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Everyday hygiene reduces need for antibiotics by 30 pc, says new paper
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): Improved everyday hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, decreases the risk of common infections by up to 50 per cent, reducing the need for antibiotics by up to 30 per cent, according to a new position paper.
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World's first Ayurvedic only telemedicine service launched
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] April 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Ayurveda company, TotalAyurvedaCare.com recently launched a novel telemedicine platform that blends traditional Ayurvedic practices with modern technology, giving patients face-to-face interactions with Ayurvedic doctors.
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Samsung develops periodic hand washing reminder app
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 17 (ANI): Samsung Research Institute-Bangalore has built a 'Hand Wash' application which prompts users to clean their hands, a key precautionary measure to stay safe amid the rising coronavirus concern.
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Anushka Sharma takes up WHO's 'Safe Hands Challenge' to fight coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): After Deepika Padukone, it was the turn of Anushka Sharma on Wednesday who took up the 'Safe Hands Challenge' and shared a video where she is seen demonstrating how to wash hands as recommended by the World Health Organisation.
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Kerala launches 'break the chain' mass campaign to combat coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus across the state, the Kerala government has launched a mass hand washing campaign named 'break the chain'.
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Making Amravati's tribals understand health, hygiene in their dialect
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Amravati's Melghat, lush green heaven in eastern Maharashtra, has been declared a tiger reserve. Unending hills and ravines dotted with jagged cliffs and steep climbs might sound heavenly to reside here but the reality is far from this!
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'Your health is in your hands'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 04 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day - a timely reminder of the role of careful hand-washing in enhancing the safety and quality of healthcare facilities for all - will be marked on Saturday.
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Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea:
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): In 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.
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Hand-washing no defence against MRSA transmission in NICU babies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): Turns out, even perfectly clean hands can lead to a superbug transmission among babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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