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Study reveals that air purifiers don't stop you from getting sick
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Air filtration systems do not lower the risk of catching viral infections, per recent research from the University of East Anglia.
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Save the Children issues warning on disease outbreaks among children retur
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The organisation voiced its concerns, unveiling a report that highlights the escalating cases of disease among the thousands of migrants returning from Pakistan.
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Researchers find genetic variants linked to uncommon, deadly illness
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology has provided light on the particular alterations causing a rare and fatal ailment called 'RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder'.
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Antimicrobial resistance continues to pose significant challenge to global
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, Poonam Khetrapal Singh stated, "Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a significant challenge to global public health, with devastating effects on the efficacy of essential medicines and the ability to effectively treat infectious diseases."
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New cancer therapy appears to be effective against TB
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A promising new cancer treatment appears to be particularly effective against one of the world's most lethal infectious illnesses, tuberculosis (TB).
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Researchers identify genetic variations that cause rare, deadly illness
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers have shed light on the specific variations responsible for an uncommon and deadly condition known as 'RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder' in a study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Immunology.
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Do you know gut bacteria protects against diarrhoeal disease? Study finds
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to recent research from the University of East Anglia, the bacteria in your stomach may have an impact on how severe a diarrheal illness is.
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Exposure to broccoli sprouts protects against colitis in bowel disease
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The researchers investigated the interactions between mice and their immune systems, as well as the broccoli sprout diet, microbes within the Crohn's-afflicted gut, and how those microbes would use an inactive compound in the broccoli sprouts to make an anti-inflammatory compound in the gut.
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Study finds hospital mortality from respiratory disorders is linked to amb
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Climate change-induced global warming may increase the burden of inpatient mortality from respiratory disorders throughout the warm season.
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Researchers develop new hydrogels for wound management
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Open wounds, whether from an accident or a medical procedure such as surgery, require proper management to expedite healing and prevent infection. While sutures and staples are typical techniques of wound closure, they can induce secondary tissue injuries, potentially leaking fluids and gase
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections not effective in large parts o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study discovered that due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, medications used to treat common diseases in infants and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world.
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Study finds Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effectiv
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The study discovered that one antibiotic in particular, ceftriaxone, was likely to be helpful in treating only one out of every three instances of infant sepsis or meningitis. Ceftriaxone is also frequently used in Australia to treat a variety of paediatric diseases, including pneumonia and
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