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Colleen is a well-versed medical writer, who has written on various medical topics. She writes under her pen name contributing news to Medindia.
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Shift Workers More Prone to Heart Disease Risk
Working hours that deviate from natural body clock are linked to greater cardiovascular risk, stated a new study.
Smoking Cannabis Causes Vision Impairment
Smoking cannabis is linked to alteration of key visual functions including visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, three-dimensional vision (stereopsis), the ability to focus, and glare sensitivity.
COVID-19 in Combination With Stroke Doubles Death Risk
COVID-19 in combination with hemorrhagic stroke increases death risk up to 2.4 times, revealed a study.
Air Pollution Linked to Severity in COVID-19 Patients
Patients with asthma and COPD and live in areas with high levels of air pollution have an increased chance of hospitalization if they contract COVID-19.
Link Between Antipsychotic Drugs and COVID-19 Protection
Antipsychotic drugs could have a protective effect against SARS-CoV-2. Antipsychotics decrease the activation of genes involved in inflammatory pathways linked to COVID-19 severity.
