Health
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Hyderabad: Women advised not to be ashamed of bladder, abdominal issues
Hyderabad: Many women suffer from issues such as uncontrolled bladder movement and lower abdominal pain but do not seek medical attention due to shyness and embarrassment. Doctors at a summit on advances…
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Hyderabad doctors successfully conduct rare double lung transplantation
Hyderabad: Yashoda Hospitals in Secunderabad saved the life of a 23-year-old young man by successfully conducting a rare double lung transplantation. It marks the first successful double lung transplantation conducted in India…
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How working night shifts messes up appetite and food habits, study reveals
New Delhi: Scientists reveal how working night shifts interferes with appetite, hunger and food habits, sometimes resulting in weight gain. The disruption in the body’s biological clock, or circadian misalignment, brought about…
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Video games during brain surgery to open new treatments for Parkinson’s
New York: US researchers are launching a new five-year project on patients playing video games during brain surgery to better understand how the brain regulates movement in people with Parkinson’s. The project,…
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Nanoparticle emissions from vehicles in Delhi may raise health risks: Study
New Delhi: Vehicular emissions that release toxic nanoparticles in Delhi may be hazardous to health, according to a study. Nanoparticles or ultrafine particles are usually defined as a particle of matter that…
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Short course of radiation therapy effective for breast cancer patients: Study
New York: A shorter course of radiation therapy after mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery provides the same protection against breast cancer recurrence and equivalent physical side effects as a longer course, suggests…
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World Heart Day: How heart health tools on Apple Watch can save many lives
New Delhi: Ahead of World Heart Day on September 29, the World Heart Federation is encouraging people around the world to take care of their heart and Apple Watch, which has alerted…
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UK expert warns of pandemic worse than Covid in new book
New Delhi: The former chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce Kate Bingham has in a new book warned of a next pandemic that could come from a million unknown viruses and kill…
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Ginger supplements can be beneficial in treating autoimmune diseases: Study
New York: Ginger supplements can play an important role in controlling inflammation for people living with autoimmune diseases, a new study has found. Researchers studied the impact of ginger supplementation on a…
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1 in 3 long Covid patients may face multiple organ damage: Lancet
London: Nearly a third of patients showed abnormalities in multiple organs, particularly in the lungs, brain and kidneys, five months after Covid-19 infection, revealed a study looking at the longer-term impact of…
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Blue light from smartphones, tablets linked to early puberty in males
Istanbul: Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may lead to early puberty in males, according to a study in mice. The research, presented at the ongoing 61st Annual…
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US NIH rolls out clinical trial of HIV vaccine
New York: The US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the launch of Phase 1 clinical trial of a preventive HIV vaccine. The novel vaccine, VIR-1388, is known for its safety…
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Vaping may spur chronic stress in young people: Study
London: Young people who used e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to report chronic stress, finds a study. The research, presented at European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy was…
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Transplanting patients own lung cells shows promise for people with COPD
London: In a first, researchers have shown it is possible to repair damaged lung tissue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the patients’ own lung cells. Every year COPD…
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Mandaviya confirms two Nipah virus deaths in Kerala
New Delhi: Two deaths reported from Kerala’s Kozhikode district were caused by Nipah virus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. He said a central team of experts has been sent…
