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Whole-fat Dairy Products and Weight Gain

Children who consume full-fat dairy products do not show an increased risk of obesity or heart disease, according to an Edith Cowan University (ECU) research




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Can Alkaline Foods Fight Against Coronavirus?

Coronavirus pH varies from 5.5 to 8.5 is a myth, as the World Health Organization (WHO) hasn't released any data on the coronavirus' pH level. However,




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Natural Compound in Fruit Peels, Herbs Halts Damage and Spurs Neuronal Repair in Multiple Sclerosis

An active ingredient found in fruit peels and some herbs can halt and reduce further damage to neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS), reports a new study.




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Traditional Vegetable Diet can Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

Adding plenty of veggies to your pregnancy diet can reduce the risk of preterm birth. So, hurry up, Start following the traditional vegetable diet to deliver healthy full-term babies.




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Gut-to-circuit Helps Explain Sugar Cravings

In a rodent study, the brain region that responds solely to sugar, the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNST) has been discovered by scientists.




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Many Adolescents are Not Talking to Their Doctors and Parents About Sex

New study assesses the rate at which adolescents discuss sex with their parents and primary care providers, and the frequency at which they receive screening for sexually transmitted infections.




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Pelvic Exams may Not Help Diagnose STDs in Teenage Girls

Pelvic examination in adolescent girls does not help the physician's to diagnose certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In fact it narrows




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First Sexual Experience Impacts Risk of HIV, Violence for Women in Kenya

A study on teenage girls and young women in Kenya reveals that if the first sexual encounter is forced, such women are four times more likely to experience gender-based violence later in life.




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Environmental Toxins may Impair the Fertility of Future Generations

Exposure to environmental pollutants can cause modifications in brain development, which can affect sexual development and fertility for several generations, reveals a new study.




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Condoms and Vaccines to Prevent Human Papillomavirus

Among gay men, public health campaigns should highlight complementary role of both condoms and vaccines to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), according




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Concussions may Lead To Erectile Dysfunction In Retired NFL Players

Concussion symptoms, including loss of consciousness, disorientation, or nausea after a head injury, might lead to low testosterone and erectile dysfunction




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Alerting Patients to Their Risk of Gum Disease Improves Inflammation and Dental Hygiene, Says Study

Use of psychological techniques to communicate the risk of developing periodontal disease to patients improved their dental hygiene over a three month period.




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Respiratory Exposures in Dental Clinics May Up Occupational Lung Disease in Dentists

Frequent exposure to dangerous microscopic, airborne particulates, and gases during dental procedures may increase dental professionals' risk of developing




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Press Release: World Losing 2,000 Hectares of Irrigated Farmland to Salt-Induced Degradation Daily

Extensive costs of salt-damaged soils include $27 billion+ in lost crop value per year.





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Press Release: World’s First Solar Irrigation Cooperative Receives Award

Chief Minister of Gujarat, Smt Anandiben Patel awarded a certificate of appreciation to the Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali (DSUUSM).







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Air Pollution Ups Skin Problems by 30 Percent in Delhi

In the Delhi-NCR region, air pollution has caused 30 percent rise in skin-related problems and premature aging. Toxic high pollution in the Delhi-NCR




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Air Pollution Related to New Reasons of Hospital Admissions

Short-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) for the first time can result in hospitalization for septicemia (severe bloodstream infection),




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Watch Out: Extreme Environmental Conditions may Affect Your Brain

Too much exposure to severe environmental conditions may affect the human brain, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i.




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Cutting Air Pollution can Boost Health, Prevent Deaths

Air pollution kills millions of people day-by-day. Breathing dirty air also increases the global burden of asthma, respiratory diseases, heart diseases,




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Ischemic Stroke Risk High In Taiwan Due To Air Pollution

Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons in the air may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke development. Previous studies have demonstrated a link between




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Air Pollution May Up Death Risk after Heart Transplant

Living in highly polluted areas can put heart transplant recipients at a higher risk of developing infections, thereby leading to death. The findings




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New Methods To Track Air Pollution Discussed

Air pollution exposure threatens human health both outdoors and when polluted air infiltrates homes, offices, schools, and vehicles. Risk Analysis (SRA)




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Air Pollution Boosts Pregnancy Hypertension Risk

Traffic-related air pollution was found to increase a pregnant woman's risk for hypertension, stated new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP).




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Air Pollution Linked to Mental Health Problems

Depression and suicide risk was found to be associated with air pollution, showed a new analysis led by UCL. The first systematic review and meta-analysis




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Air Pollution Linked to Poor Bone Health

Excess exposure to air pollution is linked to poor bone health, according to a study done in India, performed by the CHAI Project, led by ISGlobal and published in iJama Network Open/i.




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Majority Consider Themselves More Environmentally Friendly Than Others, Says Study

People tend to overestimate their personal environmental engagement, revealed research from the University of Gothenburg. In a study with participants




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Major Cause Behind Delhi's Foul Air: Experts

People living in Delhi, please take note. Activities like construction, vehicle traffic, and domestic heating add significantly to the Delhi-National




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Being Exposed to Air Pollution at Age 1 may Trigger Structural Brain Changes Later

Breathing polluted air during early childhood can cause structural brain changes later at age 12, reports a new study. A new study suggests that significant




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Heart-stopping Impacts Of Air Pollution

Risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) increases several folds from short-term exposure to low concentrations of delicate particulate matter PM2.




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Study Says 70% of Americans Rarely Discuss the Environmental Impact of Their Food

More information on climate-friendly plant-based diets is needed among American consumers, revealed results from a national survey released today by the




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WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Say World Failing to Provide Children With a Climate Fit for Their Future

A landmark report released today by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world said no single country is adequately




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Fine Particle Air Pollution Linked to Poor Kidney Health

Exposure to higher levels of air pollution was associated with a higher level of albuminuria and higher risk for incident chronic kidney disease, reports a new study.




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Air Pollution can Put You at Risk of Dementia and Heart Disease

People continuously exposed to air pollution are at a higher risk of developing dementia and heart disease. However, the risk is even higher in people




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Air Pollution Linked to Coronavirus Death in Italy

There is a link between the high level of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lethality and the atmospheric pollution in Northern Italy, reports a new study.




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Insights Into Environmental Effects of Anti-Cancer Drugs

Chemotherapeutic drugs or antineoplastic agents used to treat various cancers enter the aquatic environment through human excretion and wastewater treatment facilities.




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Link Between Air Pollution and COVID-19 Identified

Regions with increased levels of nitrogen dioxide air pollution were found to significantly have more COVID-19 deaths than other regions, stated study




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Air Quality in the U.S. Dramatically Worse Than in Prior Years

Air quality in the U.S. is dramatically shrinking, leaving nearly 150 million people breathing unhealthy, heavily polluted air, according to the newly




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Air Pollution Linked to Cognitive Decline

People living in urban areas with increased air pollution levels were found to score less on memory and thinking tests and lose cognitive skills faster




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DailyMirror.lk: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka – the need for better research

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 10% of the global population, and leads to five to ten million deaths annually. Growing in importance is a distinctive form with unknown/uncertain etiology (CKDu), the cause of which remains unknown and is not linked to factors normally associated with CKD.



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StandardMedia: Smart solar pumps use big data to map water reservoirs

IWMI plans to use the data from Futurepump’s 4,000 pumps to calculate how much water is being extracted at any given time, which can help governments ensure it is used sustainably, with limits on extraction or a shift to less water-intensive crops.



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New York Times: Merchants of Thirst

Away from Nepal, in other water-impoverished megacities, authorities have proved that seemingly intractable shortages can be addressed, or at least somewhat allayed, while reining in private tankers.




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KrishiJagran.com: IRRI India, South Asia & Partners Deliberate on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chains

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in India, convened a multi-sectoral panel discussion on - “Creating Sustainable Value Chains for Transforming Food Systems” on 4 Feb 2020, at the National Agricultural Science Complex in Delhi.




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Myanmar Times: Upgrading aging irrigation system will be a win for farmers and govt

The Pyawt Ywar pump irrigation scheme, on which the project focused, was established in 2004 by Myanmar’s Irrigation and Water Utilisation Management Department. Designed to increase agricultural production and achieve food




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EnvirotecMagazine.com: Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says study

The energy embedded in wastewater, meanwhile, could provide electricity to 158 million households – roughly the number of households in the USA and Mexico combined.




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PV-Magazine: Solar will turn vicious water-energy-climate cycle into virtuous loop

The International Water Management Institute is promoting the Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience (SoLAR) initiative to expand the use of solar irrigation systems throughout Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.




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CSRWire: Wastewater Is a Source of Valuable Water, Energy and Nutrients: How Do We Recover It?

Smart water technologies continue to advance, but there is still more that needs to be done to develop net-zero energy and energy-positive technologies in the water and wastewater sector.