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Amid COVID-19 crisis, Kerala steps up efforts to cope with southwest monso
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): With the southwest monsoon expected to arrive in Kerala by the first week of June, the state's public health machinery has stepped up efforts to cope with the seasonal incidence of communicable diseases, amidst COVID-19 containment.
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ICMR to conduct study on effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct a study by next week, to identify the effectiveness of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry officials said on Friday.
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Various govt departments to work with ICMR to develop coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 31 (ANI): The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Biotechnology will work with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to further the agenda of the development of a vaccine for coronavirus, said R G
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ADB approves another $2 million to help Asia Pacific tackle coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feb 26 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a further two million dollars to help developing countries in Asia and the Pacific contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and improve resilience to this and other communicable diseases.
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V-P Naidu felicitates three Padma awardees from Telangana
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday felicitated three Padma awardees from Telangana--badminton player PV Sindhu, innovative farmer Chintala Venkat Reddy and well known Sanskrit and Telugu poet Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam--at a function h
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Global healthcare leaders stress on multi-stakeholder engagement, AI-based
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): With India emerging as a major economic power, set to enjoy the demographic dividend in the long term, global healthcare leaders rang the alarm bells on the rising lifestyle-led non-communicable diseases like diabetes, anemia, hyperte
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Man who returned from China tested negative for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): A 28-year-old man, resident of Mohali, who have been admitted to the Communicable Diseases Ward (Isolation ward) has tested negative for coronavirus.
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Illicit opioid users at higher mortality risk due to various causes, revea
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 26 (ANI): People hooked on to illicit opioids are not only at the risk of dying from a drug overdose but also face increased chances of death from communicable and non-communicable diseases, injuries and suicide.
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Vice President calls for dedicating next decade to make India healthier
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajahmundry [Andhra Pradesh], Dec 26 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday stressed the need to dedicate the next decade from 2020 to 2030 to make India healthier by promoting a healthy lifestyle, improving healthcare facilities and making healthcare affordable and accessible to
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Obesity associated with higher risks to develop gum disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): Obesity can be associated with a number of health issues including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder disease, and gallstones. Researchers have explored how the most common non-communicable diseases, obesity, and gum might be
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Study explores relationship between obesity and gum disease
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Dec 04 (ANI): A new study explores how the most common non-communicable diseases, Obesity and gum (periodontal) might be related to each other. It also highlights the effect of obesity on non-surgical periodontal care.
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India's health system confronted with many challenges: NITI Aayog CEO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday said that India's health system is confronted with many challenges such as the rising burden of non-communicable diseases, little standardization and no interoperability.
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