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Study reveals how microbes in guts suggest new approach to treat inflammat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Inflammatory bowel illnesses like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis may soon be treated with a two-drug combination, according to recent discoveries about how our systems interact with the bacteria that live in our guts.
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SBI Foundation adds 3 Clinics-on-wheels to its Fleet in a Rs 2.49 crore pa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): SBI Foundation and NSDL are coming together to tackle the high incidence of non-communicable, air-borne, and vector-borne diseases in slum settlements in Mumbai's Govandi, Sion and Kurla areas by providing free doorstep healthcare through
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Shape of heart might be determining factor for heart diseases: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that patients who have round hearts shaped like baseballs are more likely to develop future heart failure and atrial fibrillation than patients who have longer hearts shaped like the traditional Valentine heart.
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Japan to curb Covid-19 border controls on May 8
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
With an aim to normalise social and economic activities, Japan government will simultaneously start a new genomic surveillance program, under which entrants with symptoms such as fever are tested voluntarily to detect new infectious diseases, as per Kyodo News.
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COVID-19 cases surge in Madhya Pradesh, 35 new cases logged in last 24 hrs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Along with this, nine new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state capital Bhopal in the last 24 hours. In view of the sudden increase in cases, the health department has issued an instruction to organise mock drills for preparations to deal with the diseases. The Mock drill will be held on
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UP CM Yogi kicks off 'School Chalo Abhiyan' and campaign against communica
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On this occasion, the Chief Minister provided free textbooks to the children of classes one to eight.
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Govt exempts import duty on drugs used for treatment of rare diseases
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The central has fully exempted basic customs duty on the import of all drugs and food for special medical purposes and for personal use for the treatment of rare diseases.
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Inmates exposed to communicable diseases in overcrowded Pak jails: HRW rep
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The overcrowding in jail makes inmates vulnerable to communicable diseases and also they don't have access to medical facilities, according to HRW report.
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Health Minister Mandaviya to lay foundation stone of 3 Critical Care Block
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will lay the foundation stone of three Critical Care Blocks (CCB) for infectious diseases in Uttarakhand on Friday.
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Study reveals how brain makes sense of changing environmental cues
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Scientists have gained new insights into the part of the brain that gives us a sense of direction, by tracking neural activity with the latest advances in brain imaging techniques. The findings shed light on how the brain orients itself in changing environments -- and even the processes that
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Virtual wards are both safe, effective for treating mpox patients: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A UK research presented at this year's European Conference of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, 15-18 April) reveals that most persons with mpox (previously known as monkeypox) may be successfully treated on virtual wards without hospitalisation.
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Vision screening is less common in kids with autism spectrum disorder: Stu
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Nemours Children's Health research, young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are far less likely than their peers to get vision screening, despite the fact that they are at a higher risk for catastrophic eye illnesses.
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