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New study links sense of smell with pneumonia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): A team of Michigan State University researchers found that poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults. An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladie
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International Nurses Day: Nurses putting their heart, soul into fight agai
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): As the country continues to grapple with surge in coronavirus cases, healthcare warriors including nurses are working selflessly and putting long hours of duty. Nurses have a critical role in the efforts to curb the disease.
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Incarceration and COVID-19 racial disparities
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): A new study finds that jails function as disease multipliers that affect public health and disproportionate policing of marginalised communities may explain a large proportion of COVID-19 disparities.
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Philippines logs 6,846 new COVID-19 cases, total surges to 1,108,826
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday 6,846 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,108,826.
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Brazil reports 1,024 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Sunday 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Chinese scientists discussed weaponising SARS coronaviruses 5 years befor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): A document written by Chinese scientists and health officials before the pandemic in 2015 states that SARS coronaviruses were a "new era of genetic weapons" that could be "artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponised and unleash
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Giving demonstration on camera, BJP MLA in UP recommends drinking cow urin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Balia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 9 (ANI): As Covid-19 cases continue to surge across India, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Uttar Pradesh has claimed that drinking cow urine 'gaumutra' has protected him from coronavirus and also called on people to drink the same to defeat the dead
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Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eaters: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI): Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by smoking and alcohol consumption, according to a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at week's Euro
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Puducherry imposes 14-day lockdown from May 10 amid COVID spike
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Puducherry [India], May 9 (ANI): In wake of rising cases of COVID-19, Puducherry on Saturday announced a complete lockdown to contain the spread of the viral disease in the Union Territory.
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Study highlights mathematical model predicting disease spread patterns
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): In a new paper, a team of environmental engineers presented their results: a model that predicts where the disease will spread from an outbreak, in what patterns and how quickly.
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Here's how moderate alcohol intake may help heart by calming stress signal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): Moderate alcohol intake -- defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day -- has been associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease when compared with individuals who abstain from drinking or partake in excessiv
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SC passes slew of measures to decongest prisons in wake of COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 infection across prisons in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday, in its order, passed a slew of measures and directions to decongest them and prevent the spread of the disease.
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