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Chemoports can be a boon for cancer patients during pandemic times
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The pandemic has put a renewed focus on the wellbeing of patients who are suffering from life-threatening ailments and diseases and need to seek their regular course of treatment at hospitals. In such circumstances, cancer patients are
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World Cancer Day 2022: Understanding the role of Vitamin D in cancer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 to highlight and spread awareness about one of the most-deadliest diseases, which unfortunately can also be genetic - Cancer.
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Urgently address gaps in cancer care: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting the increasing burden of cancer despite 30 per cent to 50 per cent of the cases being preventable, the World Health Organization today called on countries in South-East Asia Region to prioritize measures to reduce risk, detect and diagnose early an
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Study finds malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood
Updated : 4 years, 4 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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Global Leaders Unite to pledge commitments to ending Neglected Tropical Di
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ahead of the World NTD Day on January 30, global leaders convened today to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the London Declaration and kick off endorsements to the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) - a high-level politi
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Study finds social isolation, loneliness increases heart disease risk in o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], February 3 (ANI): A new study has found that there is an almost 27 per cent increase in heart disease risk in postmenopausal women who experience both high levels of social isolation and loneliness.
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Travel groups ask Biden to end COVID-19 testing for vaccinated US-bound pa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A coalition of travel and aviation organizations in a letter urged the Biden administration to terminate the pre-departure testing requirement for US-bound travellers that are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease.
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Delhi HC expresses displeasure over no treatment provided to children suff
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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Scientists develop novel magnetic seeds to heat and kill cancer
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [England], February 2 (ANI): Every day brings in new solutions and ways of treating deadly diseases. One of the deadliest diseases, undoubtedly is cancer. Now, scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain t
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Study develops new method to improve accuracy of disease diagnosis
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Texas [US], February 2 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a statistical framework to assess the performance of a diagnostic test with multiple observers.
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Researchers discover key growth factor protein, effective in protection ag
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New York [US], February 1 (ANI): Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of one's digestive tract. A recent discovery by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has said that a growth factor protein produced by rare immune
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Study finds high protein diet might harm polar bears
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A recent study has found that a high protein diet may be linked to kidney disease and shortened lifespans in polar bears kept in zoos.
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