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Scaling up use of life-saving drugs can help combat Ukraine's HIV epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): To reduce HIV transmission rates in Ukraine, where the condition is epidemic among people who inject drugs, a new study found that scaling up use of two medications - methadone and buprenorphine - can help fight the disease.
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Reaffirm our commitment to end HIV/AIDS in US in 10 years: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment of eradicating HIV/AIDS from the country in 10 years.
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Health emergency declared in Yemen over epidemics
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], Nov 13 (ANI): Citing that the country is battling malaria and dengue fever, Yemen's health authorities on Tuesday declared a health emergency in the country.
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Dengue claims 250 lives in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 12 (ANI): At least 250 people are dead and more than 50,000 have been affected by a dengue outbreak in Pakistan in what is turning out to be a large scale epidemic, as per a media report.
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Bihar: As water recedes, administration initiates fogging in Patna
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): With Patna returning to normalcy, district magistrate on Thursday initiated fogging in different localities of the city to prevent the likelihood of epidemics.
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Patna: As water recedes, 75 teams deployed to tackle epidemic threat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): District Magistrate Ravi Kumar on Thursday said that 75 teams are deployed around the city to sprinkle bleaching powder and remove the animal carcass, clogged rainwater has begun to recede from several areas of the city.
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Skin disease spread across Mahendragunj area not epidemic: Meghalaya Healt
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Shillong [Meghalaya], Sept 19 (ANI): Meghalaya Health Minister, AL Hek has said that the state government is very much aware of the "skin disease" found spread across Mahendragunj area and few other parts of Garo Hills.
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'No such condition to declare 'Health Emergency' in Nepal after dengue out
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 19 (ANI): Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav has claimed that there is no such condition to declare "Health Emergency" in the country following the dengue outbreak.
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Glanders fear in C'garh: Mare injected with anesthesia to her death
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 31 (ANI): The Livestock Department here injected an infected mare with a high dose of veterinary anaesthesia to her death to prevent the spread of an epidemic. The mare -- Rani -- collapsed in her sleep after being injected with sodium thiopental by t
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Mob lynching has become an epidemic: Swara Bhasker
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Actor Swara Bhasker, known for speaking her mind on various socio-political issues, said it's hard to "turn our face away from the harsh reality" of increasing cases of mob lynching in the country.
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Bihar files affidavit in SC, says taking 'all possible steps' to contain A
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 2 (ANI): Bihar government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on plea on children's death due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur district, saying it was taking "all possible steps" to prevent the disease.
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Good bacteria may prevent food allergy: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 25 (ANI): The epidemic of food allergy is caused by the absence of certain beneficial bacteria in the human gut, researchers suggest.
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