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North Korea finally reopens after Covid, but with week-long quarantine
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The North's national emergency epidemic prevention headquarters has announced that North Korean "citizens abroad have been allowed to return home," as it has decided to "adjust the anti-epidemic degree in reference to the eased worldwide pandemic situation."
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UAE: Ministry of Health and Prevention launches Back-to-School health awar
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched a back-to-school health awareness campaign from August 17 to 31 to equip parents and students with insights into the significance of adopting healthy lifestyles as they return to school, emphasising the benefits of physical activity,
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Patients are advised to be careful about cardiac infections
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Patients with specific cardiac conditions, such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those in need of pacemakers should practise good dental and skin hygiene, as per the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines on Infective Endocarditis, which were published onli
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Andhra Pradesh: Vijayawada Customs seize smuggled gold worth Rs 6.4 cr, on
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate in Vijayawada seized over 11 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 6.4 crore at Bollapalli Toll Plaza, informed officials, adding that a person was arrested during the operation.
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India introduces additional safeguards on basmati rice to prevent regular
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India has introduced additional safeguards on exports of basmati rice so as to prevent exports of non-basmati white rice -- which is presently under the prohibited category.
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Madurai train fire: 6 out of 9 deceased identified, probe underway
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Nine people died in the train accident. We have identified six of them. A case has been registered in this regard. Illegal LPG was brought on the train. I hope the Railway Department will take steps to prevent such incidents in the future," he said.
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Magic Aims to Raise over Rs 10 Lakhs to Fund Heart Surgeries for Children
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26: Vidur Sanghi, a 17-year-old Indian-American high school student in California, is propelling an ambitious humanitarian journey with his initiative, Magic: Music and Good in Concert™. Born during the COVID-19 pandemic in Silicon Valley, USA, Magic employs t
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Common supplements may reduce natural hearing loss: Research
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers report that age-related hearing loss is associated with a reduction in cholesterol in the inner ear. Experiments published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology reveal that phytosterol supplements can act in place of missing cholesterol and prevent sensory impairment in mice.
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Patients are advised to watch out for cardiac infections
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on Infective Endocarditis, which were published online in European Heart Journal, patients with specific cardiac conditions, such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those needing pacemakers, should pract
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Cinnamon and its active components prevent prostate cancer: ICMR-NIN study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A study by the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has demonstrated that the popular Indian cuisine cinnamon and its active components - cinnamaldehyde & procyanidin B2 — administered orally to rats had an inhibitory effect on early-stage prostate cancer.
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UP: Yogi govt urges public to take preventative medication against filaria
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In an effort to completely eradicate Filariasis, a disease transmitted through mosquito bites in Uttar Pradesh, the state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is urging the residents to take preventative medication before August 28.
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Dettol Announces Second Edition of India’s Biggest Hygiene Olympiad Under
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25: Reckitt, world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, announced the second edition of Dettol Hygiene Olympiad, the biggest Hygiene Olympiad in India under its flagship campaign Dettol Banega Swasth India. Aimed at building awareness around the importance
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