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Chile's COVID-19 cases climb to 629,176, deaths reach 16,913
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile registered 3,685 cases of the novel coronavirus infection and 97 deaths from the disease in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said Thursday.
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As bird mortality increases, more States step up vigil to curb spread of a
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): In the wake of mortality of poultry, crows, migratory birds reported from the states of Kerala, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh, the Centre held a meeting with the states to understand the status of the outbreak of avian influen
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Finland extends entry ban over COVID-19 to February 9
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland has extended its restrictions on entry from various countries, including Russia, until February 9, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, the country's interior ministry said Thursday.
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Gut disease linked to brain injury in premature infants: Study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): Physicians have long known that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially lethal inflammatory condition that destroys a premature infant's intestinal lining, is often connected to the development of severe brain injury in those infants who survive. H
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A new approach to study autoimmune diseases
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Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): A team of researchers led by the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Diabetes Center's Scientific Director Decio L. Eizirik, MD, PhD, has found that identifying new treatments for autoimmune diseases requires studying together the immune system AND target
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Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by breast cancer chemoth
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], January 6 (ANI): New research shows statins, a drug commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, may also protect the heart from damaging side-effects of early breast cancer treatment.
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Centre rushes high-level team to Kerala to help combat COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Union Government has deployed a high-level central team headed by Dr S K Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to Kerala, to help the state combat the pandemic, the Government of India said on Wednesday.
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Brown fat may protect against chronic diseases: Study
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New York [US], January 6 (ANI): A study of 50,000 people conducted by Rockefeller University finds that brown fat in human body may protect against numerous chronic diseases.
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Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Considering the possibility of spread of avian influenza virus or bird flu to humans and other domesticated animals and birds, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possibl
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Bird flu: Madhya Pradesh temporarily bans poultry import from Kerala, othe
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): In the wake of an outbreak of bird flu in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Wednesday held an emergency meeting at his residence with senior officials and decided to stop poultry business and trade of other birds with ce
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Georgia reports 1,800 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 233,879, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.
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Services activity, new business expand at slower rates in Dec: IHS Markit
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New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): India's service sector continued to recover from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced contractions seen through most of 2020 with output and new business rising for the third straight month in December, according to the latest IHS Markit Service
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