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Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of heart attack, death in patients
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): According to a new study, drinking up to 105 grams of alcohol per week - equivalent to 13 UK units of alcohol, less than six pints of medium-strength beer or just over a bottle of wine - may be associated with a decreased risk of heart attack, stroke, angina o
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Machine learning for cardiovascular disease improves when social, environm
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Machine learning can accurately predict cardiovascular disease and guide treatment but models that incorporate social determinants of health better capture risk and outcomes for diverse groups, a new study suggested.
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Cancer treatment outcomes can be accessed by studying DNA tags
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center believe that studying tags, or modifications to cell-free DNA (cfDNA), might lead to a better understanding of how to assess, and possibly modulate, treatment approaches for cancer and other diseas
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HC seeks fresh status report from Delhi civic bodies on preventative measu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked civic agencies to file a fresh status report on the steps taken to control vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya keeping in view the ongoing monsoon season in the national capital.
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COVID-19 vaccination gives 97.4 pc protection from coronavirus infection
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The COVID-19 vaccination provides protection at a rate of 97.4 per cent against coronavirus infection, said a study conducted by Apollo Hospital Group to investigate the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the symptomatic-vaccinated healthcare workers (
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Maharashtra floods: Rajesh Tope instructs officials to initiate measures f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday reviewed the ongoing efforts to provide medical services to the people in the flood-hit areas of the state, and instructed them to prevent diseases caused by contaminated water.
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200-300 pc increase in patients with Parkinson's disease likely by 2030, s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the state needs to initiate measures to mitigate the rise in Parkinson's disease which is expected to rise 200-300 per cent by 2030.
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Karnataka Health officials on high alert in flood-hit regions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 23 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar on Friday instructed health officials to take all precautions to prevent the outbreak of any disease in the flood-hit regions of the state.
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Researchers develop new cell-analysis technique to fight tuberculosis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 23 (ANI): During a new study, researchers paved the way for new vaccine strategies against tuberculosis, and provided insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the world by analyzing how individual immune cells react to the bacterium that causes this deadly
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Child with rare disease dies, Kerala HC asks state govt about Rs 16.5 cror
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state government to inform about Rs 16.5 crore collected through crowdfunding for the treatment of a child who died of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) recently.
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India's 1st Bird Flu death: NCDC conducts contact tracing, says none of cl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): After the first bird flu death in the country reported from Delhi, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a report stating that none of the close contacts of the deceased have so far displayed any symptom of the disease.
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Delta variant makes up 83 pc of COVID cases in US: CDC director
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The highly contagious delta variant, a strain of COVID-19 first detected in India, now makes up approximately 83 per cent of coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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