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Intensive beekeeping not responsible for common bee diseases: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that intensive beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects.
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'8,058 Dengue cases reported across country this year'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday launched a three-day "Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan" in Delhi to sensitize people on Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs).
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Centre to launch awareness drive in Delhi from tomorrow to combat vector-b
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry will launch a three-day public awareness drive in Delhi from tomorrow to sensitise people on measures for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya.
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Blood samples from the zoo may help predict diseases in humans: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): According to recent findings observed by a team of researchers, blood samples from the zoo help predict diseases in humans.
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Ebola case confirmed in Congolese city of Goma
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 15 (ANI): A case of Ebola was confirmed in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, home to more than a million people.
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Adopt schools, counsel students on preventive healthcare: Vice Prez to med
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon medical fraternity to adopt schools in their respective neighbourhood and counsel the students about preventive healthcare.
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Cases of trachoma trichiasis -- a cause of blindness -- on rise in India
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Health Ministry has received fresh cases of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) with prevalence rate at 3.5 per 1,000 population while the World Health Organisation (WHO) restricts the disease's prevalence to less than two per 1,000 population.
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176 died in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis this year, 872 cases reported
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): MoS for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that as many as 872 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) were reported in Bihar in the year 2019. The minister said that out of 872, 176 succumbed to the disease
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This Monsoon, combat waterborne diseases with pocket insurance from Bajaj
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] July 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In 2018, more than 1.3 crore people were diagnosed with waterborne diseases in India, according to data reported from the CBHI and Ministry of Health.
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Air pollution increases chronic lung disease risk
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): Air pollution has come up as a major concern in the modern world considering its long-lasting and serious effects on human lungs.
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Cholera claims lives of 705 people in Yemen this year, lakhs infected: UN
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 9 (ANI): There have been more than 4,60,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen this year out of which 705 people have lost their lives to the disease, according to the United Nations.
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Microvascular disease associated with higher risk of leg amputations
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 8 (ANI): Microvascular disease in any part of the body is independently linked to a higher risk of leg amputation, finds a study.
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