Health-Lifestyle

Seoul, Aug 30 (IANS) South Korea’s presidential committee on medical reform said on Friday it has proposed increasing cost coverage rates by the state health insurance system in essential medical fields within three years. The proposal by…
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Managing abortion at home using pills is safe and may ease hospital burden, claimed a study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The randomised controlled trial of 435 women by Swedish researchers analysed…
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Unable to sleep better on weekdays due to busy schedules? Sleeping in on weekends may not only compensate for lost sleep but may reduce your heart disease risk by one-fifth too, according to a study. "Sufficient…
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Ayurvedic Whole System (AWS) may be effective in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) -- a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting millions worldwide, claimed a study on Thursday. The study, published in The…
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In a rare case, doctors in Bengaluru removed a massive hairball -- as large as a cricket ball -- from the stomach of an 8-year-old girl, the hospital said on Thursday. The girl Aditi (name changed) had a rare case…
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Women with endometriosis -- a chronic gynaecological disease -- are at a 35 per cent higher risk of severe heart attack, according to a study on Thursday. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of…
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The new and deadlier Mpox strain -- Clade 1b -- poses a notable risk to children, said experts on Thursday, amid an outbreak of the infectious disease in Africa. The ongoing outbreak of Mpox which has been declared…
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Seoul Aug 29 (IANS) Most nurses and medical workers in South Korea called off their planned strike on Thursday after reaching last-minute wage deals, hospital officials said, easing concerns over public health services that have been…
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