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New Algorithm Analyses Tongue To Predict Diabetes, Stroke With 98% Accuracy

August 13, 2024 admin

The colour, shape, thickness of the tongue can reveal a litany of health conditions. (Representational) New Delhi: Researchers have developed a novel computer algorithm that can predict various diseases like diabetes or stroke, just by analysing the colour of the human tongue with 98 per cent accuracy. The imaging system developed by Middle Technical University…

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US Woman Jailed For Killing Her Daughter, 4, By Feeding Her Diet Of Mountain Dew

May 26, 2024 admin

Many of the girl’s teeth had rotten away at the time of her death, the court heard. A woman in the US was sentenced on Friday to at least nine years in prison for manslaughter after she fed her diabetic daughter a diet consisting mainly of Mountain Dew. According to the New York Post, her 4-year-old…

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On Hottest Days, Hospitalisation Risk Doubled For Sugar, BP Patients: Study

May 22, 2024 admin

On the hottest days, risk of hospitalisation for people with metabolic disorders nearly doubled. New Delhi: On the hottest days, risk of hospitalisation for people with metabolic disorders such as those of sugar and blood pressure, and obesity, almost doubled as compared to days recording comfortable temperatures, a new study has found. The research analysing…

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30-year study links ultra-processed food to higher risk of early death

May 11, 2024 admin

Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly higher risk of death, with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood based products, sugary drinks, dairy based desserts, and highly processed breakfast foods showing the strongest associations, finds a 30-year U.S. observational study. The results were published in the journal The BMJ. The researchers say not all…

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