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New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) While males are generally more susceptible to heart disease than females, heart issues are now becoming increasingly common among young and premenopausal women in the country, health experts said on Sunday. World…
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In an extremely rare case, doctors here saved a newborn with a rare and life-threatening defect in oesophagus and trachea. The baby, diagnosed with oesophageal atresia and a tracheoesophageal fistula, soon after…
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) High cholesterol and microplastics are emerging as extremely dangerous risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, like heart attack and stroke, said experts on Saturday. While cholesterol has traditionally been…
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Exposure to dust mites in children can trigger severe allergic reactions, leading to conditions such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, warned an expert on Saturday. Dust mites -- microscopic creatures found in…
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Heart attacks and strokes are a global health challenge, accounting for 3.9 million deaths annually, in the South-East Asia Region, including India, said the World Health Organization on Saturday, ahead of World…
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A team of Indian researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru -- autonomous institutes under Department of…
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New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat offer benefits for teens but also can be used as a tool by predators online as about 7 per cent of more than 1,000 teens who disclosed sexual abuse reported that…
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New York, Sep 27 (IANS) A team of researchers on Friday said that infants who were exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalisation at birth were 22 per cent less likely to develop asthma in early childhood. Although the birth…
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