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Study explains how a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): During obesity, a person's own fat cells set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can drive to disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response. This can potentially place people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infect
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Pakistan's COVID-19 cases count crosses 76,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): A total of 76,106 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Pakistan with 27,110 people having recovered from the infection and 1,599 deaths due to the disease.
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Pre-existing ailments behind 29 COVID deaths out of 40 in Delhi: Health Mi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): An interim analysis done by Union Health Ministry has revealed that over 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in 40 cases reported in Delhi was due to co-morbid conditions in which the deceased were having pre-existing ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and c
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New Ebola outbreak detected in Congo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Equateur [Congo], June 2 (ANI): The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is occurring in Wangata health zone in the Equateur province.
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No evidence COVID-19 changed in terms of transmissibility, severity of Ill
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (Sputnik/ANI): There is no evidence that the novel coronavirus has changed both in terms of the transmissibility and the severity of the disease, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), told on Monday in a virtual brief
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93 more Maharashtra Police personnel test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI): Ninety-three police personnel in Maharashtra tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours while one succumbed to the disease, said Maharashtra Police.
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George Floyd unrest may threaten jump in COVID-19 cases among minority gro
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Health officials have expressed distress that the ongoing protests against police brutality toward African-Americans and Latino populations, spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, could result in another jump in coronavirus cases in the comi
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Uttarakhand CM, other ministers home quarantined after Cabinet minister te
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 31 (ANI): Uttrakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and several state ministers have been placed under home quarantine on Sunday after Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj, who had attended a Cabinet meeting on Friday was hospitalised with coronavirus
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Researchers find potential biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's di
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 31 (ANI): A more promising blood-based biomarker has now been found by researchers for early detection of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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No fist bumps or handshakes, face masks mandatory: CDC guidelines to creat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Americans who are looking forward to resuming office jobs in upcoming weeks will not be allowed to enjoy fist bumps or handshakes, no carpooling or share coffee pots in cafeterias and various other new measures mandated by the Centers for Disease Control
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Study highlights benefits of coffee against digestive disorders like galls
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Coffee is good for your gut health, suggests a recent study that highlights its potential protective effect against gallstones and pancreatitis.
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Coronavirus case count tops 5.7 million, says WHO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 30 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that the overall number of coronavirus cases globally is at more than 5.7 million, with over 357,000 dying from the disease.
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