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Maharashtra Police reports 253 new Covid infections among its personnel
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] September 23 (ANI): As many as 253 personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID-19 while five of them succumbed to the infectious disease in the last 24 hours.
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During Trump's India visit there was no requirement of COVID-19 test: Mura
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): During US President Donal Trump's India visit in February this year there was no requirement of mandatory COVID-19 test for travellers from foreign countries as the disease was not given pandemic status at that time, said V Muraleedharan, Minister of St
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Parliament passes bill to amend Epidemic Diseases Act
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Parliament on late Monday passed the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, ensuring protection for healthcare workers.
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Rheumatoid arthritis associated with 23 pc increased risk of diabetes: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 21 (ANI): A new study shows that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 23 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and may indicate that both diseases are linked to the body's inflammatory response.
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Study finds vitamin D levels in blood can predict future health risks, dea
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): In ageing men, free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood can help in understanding and predicting the future health risks--suggest the findings of a recent study. The study also suggests the free, precursor form of vitamin D found circulating in the
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Researchers link hormones to lifetime risk for immunological diseases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Researchers from Michigan State University found that the differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns. The new study links connections between specific hormones present before and after birth with immune response and lifelong immun
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'Let's talk about dementia' on World Alzheimer's Day 2020
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): World Alzheimer's Day is observed on September 21 every year to raise the awareness about Alzheimer's and Dementia. This day is celebrated for generating awareness and due to the seriousness of this disease, it is celebrated for the whole month in some
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Study finds older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer's at risk of f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 19 (ANI): In older people without cognitive problems who experience a fall, the process of neurodegeneration that leads to Alzheimer's dementia already may have begun, as per the findings of a new study.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 9 am tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 9 am tomorrow on Saturday.
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Rajya Sabha passes the Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020
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New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha passed the Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020 on Saturday.
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Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill an attempt to encroach states' constituti
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020 is an attempt to encroach states' constitutionally assigned functioning, said Trinamool Congress (TMC), MP Derek O'Brien, on Saturday.
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Harsh Vardhan moves Epidemic Diseases, Amendment Bill, 2020 for considerat
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday.
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