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Study suggests common drug could be used to prevent certain skin cancers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): A new research has suggested that an oral drug currently used in the clinical setting to treat neuromuscular diseases could also help prevent a common form of skin cancer caused by damage from ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun.
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FDA recommends pause in use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended "pause" in the use of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution" over six reported cases in the US of a "rare and
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Government should ban political rallies, religious gatherings to prevent s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday sought ban political rallies, religious congregations, and protest movements.
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Offender DNA database will be strong deterrent to repeat crimes in India
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): As the country debates and scrutinizes the merits of instituting a national databank of crime scene DNA profiles, several experts from the fields of forensics, biotechnology, law enforcement, criminal justice, and public policy have come
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Regeneron antibody cocktail 'helps prevent' symptomatic Covid-19: Drugmake
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 13 (ANI): New Phase 3 trial data finds a single shot of Regeneron's Covid-19 antibody cocktail was able to prevent symptomatic Covid-19 among people exposed to the virus, the company said on Monday.
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Researchers discover new way to starve brain tumours
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 12 (ANI): Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a new way to starve cancerous brain tumour cells of energy in order to prevent further growth.
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BALCO's 'Arogya Project' benefitted more than 22,000 villagers through rur
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI/ThePRTree): Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), India's iconic aluminium producer is playing a crucial role in the prevention of various diseases, especially Covid-19 in the rural regions of the state through its 'Vedanta Rural Hospital'.
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Study finds treatment for brain disease transmitted by tick bites
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 12 (ANI): The findings of a new study describe antibodies capable of neutralizing the virus transmitted by tick bites. These so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies have shown promise in preventing Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in mice and could inform the development
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COVID-19: Mumbai street wears deserted look as weekend lockdown begins
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): Streets in Mumbai wore a deserted look on Sunday as a weekend lockdown has been imposed in the city to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Rajasthan: 2 govt officers, agent held in graft case, Rs 91 lakh seized
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], April 11 (ANI): The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) officers and their agent and seized Rs 91 lakh from their residence under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccines to boost prevention
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
FreeTown [Sierra Leone], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost prevention of the virus detected in its neighboring Guinea, said the health ministry on Saturday.
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Night curfew imposed in 9 cities of Rajasthan till April 30
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 10 (ANI): To prevent the surge in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has imposed night curfew in nine cities of Rajasthan with effect from Saturday till April 30.
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