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Study finds drug resistance to fight lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Columbia [US], October 20 (ANI): When a person is diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, one of the two primary types of lung cancer, there is a 70-80 per cent risk that cancer will acquire resistance to the initial medication therapy used to treat it after 14 months. If this occurs, the
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Researchers discover molecule in brain that boost body's ability to fight
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): Researchers at UVA Health have identified a brain chemical that coordinates the immune system's reactions to multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease, potentially enabling medical professionals to boost the body's capacity to combat these and other d
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Researchers find hospital readmission rate higher in women than men after
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 5 (ANI): Researchers discovered that the healthcare system provides good quality treatment for younger heart attack survivors in a new study of younger heart attack victims in Ontario, Canada; nevertheless, there are significant differences between men and women.
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South Korean government eases mask regulations at baseball stadiums
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 21 (ANI/Global Economic): As the number of new COVID-19 cases decreases, the government is actively considering easing distancing regulations. In addition to lifting the outdoor mask mandate, it is expected that lifting indoor masks for infants and children, th
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Mainland China reports first monkeypox case in Chongqing city
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chongqing [China], September 18 (ANI): Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.
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Zoonotic Langya virus found in China, 35 infected so far
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 9 (ANI): Zoonotic Langya virus has been found in China with 35 human infections reported so far, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said and noted that Taipei would establish a nucleic acid testing method to identify the virus and monitor its spread, media
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Government ready, alert against monkeypox, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns over monkeypox, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said the governmnet is ready and alert against the viral disease.
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87 pct of Americans should wear mask indoors or consider it: US CDC
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 60 per cent of people in the United States live in counties where they should be wearing a mask indoors in public spaces, U.S. News & World Report last week cited the COVID-19 community levels issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr
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Africa CDC calls for boosting surveillance, contact tracing against Monkey
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Monday recommended its members to boost surveillance and contact tracing efforts against Monkeypox disease.
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US may face more monkeypox cases before numbers go down
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States may see more cases of monkeypox before the numbers go down, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rochelle Walensky said on Friday.
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Study finds healthy lifestyle can balance high genetic risk for stroke
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): According to a recent study, persons who are genetically prone to stroke can cut their risk by up to 43 per cent by leading a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle.
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China reports 128 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 23 (ANI): Daily caseload has begun to go up in recent days in China. The country reported 128 locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, including 42 in Gansu and 35 in Guangxi, media reports said citing the National Health Commission.
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