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Under-nutrition makes children susceptible to TB: Doctors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 (ANI): Emergence of multi drug resistant TB and complications aggravated by high rates of co-infection with HIV-AIDS has renewed the threat of TB epidemic in India. With widespread prevalence of the infection, children experience a serious risk of contracting Tuber
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How to avoid mother-to-child infection transmission
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 22 (ANI): Despite existing prevention methods, transmission of infections with HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis or rubella from mother to child before and during birth as well as in infancy still occur across Europe.
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How infections during pregnancy may affect your baby
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 (ANI): A team of researchers has shed some light on how infections during pregnancy may interfere with the genes linked to prenatal brain development.
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The power of empathy to halt disease outbreaks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 17 (ANI): Turns out, it just takes a little empathy to halt infectious disease outbreaks.
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Newer and effective medications now ensure cure for Hepatitis C virus
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 9 (ANI): A study reveals a dramatic transformation in the care of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), as more effective and tolerable medications have become available.
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Air pollution alters effectiveness of antibiotics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 3 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic t
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34 crore children to be dewormed on Third National Deworming Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 15 (ANI-BusinessWire India): In order to combat the public health threat of intestinal worm infections in children aged 1-19, the Government of India is observing the third annual National Deworming Day on February 10, 2017. A mop-up day will be held on February 15, 2
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U.S. admin infected by 'Russophobia', say Russian officials post
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb. 14 (ANI): The officials in Moscow defended President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Michael Flynn post his resignation over controversy on his Russian links and said that the U.S. administration may be infected by Russophobia.
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Less water intake accelerates urine infection
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9 (ANI): Winter problems are no longer restricted to cough, cold and flu. When the temperature drops and the cold winds begin to blow, the air becomes drier and our bodies get less moisture than they do in warmer months, leading to dehydration. And that is the first s
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Researchers use tiny 3D spheres to combat tuberculosis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new 3D system to study human infection in the laboratory.
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New vaccines developed to protect dogs from flu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington.D.C [USA], Jan. 29 (ANI): For all the dog lovers, it'is time to rejoice, as a new study finds two new vaccines for canine influenza, which may not only improve the health of your furry friend, but will also, keep you safe from the infection.
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British F1 great Stirling Moss recovering in Singapore hospital
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Jan.15 (ANI): Eighty-seven-year-old British Formula One great Stirling Moss is recovering from a severe chest infection in a Singapore hospital almost a month after being admitted.
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