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Blood pressure medication works best when taken at bed time: Study |
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Washington D.C. | October 23, 2019 6:11:44 PM IST |
| A new study has revealed that people with high blood pressure who take all their anti-hypertensive medication in one go at bedtime have better-controlled blood pressure and a significantly lower risk of death or illness caused by heart or blood vessel pro ... read.. |
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Assam to implement two-child norm from 2021 |
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Guwahati | Wednesday, 2019 10:50:55 AM IST |
| The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Assam has decided that people with more than two children will be ineligible for government jobs after January 1, 2021. ... read.. |
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Pancreatic, colorectal cancer up 10% in 30 years: Study |
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Madrid | Wednesday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Global death rates for pancreatic cancer and incidence rates for colorectal cancer both increased by 10 per cent between 1990 and 2017, the results of a major study conducted across 195 countries revealed. ... read.. |
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Immune cells rewire, repair brain while we sleep: Study |
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New York | Tuesday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Researchers have found that immune cells called microglia, which play an important role in reorganising the connections between nerve cells, fighting infections, and repairing damage, are also primarily active while we sleep. ... read.. |
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Playing sports linked with lower mental health issues |
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New York | Monday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood than their peers, says a new study. ... read.. |
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Infant dies in fire at Hyderabad hospital |
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Hyderabad | Monday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| A four-month-old child died and five others were injured in a fire that broke out at a private hospital at L.B. Nagar in Hyderabad on Monday, police said. ... read.. |
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Long-term asbestos exposure can trigger lung cancer: Experts |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 5:45:05 PM IST |
| After the US health regulators found traces of asbestos in samples from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) baby powder and forced the company to recall 33,000 bottles of talcum powder, physicians in India have warned that long-term exposure of asbestos can trigger l ... read.. |
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Delhi govt, Centre spar over healthcare schemes |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 4:45:05 AM IST |
| In the run-up to the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are heating up the scene as they aggressively root for their respective flagship health programmes like mohalla clinics, the accident ... read.. |
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Overthinking on trauma makes kids prone to developing PTSD |
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Washington D.C. | October 19, 2019 10:11:41 PM IST |
| While trauma in itself can pose risk to a child's healthy development, overthinking on such events makes the kid more prone to suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), says a recent study. ... read.. |
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Eating potato as effective as carbohydrate gels: Study |
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New York | Saturday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels and boosting performance in trained athletes, a new study suggests. ... read.. |
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Drinking tea may improve brain health, study suggests |
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Beijing | October 19, 2019 3:41:33 AM IST |
| Tea lovers may now cheer up as a new study has suggested that consuming the beverage on a regular basis may not only act as an energy booster and make you feel relaxed but also improve cognitive skills and brain health. ... read.. |
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Bad breakups may not trigger weight gain: Study |
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New York | Friday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| That pint of ice cream after a nasty breakup may not do as much damage as you think. Despite the emotional turmoil, people on average do not report gaining weight after a relationship dissolution, says a new study. ... read.. |
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3 mn TB cases not getting proper care: WHO report |
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Geneva | Friday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| More people received life-saving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in 2018 than ever before, largely due to improved detection and diagnosis, however, severe under-funding and lack of access to care is still jeopardising around three million of those suffer ... read.. |
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Researchers develop cheaper method to identify aggressive tumours |
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Washington D.C. | October 18, 2019 8:41:35 PM IST |
| In a recent study conducted by the researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden, a new cheap method has been developed that can identify highly heterogeneous tumours which can become very aggressive in future and therefore needs to be treated more aggres ... read.. |
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Blue light exposure speeds up aging process! |
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Washington D.C. | October 18, 2019 7:41:32 PM IST |
| Imagining a day without taking a look at your phones or laptop seems impossible today but being in front of screens for a long time has been found to affect our aging process! ... read.. |
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Even short-term 'vaping' can cause inflammation: Study |
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New York | Thursday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| E-cigarette use has risen at concerning levels among both smokers and non-smokers and now researchers from the Ohio State University have found that even short-term vaping could cause cellular inflammation in never-smoker adults. ... read.. |
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Smart speaker tracks baby's breathing using white noise |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Researchers, including one of Indian-origin from Washington University, have developed a new smart speaker skill that lets a device use white noise to both soothe sleeping babies and monitor their breathing and movement. ... read.. |
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Mindfulness may reduce opioid cravings: Study |
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New York | Wednesday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| People suffering from opioid addiction and chronic pain might have fewer cravings and less pain if they use both mindfulness techniques and medication for opioid dependence, a new study said. ... read.. |
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No drastic fall in Delhi air quality in next two days |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| Though the air quality in Delhi remains in the poor category and stubble-burning incidents have increased in Punjab, Haryana and even Pakistan, no drastic deterioration of air quality is expected in the next two days. ... read.. |
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SDMC steps up efforts to curb pollution |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| With the increase in pollution, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has stepped up efforts to fight air and dust pollution in the national capital, taking stringent pollution control measures including action against burning of solid wastes, garb ... read.. |
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FAO calls for boosting millets to fight malnutrition |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| India and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations have proposed to declare the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets, which are one of the most climate-resilient traditional crops of India. ... read.. |
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