0405 GMT February 21, 2019
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Specks of calcium in the heart's artery walls could signal early risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly in men from South Asian countries, including India, and may help develop treatment methods, researchers say.
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Environmental data released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency at the weekend revealed 451,000 kilos of methane were sent into the atmosphere from the rotting garbage at Easter Langlee, 27 percent more than in 2016, when it was 356,000 kilos, and more than twice the level of 2011 when the figure was 197,000 kilos.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder of serving UK’s Army personnel and military veterans has increased in the last 10 years, a new study suggested.
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Obesity affects 18.9 percent of Brazilians living in cities while 54 percent of this population is overweight, according to Health Ministry data published.
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Calcium deficiency, or hypocalcemia, symptoms are triggered by low calcium levels in the body. Symptoms are unlikely to appear in the early stages, but become more likely the longer you have a deficiency. Watch out for these five symptoms of the condition.
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Men with highly physical jobs appear to have a significantly higher risk of early death compared with men who have largely inactive jobs, suggested a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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New research demonstrates that there are microplastics in the stomachs of nearly 75 percent of mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic, a finding that highlights the potential of microplastics to be spread throughout the ocean.
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Estimates show 61 percent of under-18s live in areas where nitrogen dioxide exceeded legal limits in the UK in 2015.
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Large amounts of the ‘happy hormone’ dopamine — responsible for pleasurable feelings, as well as other functions — could be responsible for our brain power, a new study found.
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A review of 11 studies from Australia, Europe and the US found that patients with atrial fibrillation have higher levels of thyroid hormone.
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Contrary to public perception and many media accounts, women and men report similar levels of work-family conflicts, both in the form of work interfering with family and family interfering with work, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Researchers found pyrimethamine, a drug to treat malaria, safely and effectively lowers levels of a biomarker linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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Iran’s hard-fought mission to recoup its oil market share in the West is almost complete after exports in May came within a whisker of pre-sanction levels.
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A new study has found the time period around retirement may widen the socio-economic inequalities regarding stress and overall health in individuals.
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Your cat is a repository for chemicals in your home. As scientists suspected, tests show harmful chemicals can accumulate in the blood of healthy cats.
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