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Iraq registers 4,576 daily new COVID-19 cases, 184,709 in total
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Aug 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi medics have registered a record rise in the number of daily registered cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - 4,576, and the confirmed case tally has topped 184,000, the country's Health Ministry said.
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27% of estimated 13.9 lakh cancer cases in 2020 due to tobacco use
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The number of cancer cases in the country in 2020 was estimated at 13.9 lakh of which about 27% was due to tobacco use, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Cen
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Kerala reports 1,758 new COVID-19 cases, 1,365 recoveries
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Kerala has reported 1,758 new active cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday while 1,365 patients under treatment in the State have recovered from the disease, Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Tuesday.
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Newer dimension emerging from recovered COVID-19 patients: NITI Aayog
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): There is a newer dimension emerging from the coronavirus disease in recovered COVID-19 patients that they tend to suffer from other health complications, stated a senior health ministry official.
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Testing key to COVID-19 containment: NITI Aayog
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Testing is the key to disease containment and reducing mortality and improving outcomes, NITI Aayog said on Tuesday.
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Eight teams from India, US receive awards to pursue cutting-edge research
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Eight binational teams consisting of researchers from India and the US have received awards to conduct cutting-edge research in pathogenesis and disease management of COVID-19 through India-US virtual networks.
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Take precautions against vector-borne diseases: PM Modi urges people
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged everyone to take precautions against tropical and vector-borne diseases as they are common in this season even though the centre is monitoring the situation.
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Amid COVID-19, India records 2721 swine flu cases till July this year
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Even as the country has been hit by COVID-19 pandemic, India has reported about 2,721 cases of deadly swine flu virus with 44 deaths this year.
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Protein produced by nervous system may help treatments for inflammatory di
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 18 (ANI): A team of researchers may have found the key to treating inflammatory diseases like asthma, allergies, chronic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): A team of researchers discovered that use of antibiotics with a greater spectrum of microbial coverage may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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Govt will achieve goal of a tuberculosis free India by 2025: Dr Harsh Vard
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday expressed confidence that the government will achieve the goal of tuberculosis (TB) free India by 2025 as resource allocation for the disease has witnessed a four-fold increase in the last five years.
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Gone too soon: Riteish Deshmukh, Ajay Devgn, others mourn Nishikant Kamat'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Bollywood celebrities mourned the demise of filmmaker Nishikant Kamat as he passed away due to multiple organ failure in a Hyderabad hospital on Monday.
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