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Celebrate 'Blue Diwali' to spread awareness about diabetes: Health experts
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): As Diwali falls on World Diabetes Day on November 14 this year, after a gap of 20 years, health experts have come together to celebrate "Blue Diwali" to spread awareness about the disease, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study reveals COVID-19 infection rates low in people with rheumatic diseas
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study shows that the COVID-19 infection incidence has been low in people with rheumatic diseases, and most of those infected experience a mild course of illness. Additionally, fatalities have been low among rheumatic disease patients infected with COV
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New study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks li
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease might actually have NIID instead.
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Immunotherapy may work better in stomach cancer when combined with chemoth
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): Immunotherapy for stomach cancer may work better if the therapy is delivered earlier in the course of the disease and in combination with standard chemotherapy, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons s
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Hyderabad witnesses rise in water-borne diseases due to recent floods
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 6 (ANI): There has been an increase in the number of water-borne diseases in Hyderabad due to the recent floods, said Dr. Shankar, Superintendent, Fever Hospital.
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Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI): A study conducted by an international team of researchers with FAPESP's support shows that infection by chikungunya virus can produce even more severe manifestations than the typical symptoms of the disease, such as acute fever, headache, rash, and intense
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Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, said she had contracted the asymptomatic form of the novel coronavirus disease.
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UK lawmakers vote in favour of month-long nationwide COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom's House of Commons have voted overwhelmingly to approve the government's plan to introduce a four-week nationwide lockdown in England in order to curb the coronavirus disease.
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Study uncovers subset of COVID-19 patients who recover quickly and sustain
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital examined blood samples and cells from patients who had recovered from mild to moderate COVID-19 and found that while antibodies against the virus declined in most individuals after disease r
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COVID positive people in US allowed to vote in-person at polling stations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 4 (ANI): Voters in the US who are infected with the novel coronavirus are allowed to cast their vote in-person in the 2020 presidential election, as long as they take measures to protect workers at polling stations, according to US Centers for Disease Prevention
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Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to make wearing face mask mandatory in publ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 3 (ANI): The Rajasthan assembly on Monday passed a bill making the wearing of face masks mandatory at public places in view of COVID-19 in the state.
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Study reveals abnormal blood pressure levels while sleeping increase risk
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): People who experience high blood pressure while sleeping are more likely to experience future cardiovascular disease especially heart failure, even when their daytime blood pressure is within normal ranges, according to new research.
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