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Sleep deprivation makes us less happy, more anxious: Study
New York: Lack of sleep not only makes us tired, but can also affect our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, according to a study.
The study, published in the journal…
Skin & hair specialist Dr. Raj Mishra holds free health camp at Sambalpur village
Bhubaneswar: Renowned skin and hair specialist of Sambalpur, Dr. Raj Mishra, volunteered for a free skin and hair community consultation programme at Kainsir village in the Western Odisha district recently.
The main objective of this…
1 in 3 new mothers suffer lasting health problems after childbirth: Lancet
Geneva: More than a third of women worldwide are likely to experience a long-term health problem such as depression, low back pain, among others, caused by childbirth, according to a new study published on Friday in The Lancet Global…
Family planning: 2 new contraceptives launched in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department has launched two more contraceptives to expand the basket of choices for women as part of the family planning programme in Odisha.
The H&FW department launched the two…
Menstrual cycle before age 13 may up diabetes, stroke risk by 60s: Study
New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Girls who start their menstrual cycles early at a young age -- before the age of 13 -- could be at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and stroke in midlife, finds a research.
Starting periods…
Odisha to ramp up Covid testing in the wake of pneumonia outbreak in China
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to ramp up Covid testing in the state amid reports of pneumonia outbreak in China.
The recent surge in Covid cases in several countries across the Globe including the US, the UK, France,…
Good news for female health workers! Odisha govt to restructure cadre with revision of pay
Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to restructure and revise the pay structure of Odisha Multipurpose Health Worker (Female) service cadre of Health and Family Welfare Department in view of increase in patient load in government…
Odisha: Capital Hospital to be shifted to Patia!
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is mulling to shift Capital Hospital to Chandrasekharpur-Patia area in the city here.
The General Administration department may provide 35 acres of land in Chandrasekharpur-Patia-Gadakan area for the…
Odisha: Modular OT Complex inaugurated at Capital Hospital
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated a Modular Operation Theatre Complex at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research & Capital Hospital in the city here.
Inaugurating the Modular OT…
Your coronary calcium scores too can predict risk for heart disease
New York: While high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking are well known heart disease risks, not everyone who has a heart attack has them.
A new study finds that these patients had one thing in common: they all tended…