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The observational study, published in Nature Communications, showed that pre-pandemic conditions related to psychological, respiratory, and general/unspecified health problems were the strongest predictors for having a doctor-diagnosed post-Covid problems between 90 and 180 days after the initial infection.

Japanese have their special age-old techniques and cultural practices that have helped them stay in good health for many years. Japanese water therapy for weight loss is one such practice.

The new research, published in the journal Diabetologia, found no statistically significant association between evening physical activity and risk of Type 2 diabetes. 

On World Alzheimer's Day, we shed light on this global health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide. Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder, poses significant challenges to patients, families, and healthcare systems.Mutations in certain genes can increase the risk, and age is a primary factor, with the risk doubling every five years after 65. Lifestyle factors such as poor diet and limited physical activity are also implicated.

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. Know how lifestyle changes can make an impact in protecting you from this disease.

The researchers describe finding the proteins with signs of early neurodegeneration like searching for a needle in a haystack.

The regulators are expected to consider clinical trials of the system which mimics the womb, and could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely premature, Nature reported.

The study, published in the journal ‘Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes’, showed that two psychosocial stressors -- job strain and effort-reward imbalance -- at work may increase heart disease risk.

Okra or Bhindi as it is popularly called in India is extremely healthy and should be eaten by everyone as a part of a regular diet.

Papaya is a delicious, fleshy fruit that offers immense health benefits. Many people are unaware that papaya seeds are also highly beneficial and should not be thrown away.

While some of the newer variants are highly transmissible and are infecting more people, none have been as virulent as Omicron -- which first surfaced in November 2021

Here are three ways Dr. Abhishek Chatterjee from Anav Child Care, New Delhi suggests to contain the spread of flu and protect children against its complications.

"Nipah is a zoonotic virus (transmission of virus from animal to humans)," said Bahl noting that "fruit bats are the reservoirs" of the virus.

Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease that can affect almost anyone who does not follow a healthy lifestyle. Until a few years ago, it was thought that diabetes could not be reversed.

Researchers analysed 50,000 adults over the age of 60 who did not have a diagnosis of dementia at the start of the study.

Seasonal earaches are very common and there are simple home remedies that can be effectively used to treat them.

In the study, published in the journal Cureus, the team included 40 patients, with 26 (65 per cent) classified as having moderate Covid, six (15 per cent) classified as having severe Covid, and the remaining having mild Covid.

There are two epicentres of the virus in Kozhikode and the district authorities are making sure that things are kept under close scrutiny. The route map of the four positive patients will soon be prepared.

As soon as the result of the sample from National Institute of Virology Pune came, a central team of top officials from Delhi will be arriving in Kozhikode, later in the day.

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