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Nepal battles 'Twindemic' as swine flu wreaks havoc amid rising Covid case
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 10 (ANI): Amid soaring COVID-19 infections in Nepal, numerous cases of H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu virus infection, have been reported from many places as health experts call for strict surveillance measures across the country.
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Indigenous vaccine for lumpy skin disease launched, big relief for livesto
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Providing relief to the livestock of the country, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday launched the indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVac to protect livestock from Lumpy skin disease.
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Afghanistan gripped by multiple disease outbreaks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing multiple disease outbreaks, including Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD), measles, Congo fever, dengue fever, and Covid-19, media reports said citing a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report.
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MedAlliance SELUTION SLR receives second FDA IDE approval
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): SELUTION SLR™, MedAlliance's novel sirolimus-eluting balloon, has received conditional FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to initiate its pivotal clinical trial for the treatment of occlusive disease of the superficial
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Frontier Biotechnologies announces positive phase 1 results of its first c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): Frontier Biotechnologies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and dissemination of innovative medicines that improve patient health, announced positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its drug candid
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Genetic testing is 'promising' for detecting hundreds of disease agents: S
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Based on the outcomes of a new study by the scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine by continuously sequencing many DNA strands found in patient samples, Next Generation Sequencing enables doctors to quickly and precisely identify a single pathogen from among hu
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Zoonotic Langya virus found in China, 35 infected so far
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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Vitamin D deficiency associated with chronic inflammation: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], August 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, providing an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk of or severity of chronic illnesses with an inflammatory component.
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Do you know premature menopause linked to higher risk of heart disease? Re
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 7 (ANI): Menopause before the age of 40 is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation, according to a study (ESC). The study included almost 1.4 million women, and the risk of atrial fibrillation and new-onset heart failure increase
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Study discovers drug for Alzheimer's disease without inflammatory side eff
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Daejeon [South Korea], August 4 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Aduhelm, a monoclonal antibody that targets amyloid beta (A), as the first Alzheimer's disease treatment (AD). Its impact on cognitive improvement, however, is controversial.
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Air pollution shows ill effects in children: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): New research has shown the ill effects of pollution exposure among children.
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Advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from the use of B v
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): Scientists have found that elevated blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine correlate strongly with the severity of an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. They also found vitamin B12 and folic acid could be used to prevent and/or del
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