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Shree Slimming contributing in this pandemic to reduce a major risk factor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jagadhri (Haryana) [India], June 15 (ANI/PNN): Obesity is a huge healthcare concern because it is associated with several chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, stroke and certain types of cancers.
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People with 'healthy obesity' still at higher risk of diabetes, CVD: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A new study has found that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy (referred to as metabolically healthy obesity), since they face an increased risk of diabetes, heart diseases, strokes, and respiratory di
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Brain computer simulations can predict language recovery in stroke survivo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Boston University have been working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate people who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by a stroke, traum
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World No Tobacco Day 2021: Spotlight on battling 'Tobacco-Covid' burden
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Uninterrupted focus on Covid-19 pandemic has sidelined another pandemic, that of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which includes heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and more, say experts.
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Study reports OCD linked to increased ischemic stroke risk later in life
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dallas [US], May 27 (ANI): Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults who do not have OCD, according to a new research.
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'World Thrombectomy Day' launched to raise awareness on treatment for stro
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], May 15 (ANI): To raise awareness on the severe morbidity associated with stroke and its treatment, the researchers at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) have launched dedicated annual World Stroke Thrombectomy day on May 15, to be celebrated every yea
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Scientists discover simple surgical technique that prevents strokes in hea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 15 (ANI): A simple surgery saves patients with heart arrhythmia from often-lethal strokes, according to a large international study led by McMaster University.
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Damage to white matter linked to worse cognitive outcomes after brain inju
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that grey matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is more important than white matter (the myelin covered axons that physically connect neuronal regions) when it comes to cognitive health and function
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Study links too much, too little sleep to elevated heart risks in people f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): People who clock six to seven hours of sleep a night had the lowest chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke when compared with those who got less or more sleep, according to a study.
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Study: Close monitoring for heart risk needed if breast, prostate cancer t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dallas [US], April 26 (ANI): According to an American Heart Association scientific statement, the hormonal therapies used to treat many breast and prostate cancers raise the risk of a heart attack and stroke, and patients should be monitored regularly and receive treatment to reduce risk and
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Researchers find simple foot test detects heart rhythm disorder in patient
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], April 24 (ANI): Atrial fibrillation can be detected during annual foot assessments in patients with diabetes, according to research presented today at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
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Traumatic brain injuries can increase stroke risk for up to 5 years: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Stroke risk for patients with traumatic brain injuries is at its highest in the four months following injury and remains significant for up to five years post-injury, a new study suggested.
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