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182 Million Children In Low-, Middle-Income Nations Lack Access To Nurture: Report
In low- and middle-income countries, three-fourths of those aged three or four years lack -- nearly 182 million children -- access to adequate nurture, thereby risking healthy development, according to a series paper, published in The Lancet journal.
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Cutting Down Smoking Could Increase Life Expectancy By A Year: Study
Cutting down smoking to five per cent of current rates by 2050 would increase life expectancy by a year among men and 0.2 years in women, according to recent global modelling studies published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
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To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet
With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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Abortion At Home Via Pills Safe Till 12 Weeks Of Pregnancy: Lancet Study
Managing abortion at home using pills is safe and may ease hospital burden, claimed a study published in The Lancet journal on Friday.
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Half Of Dementia Cases Can Be Curbed By Addressing These Key Risk Factors
Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though outside experts warn that such measures can only go so far.
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Diabetes To Affect Over 1.3 Billion People Worldwide By 2050, Claims Study
According to the study, Diabetes has become a global crisis that is increasing exponentially and will have lasting effects on global health for generations to come.
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55% Patients Couldn't Understand Seriousness, Died: AIIMS Study On Heart Attacks
The study, conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and published in the top medical journal The Lancet, sought to address the reasons for delays at multiple levels in reaching the facilities.
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Blood Test Could Diagnose The Risk Of Long Covid In People: Study
A blood test could predict if a person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus will develop long Covid, a study published in the Lancet eBioMedicine journal suggests.
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Lancet Warns About 'Tomato Flu' In India That Leaves Children With Red Blisters
The infection is called 'tomato flu' because of the red, painful blisters that appear on a patient's body and gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato.
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Covid Survivors At Risk Of "Brain Fog", Epilepsy Even Years Later: Study
Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study published in Lancet Psychiatry journal.
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People Under 40s Face Higher Risks From Alcohol Than Older Adults: Study
Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal on Friday.
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Over 42 Lakh Deaths Prevented In India By Covid Vaccines In 2021: Report
COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, which based its findings on estimates of "excess" mortalities in the country during the pandemic.
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Long Covid In Infected Kids Can Last At Least 2 Months: Lancet Report
Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on Thursday.
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"Covaxin Safe For Kids Aged 2-18": Here's What Bharat Biotech Says On Side-Effects
Data on Covaxin for children has been published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on June 16
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Medical Journal 'Lancet' Warns US Supreme Court Over Abortion
British medical journal The Lancet warned Friday that US Supreme Court justices would have "women's blood on their hands" if they strike down the nationwide right to abortion.
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182 Million Children In Low-, Middle-Income Nations Lack Access To Nurture: Report
In low- and middle-income countries, three-fourths of those aged three or four years lack -- nearly 182 million children -- access to adequate nurture, thereby risking healthy development, according to a series paper, published in The Lancet journal.
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Cutting Down Smoking Could Increase Life Expectancy By A Year: Study
Cutting down smoking to five per cent of current rates by 2050 would increase life expectancy by a year among men and 0.2 years in women, according to recent global modelling studies published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
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To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet
With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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Abortion At Home Via Pills Safe Till 12 Weeks Of Pregnancy: Lancet Study
Managing abortion at home using pills is safe and may ease hospital burden, claimed a study published in The Lancet journal on Friday.
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Half Of Dementia Cases Can Be Curbed By Addressing These Key Risk Factors
Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though outside experts warn that such measures can only go so far.
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Diabetes To Affect Over 1.3 Billion People Worldwide By 2050, Claims Study
According to the study, Diabetes has become a global crisis that is increasing exponentially and will have lasting effects on global health for generations to come.
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55% Patients Couldn't Understand Seriousness, Died: AIIMS Study On Heart Attacks
The study, conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and published in the top medical journal The Lancet, sought to address the reasons for delays at multiple levels in reaching the facilities.
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Blood Test Could Diagnose The Risk Of Long Covid In People: Study
A blood test could predict if a person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus will develop long Covid, a study published in the Lancet eBioMedicine journal suggests.
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Lancet Warns About 'Tomato Flu' In India That Leaves Children With Red Blisters
The infection is called 'tomato flu' because of the red, painful blisters that appear on a patient's body and gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato.
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Covid Survivors At Risk Of "Brain Fog", Epilepsy Even Years Later: Study
Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study published in Lancet Psychiatry journal.
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People Under 40s Face Higher Risks From Alcohol Than Older Adults: Study
Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal on Friday.
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Over 42 Lakh Deaths Prevented In India By Covid Vaccines In 2021: Report
COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, which based its findings on estimates of "excess" mortalities in the country during the pandemic.
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Long Covid In Infected Kids Can Last At Least 2 Months: Lancet Report
Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on Thursday.
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"Covaxin Safe For Kids Aged 2-18": Here's What Bharat Biotech Says On Side-Effects
Data on Covaxin for children has been published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on June 16
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Medical Journal 'Lancet' Warns US Supreme Court Over Abortion
British medical journal The Lancet warned Friday that US Supreme Court justices would have "women's blood on their hands" if they strike down the nationwide right to abortion.
