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Revenue Officer Burnt To Death, Was Smoking In Bed: UP Police
The charred body of a Kanungo (revenue inspector) was found at his rented home in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, with the police suspecting that he died due to burn injuries because of a fire that was caused by smoking in bed.
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1.5 Million Deaths A Year Linked To Air Pollution From Fires: Study
Over 90 percent of deaths linked to air pollution from landscape fires were in low and middle-income countries, with nearly 40 percent in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
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Global Loss Of Pollinators Causing About 5 Lakh Early Human Deaths, Says Study
The majority of the effects, according to the researchers, were in China, India, Russia, and Indonesia, where cancer, heart disease, and strokes were already common due to unhealthy diets, smoking and insufficient exercise.
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World Heart Day 2019: What Are The Types Of Heart Diseases? Preventive Measures To Reduce The Risk
World Heart Day observed on every September 29 strives to inform people about the increasing number of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases and the need to follow steps to reduce the risk. Here are the types of heart diseases, their symptoms and ways to prevent.
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Smoke From Tandoor Kills 2 Household Helps In Delhi
Two men were found allegedly suffocated to death due to smoke from a tandoor (clay oven) in the Civil Lines area in Delhi today.
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Highest Number Of Air Pollution-Linked Deaths In India: Tips To Control Household Pollution
India accounts for highest number of pollution-related deaths in the world with household pollution as a high-risk factor. Here's a list of tips to prevent household pollution.
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Research Reveals The Deadliest Lung Diseases - Take A Look
The two deadliest lung diseases that claimed over 3.6 million lives in 2015 were Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma as per a study published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
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Smoking Kills the Most in India, China, Russia and America
Another 6 lakh die on the account of second-hand exposure to cigarette smoke. Tobacco consumption and smoking is tied to a host of ailments
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Polluted Environments Kill 1.7 Million Children A Year: WHO
A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack of adequate hygiene, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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Smoking Costs $1 Trillion A Year, Finds WHO Study
Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer Institute published on Tuesday.
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US Cancer Death Rate Drops 25 Percent Since 1991
The cancer death rate in the United States has dropped 25 percent from a peak in 1991, mainly due to a steady decline in smoking and advances in early detection and treatment of tumors, new research released Thursday shows.
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Revenue Officer Burnt To Death, Was Smoking In Bed: UP Police
The charred body of a Kanungo (revenue inspector) was found at his rented home in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, with the police suspecting that he died due to burn injuries because of a fire that was caused by smoking in bed.
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1.5 Million Deaths A Year Linked To Air Pollution From Fires: Study
Over 90 percent of deaths linked to air pollution from landscape fires were in low and middle-income countries, with nearly 40 percent in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
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Global Loss Of Pollinators Causing About 5 Lakh Early Human Deaths, Says Study
The majority of the effects, according to the researchers, were in China, India, Russia, and Indonesia, where cancer, heart disease, and strokes were already common due to unhealthy diets, smoking and insufficient exercise.
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World Heart Day 2019: What Are The Types Of Heart Diseases? Preventive Measures To Reduce The Risk
World Heart Day observed on every September 29 strives to inform people about the increasing number of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases and the need to follow steps to reduce the risk. Here are the types of heart diseases, their symptoms and ways to prevent.
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Smoke From Tandoor Kills 2 Household Helps In Delhi
Two men were found allegedly suffocated to death due to smoke from a tandoor (clay oven) in the Civil Lines area in Delhi today.
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Highest Number Of Air Pollution-Linked Deaths In India: Tips To Control Household Pollution
India accounts for highest number of pollution-related deaths in the world with household pollution as a high-risk factor. Here's a list of tips to prevent household pollution.
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Research Reveals The Deadliest Lung Diseases - Take A Look
The two deadliest lung diseases that claimed over 3.6 million lives in 2015 were Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma as per a study published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
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Smoking Kills the Most in India, China, Russia and America
Another 6 lakh die on the account of second-hand exposure to cigarette smoke. Tobacco consumption and smoking is tied to a host of ailments
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Polluted Environments Kill 1.7 Million Children A Year: WHO
A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack of adequate hygiene, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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Smoking Costs $1 Trillion A Year, Finds WHO Study
Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer Institute published on Tuesday.
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US Cancer Death Rate Drops 25 Percent Since 1991
The cancer death rate in the United States has dropped 25 percent from a peak in 1991, mainly due to a steady decline in smoking and advances in early detection and treatment of tumors, new research released Thursday shows.
