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Deficiency of Vitamin A ups tuberculosis risk by 10 times
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 13 (ANI): Eat more carrots, spinach and broccoli, as a study warns that people with low levels of Vitamin A living in close contact with individuals with active tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease.
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Beware! Back pain, diabetes may up risk of suicide
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): A study has revealed that patients with a disease that lasts for more than three months like back pain, diabetes and heart disease are at increased risk of committing suicide.
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Obesity during pregnancy doubles risk of fatty liver in teens
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 10 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, alert! Here's another reason for adapting a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy, as a study has warned that newborns, who had obese mothers at the start of pregnancy, were twice as likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty li
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Here's how dads influence daughters' risky sexual behaviours
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): What is it about a father that affects his teenage daughter's likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviour? A recent study has shed some light.
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Brain scans may predict autism in high-risk newborns
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): A team of researchers has revealed that a specific magnetic resonance imaging procedure of six-month-olds may help in predicting which babies are at a high risk of developing autism disorder by age two.
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Male farmers at high risk of contracting 'monkey malaria'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Beware! A study has found that in Malaysia, adult male farmers, involved in plantation, clearing vegetation and forestry work were four times more likely to contract monkey malaria.
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Excess weight ups risk of complications after joint replacement surgery
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A study has found that obese patients, who are undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery, are at increased risk of complications, including the need for 'revision' surgery.
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Consuming three servings of low-fat milk daily ups Parkinson's risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Consuming at least three servings of low fat or skimmed milk, yogurt or cottage cheese daily have 34 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease, warns a study.
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Introduce egg, peanut early to newborns to prevent asthma
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Canadian researchers have found that parents who do not feed their newborns with cows milk products, eggs and peanuts during the first year of life, may lead to an increase in risk of wheeze, asthma and eczema in later stages of childhood.
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Beware pregers! Drinking coke may up risk of obesity in your kid
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Beware would-be-mommies! A study has found that daily consumption of artificially-sweetened beverages during pregnancy could result your child being obese.
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Binge drinking associated with diabetes risk in women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): Binge drinking in teens, may raise a woman's chance of type 2 diabetes.
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Certain heart drugs can up your risk of falling
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 7 (ANI): Older adults who take cardiovascular medications i.e.those using non-selective beta-blockers, may be at an increased risk of falling compared with those using selective beta-blockers, according to a recent study.
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