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Employees at crematoriums, cemeteries demand priority in vaccinati
Updated : 9 hours, 6 min 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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Study finds dental procedures during pandemic are not riskier
Updated : 9 hours, 58 min ago IST
Ohio [US], May 13 (ANI): Waiting for the COVID situation to dampen for taking that routine dental checkup due to fear of catching the virus? A new study is here to help as its findings dispel the misconception that patients and providers are at high risk of catching COVID-19 at the dentist'
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Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood:
Updated : 20 hours, 8 min 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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Pregnant women hospitalised for COVID-19 infection do not face inc
Updated : 1 day, 15 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Pregnant women who develop severe COVID-19 infections that require hospitalisation for pneumonia and other complications may not be more likely to die from these infections than non-pregnant women.
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New study links sense of smell with pneumonia
Updated : 1 day, 18 hours 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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PCB's decision to host PSL in UAE not the right move, they are ris
Updated : 2 days, 13 hours ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad on Tuesday slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for deciding to host the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the UAE.
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US drawdown from Afghanistan puts CPEC projects at risk: Report
Updated : 2 days, 13 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): There is a looming sense of fear in Pakistan that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will increase instability in its neighbourhood, and add security threats in the region while putting China's Belt and Road projects at risk, Nikkei Asia reports.
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RBI's relief to postpone financial stress from Covid-19 surge: Fit
Updated : 3 days, 14 hours ago IST
Singapore, May 10 (ANI): There are growing indications that India's latest wave of Covid-19 infections will add to risks among financial institutions (FIs) by sapping near-term momentum from the economic recovery, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Combining BMI with body shape better predictor of cancer risk
Updated : 3 days, 18 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): A new research being presented online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers.
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Study finds how bullying, obesity can affect girls' and boys' ment
Updated : 4 days, 13 hours ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 9 (ANI): Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys' mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for dev
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Here's how moderate alcohol intake may help heart by calming stres
Updated : 5 days, 11 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): Moderate alcohol intake -- defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day -- has been associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease when compared with individuals who abstain from drinking or partake in excessiv
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EMA safety committee probing cases of new side effect from AstraZe
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Medicine Agency (EMA) said on Friday that its committee on vaccine safety asked AstraZeneca to provide additional trial data on its COVID-19 drug for an inquiry into cases of a rare autoimmune disorder following vaccination.
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