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Piyush Goyal says Centre working round-the-clock, PM Modi working 18-19 ho
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Noting that the union government is working round-the-clock to support states in COVID-19 management, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has been fighting battle against the disease without any discrimination and "politics sh
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Nearly one-fourth US population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): About one-fourth of the population in the United States has been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Chemical protecting nerve cells also slows down glaucoma: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 17 (ANI): Researchers at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine recently conducted a study on rats which suggested that the chemical which protects nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
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Cannabis use at young age might lead to heart disease
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guelph [Canada], April 17 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Guelph, smoking cannabis at a younger age may increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life.
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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 4.4 mln
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,408,245 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Rising COVID-19 cases putting huge strain on health system, need to go bac
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Noting that the country was seeing a "huge strain" on the health care system due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that there is a need to go back to all the strategies that were being followed six-seven
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Study finds strong link between red meat consumption, heart disease
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): An observational study in nearly 20,000 individuals has found that greater intake of red and processed meat is associated with worse heart function.
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COVID-19: 70 pc samples mostly from Chandigarh sent to NCDC for testing in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the country, 70 per cent of Covid-19 samples sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, in March had the UK variant of
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Georgia reports 1,077 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Friday reported 1,077 new COVID-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 293,321, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
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Philippines logs 10,726 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 915,000
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Manila [Philippines], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 10,726 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 914,971.
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Researchers find a new treatment for rare muscular disease
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], April 16 (ANI): University of Cincinnati researchers have found a newer, more effective treatment for the disease Pompe that could become the new standard of care for the rare condition.
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Good dental health may help prevent heart infection from mouth bacteria: S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Maintenance of good oral health is more important than the use of antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by bacteria around the teeth, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific stateme
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