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Over 27% of construction workers suffer from liver ailments iin Karnataka: Report

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Over 27% of construction workers suffer from liver ailments iin Karnataka: Report
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Hubballi Nearly 27.7 per cent of the 24 lakh construction labourers screened by the Labour department in the last two years have liver-related ailments, and another 27.1 per cent are suffering from hypertension. Over 3.34 lakh (13.7 per cent) are diabetic.While doctors say that hypertension and diabetes among construction labourers are almost on a par with the general population, they are concerned about the higher number of labourers suffering from liver ailments. Doctors fear that the higher n

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