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AFMC to host Armed Forces Medical Conference between Feb 5-7
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Armed Forces Medical College here will organise the 68th Annual Armed Forces Medical Conference-2020 and the 58th Armed Forces Medical Research Committee (AFMRC) meeting from February 5 to 7, 2020, Defence PRO informed on Monday.
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Scientists propose five-minute breath holds for treating cardiac arrhythmi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new technique that can enable a person to hold their breath for over five minutes has been developed by medical researchers who aim to use it as a treatment method to cure heart conditions such as arrhythmia.
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Harsh Vardhan holds high-level meeting, reviews preparedness against coron
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday held a high-level meeting in Delhi with senior officers of the Health Ministry, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), to review the preparedness against nov
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Health minister calls on PMO to discuss nCoV related issues
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday discussed issues related to the novel coronavirus (nCoV) with the officials at the PM's office and its preventive management in India, sources said.
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AI needs to be regulated, says Sundar Pichai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai believes that artificial intelligence (AI), which has helped automate many complex tasks in the world, aided in medical research and made customer experience better, needs regularisation.
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Lead exposure can be a risk factor for Alzheimer, says study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): A team led by a scientist from the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) have established a role of lead as a risk factor in the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
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2.2 lakh road traffic deaths in India in 2017: ICMR study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): As many as 2.2 lakh road injury deaths occurred in India in 2017, out of which 77 percent were males which were three times higher as compared to female deaths, revealed the study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday.
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One in seven persons in India suffers from mental disorders: ICMR study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): About one in seven persons in India suffered from mental disorders of varying severity in 2017, with depression and anxiety disorders being the most common mental disorders affecting 45.7 million and 44.9 million people each in the country, noted the findings
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Researchers are now closer to cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): Researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute are a step closer to potential cancer immunotherapy involving switching off a regulatory cell to stop tumours growing and spreading.
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ICMR releases draft guidelines to treat rare genetic diseases
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13, (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday released the draft guidelines for ensuring that rare genetic therapies and clinical trials can be performed in an ethical, scientific and safe manner in India.
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Researchers now a step closer to potential new cancer treatment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 12 (ANI): Researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have discovered a potential new cancer immunotherapy target that involves switching off a regulatory cell to stop tumours growing and spreading.
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ICMR drafts standard treatment guidelines for AB-PMJAY
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): In order to provide better healthcare facilities, the National Health Authority (NHA) has adopted the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) for their claim at adjudication. These STGs have been framed by the Indian Council of Medical Research Institute (ICM
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