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South Korea Breaks Record For World's Lowest Fertility Rate, Again
The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier.
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Obesity In Women: Understanding Dangers Of Excess Fat In Women And How To Maintain Healthy Weight
Excess weight has a negative impact on nearly every facet of health and in women this can impact reproductive and pulmonary function to cognition and mood. Obesity in women raises the risk of a number of severe and fatal illnesses.
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India's Covid R-Value Below 1, Scientists Say Spread Has Slowed Down
The R-value, or reproductive number, for COVID-19 in India dropped from 1.17 in August-end to 0.92 in mid-September, indicating that the spread of the infection across the country has slowed down, according to researchers.
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Having Trouble With PCOS? Try These Simple Lifestyle Changes
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a common and rising health problem amongst young women.
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Ban On Public Events Can Bring Down Covid Transmission Rate By 24%: Study
Ban on public events can bring down the COVID-19 reproduction number (R) number -- a key measure of virus transmission -- by 24 per cent in less than a month, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet journal.
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Is India At Early Stages Of Second Wave Of Coronavirus?
The latest COVID-19 trends over the last 10 days are worrying. Not only at the all-India level, but 10 of the 20 bigger states in India are showing signs of a second surge. The graphs here show in a simple form the clear upward trend in daily new cases, the rising positivity rate (which is particularly worrying in the context of the increasing numb...
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Instagram Founders Launch Website to Track Rate of COVID-19 Infections
RT.live tracks the effective reproduction rate (Rt) of coronavirus separately for all the states, thereby giving an estimate of the number of people who get infected by a single infected person. “Values over 1.0 mean we should expect more cases in that area, values under 1.0 mean we should expect fewer,” says the website.
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World Population Day 2019: What Is The Importance Of Population Day?
World Population Day: The primary aim of this initiative is to increase awareness about reproductive health problems among the people. This is due to the fact that a large number of pregnant women succumb to poor reproductive health.
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Births In Japan Expected To Fall Below Million For First Time This Year
The number of births in Japan is likely to fall below a million this year for the first time since data became available in 1899, the government said on Thursday, reflecting a fast-ageing society and the high cost of child care.
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Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Dengue Fever Epidemic
Scientists have developed a new mathematical model that could predict the spread of dengue fever in urban areas and may help contain the deadly disease.
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South Korea Breaks Record For World's Lowest Fertility Rate, Again
The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier.
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Obesity In Women: Understanding Dangers Of Excess Fat In Women And How To Maintain Healthy Weight
Excess weight has a negative impact on nearly every facet of health and in women this can impact reproductive and pulmonary function to cognition and mood. Obesity in women raises the risk of a number of severe and fatal illnesses.
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India's Covid R-Value Below 1, Scientists Say Spread Has Slowed Down
The R-value, or reproductive number, for COVID-19 in India dropped from 1.17 in August-end to 0.92 in mid-September, indicating that the spread of the infection across the country has slowed down, according to researchers.
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Having Trouble With PCOS? Try These Simple Lifestyle Changes
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a common and rising health problem amongst young women.
-
Ban On Public Events Can Bring Down Covid Transmission Rate By 24%: Study
Ban on public events can bring down the COVID-19 reproduction number (R) number -- a key measure of virus transmission -- by 24 per cent in less than a month, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet journal.
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Is India At Early Stages Of Second Wave Of Coronavirus?
The latest COVID-19 trends over the last 10 days are worrying. Not only at the all-India level, but 10 of the 20 bigger states in India are showing signs of a second surge. The graphs here show in a simple form the clear upward trend in daily new cases, the rising positivity rate (which is particularly worrying in the context of the increasing numb...
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Instagram Founders Launch Website to Track Rate of COVID-19 Infections
RT.live tracks the effective reproduction rate (Rt) of coronavirus separately for all the states, thereby giving an estimate of the number of people who get infected by a single infected person. “Values over 1.0 mean we should expect more cases in that area, values under 1.0 mean we should expect fewer,” says the website.
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World Population Day 2019: What Is The Importance Of Population Day?
World Population Day: The primary aim of this initiative is to increase awareness about reproductive health problems among the people. This is due to the fact that a large number of pregnant women succumb to poor reproductive health.
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Births In Japan Expected To Fall Below Million For First Time This Year
The number of births in Japan is likely to fall below a million this year for the first time since data became available in 1899, the government said on Thursday, reflecting a fast-ageing society and the high cost of child care.
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Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Dengue Fever Epidemic
Scientists have developed a new mathematical model that could predict the spread of dengue fever in urban areas and may help contain the deadly disease.
