
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Moody's reviews India's negative rating, upgrade unlikely in near term
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 8 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service said on Friday that an upgrade of its India's rating at Baa2 negative is unlikely in the near term due to economic shock triggered by coronavirus outbreak, weak policy implementation and high debt levels.
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