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CDC puts Canada in 'very high' risk category
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 11 (ANI): The world's second-largest country by total area, Canada, was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest-risk category for travel on Monday.
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Nearly one in five patients with heart disease use mental health drugs: St
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to a recent study.
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US: In first-of-its-kind, man with terminal heart disease gets transplant
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery, a 57-year-old Maryland man with terminal heart disease has received a genetically modified pig heart.
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Novavax, Serum Institute file for emergency use authorisation of Novavax'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaithersburg [US], January 10 (ANI): Novavax, a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, and Serum Institute of India (SII), on Monday, announced a regulatory submission to the South African Health Products Re
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Omicron is behaving very mildly and rarely affecting newborn babies, says
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Omicron is behaving very mildly and rarely affecting newborn babies, a senior doctor at Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, Saket said on Monday.
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'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' fame Dwayne Hickman dies at 87
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Dwayne Bernard Hickman, an actor, producer and TV director best known for his starring role in the 1950s and '60s sitcom 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' has died of complications related to Parkinson's disease on Sunday at the age of 87.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,028,508 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Study finds global dementia cases may triple by 2050 unless risk factors a
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): According to a new study, the number of adults, aged 40 or older, living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050.
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North China's Tianjin starts citywide nucleic acid testing amid spike in C
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tianjin [China], January 9 (ANI): Authorities at North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbours Beijing, have started a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people were tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, reported Xinhua.
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Risk of overactive bladder associated with medications for dementia: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Houston [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study by the University Of Houston College Of Pharmacy has evaluated the risk of overactive bladder (OAB) as a side effect of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) drugs taken for dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds exercise alters brain to protect ageing synapses
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], January 8 (ANI): A new research has found that when older adults stay physically active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhance the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition.
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Researchers find prominent drug to treat Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A recent clinical study has identified sildenafil, FDA-approved therapy for erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, as a promising drug candidate to treat Alzheimer's disease.
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