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Study finds common cold combats influenza
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], September 5 (ANI): Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body's antiviral defences, suggest the findings of a recent study.
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Study finds obese people at higher risk of COVID-19 complications
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 30 (ANI): A troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity have been explored in a novel review of COVID-19 studies.
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Vaccines against respiratory infections linked with less heart failure dea
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], Aug 28 (ANI): The results of a novel study conducted on nearly 3 million Americans suggest that influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure.
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J-K govt directs all private clinics to report positive, suspected COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday directed all private hospitals to report all positive COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), Influenza-like Illness (ILI) cases to the health department of the Union Territory.
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Study reveals obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of severe disease from a viral infection, according to a review of the literature performed by a team of researchers from St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the University of Tennessee Health Science
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Obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe influenza, COVI
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of severe disease from a viral infection, according to a review of the literature performed by a team of researchers from St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the University of Tennessee Health Science
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Karnataka govt issues notice to 18 hospitals for 'denying' admission to p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 (ANI): Karnataka government has issued a show-cause notice to 18 private hospitals for refusing to admit a 52-year-old patient with influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms, who later died.
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COVID-19 spread high In India but not affecting all parts of country: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The containment policy of COVID-19 needs a differential approach in India as the virus spread is high in the population but it is not uniformly affecting all parts of the country, stated the latest updated containment plan for large outbreak area.
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Glenmark begins phase 3 of clinical trials on antiviral Favipiravir for CO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has initiated phase three of clinical trials in India on antiviral tablet Favipiravir, becoming the first company in the country to do so.
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Glenmark to conduct clinical trials on Favipiravir anti-viral tablets for
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct clinical trials on Favipiravir anti-viral tablets on COVID-19 patients.
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Portable AI gadget can detect coughing sounds to monitor flu and pandemic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): A team of experts has invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning which can detect coughing and crowd size in real-time, and then analyze the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends.
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Two bird flu cases in Kerala, state forms rapid response teams for culling
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Two avian influenza incidents have been reported in Kerala and the state government has decided to send rapid response teams (RRTs) to the affected areas for culling operations.
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