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Russians take to yoga to beat the stress
YogaYekatarinburg (Russia), May 15: As the growth story of Russia's burgeoning economy continues, Russians have actively taken to yoga to beat the stress of their cosmopolitan and fast...
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Rising immigrants in Russia leading to increase in bed bugs
Moscow, June 20 - Bed bugs have been making life difficult for people in the Russian capital and figures from the country's official health watchdog show the population of the blood-sucking insect has...
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Alcohol consumption in Russia is double WHO limit
Moscow, Nov 12 : Per capita alcohol consumption in Russia is twice the critical limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), an official said Friday.The present consumption is currently about 18...
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Over 550,000 Russians living with HIV
Moscow, Nov 30 : There are 568,217 people in Russia living with HIV, official statistics show.On the eve of the World AIDS Day - Dec 1 - Russia's health ministry Tuesday said the number of HIV-positive...
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WHO asks Russia to ensure scary pictures on cigarette packs
Moscow, Feb 16 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suggested to Russia to put frightening images on cigarette packs, to illustrate the consequences of smoking on human health.WHO's spokesman in...
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Russia to introduce drug tests for students
Moscow, Feb 16 : Russia may introduce mandatory drug tests for students, including schoolchildren, this year, an official said Wednesday.The issue of students' drug testing was raised in September 2009...
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WHO panel sees potential link between cell phones, brain cancer
Moscow, June 1 : An expert panel by the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a potential link between the use of mobile phones and brain cancer, the organisation said in a statement on its...
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Russia ready to lift EU vegetable import ban
Moscow, July 25 - Russia is ready to completely lift a ban on import of vegetables from Europe if there are no further cases of E. coli infections, a top official said.Russia introduced the vegetable...
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Mexican beauty rips pageant organisers over weight issue
Monterrey (Mexico), Aug 3 : Cynthia de la Vega, who finished second in a beauty contest that makes her eligible to represent her country at the 2011 Miss World pageant, said she was "in total...
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Russia to ban hookah smoking in public
Moscow, Nov 10 - Russian lawmakers have submitted a bill seeking a ban on hookah smoking in public places. The concentration of harmful substances in hookah smoke is considered a hundred times higher...
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Russia witnesses 10 percent rise in HIV cases in 2011
Moscow, Dec 1 - Russia has witnessed a rise in the number of HIV cases in 2011 in comparison to the cases recorded during corresponding period last year.Russia registered 48,363 new cases of HIV...
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Number of disabled kids rises in Moscow
Moscow, Dec 21 - The number of children with disabilities has been increasing in Moscow by one thousand every year, a social care official said."There are currently 28,700 disabled children in the...
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Alcohol consumption drops in Russia
Moscow, Dec 29 : Russia has seen a fall in alcohol sales over the past two years from 18 liters to 15 liters per capita a year, a minister said.In an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily...
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Russia tests HIV vaccine
Moscow, Feb 6 - Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said Monday.The State Research Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor,...
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One in five Russian teenagers is depressed
Moscow, Feb 14 - About 20 percent of teenagers in Russia suffer from depression compared to the Western European average of five percent, the Unicef has said.Alcohol and drug addiction are both...
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Five percent rise in Russia's HIV cases
Moscow, March 12 : Russia witnessed a five percent rise in HIV cases in 2011 compared to the previous year, a top medical official said Monday.According to the country's chief sanitary doctor, about...
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Man dies after eating heroin-filled cigarettes
Moscow, May 15 - A man detained at a Moscow railway station died after eating a pack of cigarettes stuffed with heroin, police said.Police detained the man, who was waiting on a train, when he appeared...
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Don't teach maths or physics to kids on Thursdays
Moscow, June 29 - Schools should not teach difficult subjects like mathematics and physics to children on Thursdays because it was "the hardest day of the week", Russia's chief sanitary doctor has said...
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Russians support higher age for buying booze
Moscow, March 27 - About three-quarters of Russians support raising the minimum legal age for buying alcohol to 21 from the current 18, according to a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center...
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Liquor production in Russia drops 23 percent
Moscow, May 25 - Production of vodka and other spirits in Russia dropped 23.3 percent in the first four months of 2013 year-on-year to 5.7 million decaliters, a report said.The Federal Statistics...
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