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Olympic athlete Sudha Singh recovering, no confirmation of Zika
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Aug. 23 (ANI): Olympic athlete Sudha Singh, who has given blood samples for tests to check for the Zika virus, is recovering and there has been no confirmation of the infection yet.
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Fruit flies could be helpful to fight cervical cancer caused by HPV
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 20 (ANI): HPV (Human papillomavirus), one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, has been identified as a primary cause of cervical cancer in women.
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Protein that offers cure for Malaria
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 18 (ANI): In a recent research scientists have developed a protein that completely cures malaria and protects the patient against re-infection.
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Charlie Sheen urges other HIV infected stars to come forward
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): US actor Charlie Sheen, who opened up about being HIV-positive last November, has recently appealed to the other celebrities suffering from the fatal disease to come forward to help lift its stigma.
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Swapping ill workers for healthy ones speeds up epidemics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 2 (ANI): When disease outbreaks occur, replacing infected key individuals with healthy ones may actually spread the illness more rapidly through a community, suggests a recent study.
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Turns out, Zika infection caused by one virus serotype
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 30 (ANI): If a recent study is to be believed, then vaccination against a single strain of Zika virus is enough to protect us from the genetically diverse strains of the virus.
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Breast milk cuts infection risk in preemies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 26 (ANI): Mommies, breast milk has the power to ward off infections in premature babies, suggests a recent study.
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`Deadly` fungal infection research paves way for cure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 25 (ANI): They may be generally viewed as annoyances, but it turns out, fungal infections can be life threatening.
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New HIV infections stagnating globally at 2.5 million per year
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 20 (ANI): Deaths from HIV/AIDS may have been steadily declining from a peak in 2005, but that doesn't mean the disease rates are going down.
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Soon, a 'needle-free' vaccine for STI Chlamydia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 20 (ANI): World's first vaccine for an insidious sexual transmitted infection (STI) has come closer to reality in the form of a nose spray.
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Cranberries can `juice up` your immunity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 20 (ANI): An old wives' tale might be held up by modern science as a new study has found that cranberry juice is effective at preventing bacterial infections.
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PM Sharif unwell, unable to return to Islamabad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore, July 18 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's return to Islamabad from Lahore has been delayed due to fever and infection, a PM House spokesman said on Monday.
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