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Traditional Ghanaian medicines effective against tropical diseases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): In a new research, traditional Ghanaian medicines have shown promising results in fighting against tropical diseases in countries like Africa and around the world.
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Anti-parasitic drug ivermectin not to be included for COVID-19 treatment p
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has decided not to include ivermectin medicine (anti-parasitic drug) in the National Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 for the treatment of virus-infected patients.
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14 States report reduction in worm prevalence infection in children: Healt
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): At least 14 States have reported a reduction in parasitic intestinal worm infection prevalence in children, revealed the latest report on the National Deworming Day (NDD), the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Reddit CEO calls TikTok 'fundamentally parasitic'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): TikTok may be a sensation among the millennials but Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman has rather caustic views about the viral app.
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Scientists develop novel technique to understand intestinal parasitic infe
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): A newly developed technique will now enable scientists to understand the body's immune response to intestinal infections caused by parasites.
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Study focuses on new technique to study parasitic infections one cell at a
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists developed a new technique that may help them to study the body's immune response to intestinal parasite infections one gut cell at a time.
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People are consuming oysters in months with 'r' from 4000 years
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Dec 01 (ANI): Tradition dictates only eating wild oysters during months containing the letter 'r' -- from September to April to keep food poisoning at bay and now a new study has suggested that the norm is being followed for at least 4,000 years.
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Water treatment cuts parasitic roundworm infections; Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): A recent study in rural Kenya explored the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions because of the increasing rates of the intestinal worm and Giardia infections.
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Here's why honey bee colonies are in danger
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Pesticides, diseases, poor nutrition and habitat loss are threatening honey bee colonies around the world. But according to a recent study, one threat stands well above the others, a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, which specialises in attacking honey
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New urine test detects cause of river blindness
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 28(ANI): Scientists have developed a new urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.
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Iraqi man undergoes successful hydatid surgery in Coimbatore
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Coimbatore, (Tamil Nadu) [India] Apr 8 (ANI): A 40-year-old Iraqi national suffering from a rare hydatid disease of the spine (parasitic infection from dog tapeworm) underwent a successful operation at a private hospital in Coimbatore.
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Educating about bed bugs promote awareness, prevention in schools
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): Educating teachers and students about bed bugs, parasitic insects that feed exclusively on blood, can be a powerful tool to deal with spread of pests.
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