Employee depression costs employers, study
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Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report.
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Even third-hand smoke can pose cancer risk
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A new study has shown that the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished could prove to be a potential health hazard.
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Healthy liver, healthy body
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Liver is one of the largest and vital organs of the human body. It helps detoxify our body by breaking down harmful chemicals, metabolic waste, drugs and regulates digestion, metabolism, storage...
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A brain area that fears losing money...
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Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology and their colleagues have identified the brain area responsible for fear of losing money.
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Alzheimerâs drug shows promise for Huntington's
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A pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, has been found to improve mental abilities in some patients with Huntington's disease, says study.
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Depressed people âfeel gray, not blue'
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Depressed people are most likely to use a shade of gray to represent their mental state, concludes a new study.
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Tell the world you have given up smoking
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Let your family and friends know that you are trying to quit smoking as it can help you achieve success, reveals a new study.
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Relief for dry eyes
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Do your eyes feel tight and dry every now and then? Then you just might be suffering from the dry eye syndrome.
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Family meals cut childhood obesity risks
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Household routines like eating dinner together as a family, getting adequate sleep and limiting TV viewing time appear to lower obesity risks in children, says study.
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HRT raises asthma risk post menopause
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A new study has revealed that oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may put menopausal women at increased asthma risk.
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Mom, here are tips to make labour easy
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Gisele Bundchen recently claimed that her childbirth was âalmost painlessâ. It can be the same for you too. Experts tell you how...
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Soft drinks increase cancer risk
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Consuming sugary soft drinks can dramatically increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new research has suggested.
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Gene linked to ageing identified
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An international team of scientists has identified certain genetic variants that appear to cause biological ageing in humans.
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Daily pill may help cure osteoporosis
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A once-a-day pill helped completely rebuild bone in rodents with severe osteoporosis, a finding that could lead to a new class of drugs to treat the brittle-bone disease in humans, U.S. researchers said.
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Women with gout prone to heart attacks
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Women with gout are more likely to have a heart attack than their male counterparts with the disease, say experts.
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