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COVID-19 positive pregnant women need immediate medical attention: ICMR st
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): SARS-CoV-2 can infect a higher proportion of pregnant women and the infected women need immediate medical attention, said a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It was the first study released by ICMR on adverse outcomes of severe COV
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Wendy Williams tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Renowned TV host Wendy Williams has contracted COVID-19.
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Blood enzyme activity level may indicate which breast cancers are slow-gro
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers with the SWOG Cancer Research Network have found that patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who have low activity levels of the enzyme sTK1 in their blood serum at the start of anti-estrogen treatment live longer and
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Kerala-based startup comes up with genome-based technology to predict crit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 15 (ANI): A Kerala-based startup has come up with genome-based technology that uses saliva to analyse a person's genetic disposition to predict critical diseases, to which an individual is prone to, thereby preventing it through precision medici
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Future risk of ALS linked to blood lipoprotein levels
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): The findings of a large epidemiology study published recently suggests that some blood lipid biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease risk are also associated with a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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COVID vaccination is our shield, protection, effort to ultimately extingui
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): As India crossed the landmark of administering over 75 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday, Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul said that vaccine is a shield against the disease and is also the union government's effort to contain and ultimatel
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Study finds eye conditions linked to heightened risk of dementia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], September 14 (ANI): A new research has suggested age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye disease are linked to an increased risk of dementia.
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Malayalam actor Rizabawa dies at 55
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 14 (ANI): Malayalam actor and dubbing artist Rizabawa (55) passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Kochi as he was undergoing treatment for kidney disease.
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Sustained efforts needed to control vector-borne diseases, says Union Heal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Union Secretary Health Rajesh Bhushan on Monday wrote to all states and union territories (UTs) emphasising the acceleration of activities for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases such as Dengue and calling for sustained efforts to reduce the
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Researchers observe standing may help with insulin sensitivity
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Turku [Finland], September 13 (ANI): In a Finnish collaborative study of Turku PET Centre and UKK institute, the researchers noticed that standing is associated with better insulin sensitivity. Increasing the daily standing time may therefore help prevent chronic diseases.
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Thalassemia Awareness Campaign by Kanav Dewan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): We are living in much reformed and better India now, which is clear from the evidence where young students like Kanav Dewan, a student of Modern School Barakhamba road, have taken up the charge to spread awareness about much common but less spo
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Karnataka: Kalaburagi district administration initiates anti-mosquito fogg
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], September 12 (ANI): Amid the outbreak of Dengue cases in Karnataka's Kalaburagi, the district administration has started anti-mosquito fogging to curb the spread of the disease.
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