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Mukteshwari "Mukti" Bosco receives 2022 Roux Prize
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seattle (Washington) [US], July 18 (ANI/PR Newswire): The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington today announced Mukteshwari "Mukti" Bosco, CEO and Founder of Healing Fields Foundation, is the recipient of the 2022 Roux Prize, the world's largest a
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Philippines logs 2,560 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,560 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,733,101.
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Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses spike in seasonal diseases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Amid a surge in seasonal diseases in Afghanistan over the last three weeks, doctors urged citizens to take precautionary measures and prevent infections like cholera and diarrhea.
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Cholera-like disease takes over 15 lives in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 (ANI): More than 600 people were found infected and around 15 people died in a recent cholera-like outbreak in Afghanistan.
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'Step therapy' effective strategy for diabetic eye disease: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Clinical trial results suggest that a step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular oedema start with a less expensive medicine and switch to a more expensive medicine if the vision does not improve sufficiently, gives results similar to starting off
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Global condom market size to grow by USD 3.70 billion by 2025: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 16 (ANI): Supported by strong awareness among the masses about sexually transmitted diseases, the global market size for condoms is expected to grow by USD 3.70 billion by 2025, according to a report by global technology research and advisory firm Technavio. The segmen
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Women can lower their rate of illness with improved diet, suggests study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): New research from the University of Georgia suggests the higher rates of illness among women can be improved by a better diet, one that is high in pigmented carotenoids such as yams, kale, spinach, watermelon, bell peppers, tomatoes, oranges and carrots.
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Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): After India reported its first case of monkeypox, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday said the infectivity of the viral disease is less but it can be fatal for children.
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Increasing cases of ailments in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 15 (ANI): The residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have expressed concerns over increasing ailments like hepatitis, typhoid, and other abdominal diseases due to the uneven climate.
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South Korea reports 38,882 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 38,882 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,680,142, the health authorities said Friday.
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Health Ministry issues guidelines for the management of Monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday releases guidelines for the management of Monkeypox disease.
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Study: Whole blood transfusion may be used as disease-modifying treatment
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], July 15 (ANI): According to a recent study from UTHealth Houston, the complete exchange of blood may be a novel, disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease. This treatment successfully reduced the development of amyloid plaque in mice's brains.
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