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Repeated seasonal vaccines provides better protection to kids against futu
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Children who have received years of season-specific flu vaccines, develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University. These anti-bodies also provide protection aga
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Study finds malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tanzania [East Africa], February 3 (ANI): Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Now, for the first time, a 22-year study in Tanzania has said that bed nets saved lives in the long run, whi
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Ensure admission of children from weaker sections, disadvantaged groups to
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking court direction for admission of children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups to every seat they are entitled to.
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PM CARES: 3,855 applications approved so far to support children who have
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): As many as 3,855 applications have been approved so far for PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost both parents to COVID, said the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Wednesday.
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Delhi HC expresses displeasure over no treatment provided to children suff
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over treatment not yet provided to the children suffering from the rare disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) despite the direction of the court. and directed to start the treatment immediately
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"What I am Today is because of Random Acts of Kindness from Strangers," sa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): Abbas Kazerooni, the Iranian-born best selling author of children's books On Two Feet and Wings and The Boy With Two Lives, while participating in a virtual session of The Universe Writes, said, "One of the themes of both my books are
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Germany announces USD 140 million to support UNICEF in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 2 (ANI): To help children and women in Afghanistan who are facing severe conditions due to humanitarian crisis and harsh winters, Germany Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation on Wednesday announced USD 140 million to support United Nations International Chil
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Pictorial warning on sodas can fight childhood obesity, says study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], February 2 (ANI): We often see warnings on cigarette packets, that cigarette smoking is injurious to health. What if the same is put on an innocent-looking soda bottle, filled with unhealthy levels of sugar? A recent study examines the same.
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for kid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 2 (ANI): The pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and BioNTech, are seeking Emergency Use Authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine for use in children between six months and four years of age.
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Social connectedness, sleep, physical activity contribute to better mental
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bethesda (Maryland) [US], February 1 (ANI): While the pandemic has affected everyone, physically and mentally, equally, it has had a permanent impact on young children and adolescents, who had to stay shut indoors and miss out on so much of school life. A recent study, however, has some good
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Three children killed after room ceiling at brick kiln collapses in Baghpa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 1 (ANI): Three children were killed after the ceiling of a room at a brick kiln fell on them in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, said the local administration.
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Pneumonia cases soaring, killing children in Afghanistan: UK-based NGO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 1 (ANI): UK-based international NGO "Save the Children" on Monday said that Pneumonia cases in Afghanistan are soaring, killing children who are unable to access healthcare facilities, Anadolu agency reported.
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