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Deficiency of Vitamin A ups tuberculosis risk by 10 times

Updated: Jun 13, 2017 12:36 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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US tops the chart in worldwide obesity

Updated: Jun 13, 2017 07:01 IST      

New York [U.S.A.], June 13 (ANI): A recent study shows that more than two billion adults and children across the globe are overweight or obese and suffer severe health problem because of their weight and the United States of America is leading in such cases.

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Beware! Back pain, diabetes may up risk of suicide

Updated: Jun 12, 2017 14:14 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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Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): Exposure to alcohol, smoking and stressful events during pregnancy can lead to epigenetic changes - external modifications to DNA that turn genes 'on' or 'off' - at birth, linked to early onset of fighting, lying and stealing habits in children, warns a study.

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Investigators examine relationship between pain, opioid abuse

Updated: Jun 12, 2017 10:42 IST      

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 12 (ANI): Despite recommendations to use non-opioids, a study has found that drug overdose epidemic is largely driven by opioids, and it seems that doctors continue to prescribe it for chronic pain.

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Get to know more of your sedentary lifestyle!

Updated: Jun 11, 2017 18:32 IST      

Ottawa [Canada], June 11 (ANI): You would now know which activity has made your lifestyle sedentary as researchers from twenty countries across the world have come up with a dictionary of new terminologies defining sedentary behaviour.

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A 'bitter' way to stop unwanted preterm labour contractions

Updated: Jun 11, 2017 14:36 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, the bitter taste receptors may hold the key to managing preterm labour.

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Self-monitoring doesn't improve diabetics' lives

Updated: Jun 11, 2017 13:53 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): A study has recently found that self-monitoring of blood glucose levels in Type-2 diabetes patients, who are not treated with insulin, did not improve their health-related quality of life.

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Toxicants linked to lipid metabolism

Updated: Jun 11, 2017 13:10 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): A recent study has uncovered the link between toxicants and lipid metabolism.

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Dual-focus contact lens can keep kids from becoming short-sighted

Updated: Jun 11, 2017 11:19 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Parents worried about their kids' myopia or nearsightedness, now can relax as a new study has found that dual-focus contact lens, which have alternating visual correction and treatment zones, can help them.

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Obesity in elderly diabetic patients may live longer

Updated: Jun 10, 2017 14:08 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Are you worried about your over-weight grandparents?

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New drug may benefit blood cancer patients

Updated: Jun 10, 2017 14:02 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): A team of US researchers has found that a drug alone or with combination of chemotherapy may show promising results in treating patients with blood cancer.

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Removing old cells from joints can delay onset of osteoarthritis

Updated: Jun 10, 2017 11:48 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Good news, a study has found that selective removal of old cells, senescent cells (SnCs) from joints can significantly delay the onset of osteoarthritis.

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Radiotherapy may cause long-term cognitive impairment

Updated: Jun 10, 2017 10:38 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): U.S. researchers have found that radiation therapy (RT) used for treating patients with brain tumors can alter neural networks and cause long-term cognitive impairment.

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Beware! Consuming those soft shelled turtles may prove deadly

Updated: Jun 10, 2017 08:27 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Beware the dangers of eating seafood! A study has recently found that soft shelled turtles, zooplankton, fish, waterfowl, crab, lobster, shrimp are likely to spread the cholera in humans.

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Pet dogs ownership may help older people to keep healthy

Updated: Jun 09, 2017 18:22 IST      

Washington D.C. [U.S.A], June 9 (ANI): Pet dogs may help older people to achieve physical activity levels, recommended by the World Health Organisation, suggests a study.

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Washington D.C. [USA] June 9(ANI): The US researchers have developed a calculator, which can estimate the functioning of a kidney after transplantation.

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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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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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Preemies respond worse to flu, lung diseases in adulthood

Updated: Jun 09, 2017 13:17 IST      

Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A study has found that babies born before 37 weeks may respond worse to flu and other lung diseases later in life due to absence of certain lung cells.

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