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High caffeine consumption linked to higher risk of blinding eye di
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Keep a check on your daily intake of caffeine as a new study has found that consuming large amounts of daily caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma more than three-fold for those with a genetic predisposition to higher eye pressure.
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People with 'healthy obesity' still at higher risk of diabetes, CV
Updated : 1 week, 2 days 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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Delaying lung cancer surgery associated with higher risk of recurr
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that delaying lung cancer surgery for more than 12 weeks from the date of diagnosis with a CT scan is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and death.
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Plant-based dinner could reduce risk of heart disease: Study
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): People who eat too many refined carbs and fatty meats for dinner have a higher risk of heart disease than those who eat a similar diet for breakfast, according to a nationwide study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Meta
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Employees at crematoriums, cemeteries demand priority in vaccinati
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): With the increase in deaths due to COVID-19 in the country, employees at crematoriums and cemeteries have urged the government to give them vaccination on priority as they are at higher risk.
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Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood:
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): A new study has found that girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia).
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New study links sense of smell with pneumonia
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): A team of Michigan State University researchers found that poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults. An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladie
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Greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in E
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 1 (ANI): Minority ethnic groups had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet
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Women at risk of having children born with impaired neurological c
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 25 (ANI): An increasing number of young women are at higher risk of having children born with impaired neurological conditions due to poor iodine intake, according to a study led by researchers at the University of South Australia.
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Higher risk of more severe COVID-19 infection in obese patients, f
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): While obesity can lead to a slew of ailments in one's body, a new study has found that COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection.
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Use of e-cigarettes plus tobacco cigarettes linked to increased ri
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): A new research revealed that respiratory symptoms, such as cough and wheeze, are more likely to develop when people use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together compared with using either one alone.
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Study reveals children with weaker immune system not showing high
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Southampton [England], April 22 (ANI): Children with weakened immune systems have not shown a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infection despite commonly displaying symptoms, a new study suggests.
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