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Combating stigma around breastfeeding at work
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): A recent survey has revealed that one of the most common reasons why new mothers switch from breastfeeding to formula feeding once they get back to work, is the lack of breastfeeding support and facilities at their workplace.
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Merck Foundation calls for action to break Africa's infertility stigma at
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Apr. 16 (BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA, Germany, in partnership with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), conducted 'Merck More Than a Mother' panel at their Regional conference 2018, in Dubai.
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Reducing stigma associated with Alzheimer's crucial
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): A survey has found that reducing stigma attributed to Alzheimer's disease is vital to prevention research.
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We should work towards raising mental health awareness: Deepika
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who was diagnosed with depression a few years ago, has ever since worked towards shattering the stigma around mental illness.
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Trans male model becomes new face for period campaign
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Mar 16 (ANI): A transgender male model has been announced as the face of a new campaign aiming to challenge the stigma around periods.
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Social stigma stops families to procure outside help
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 28 (ANI): Turns out, social stigma comes in the way of families to ask for outside help for food security - meaning possessing enough money to provide food for family.
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Stigma can cause depression in Multiple Sclerosis patients
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): According to a study, the stigma of Multiple Sclerosis can increase the risk of depression in the patients.
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India moved from crony socialism to stigmatised capitalism: CEA Subramania
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Monday said that in the last 50 to 60 years, India has moved from "crony socialism to stigmatised capitalism."
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TNF, Disabled People's International join hands to end discrimination, sti
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): An annual initiative of The Nippon Foundation (TNF) since 2006, Global Appeal aims to put an end to the discrimination faced by people affected by Leprosy and their families.
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Women living with diabetes are subject to social stigma
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Diabetes, earlier considered a disorder affecting only the rich and affluent, is spreading its wings to include about 70 million people in India today, both in the urban and rural areas.
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President Kovind calls nation to fight mental stigma
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, while inaugurating the 21st World Congress of Mental Health, called upon the nation to fight mental stigma.
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Depression still linked to higher risk of early deaths
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Even with increased awareness about mental illness, according to a new study, depression is still strongly linked to higher long-term risk of early death for both women and men.
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