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India registers 18 pc surge with 21.4 lakh TB cases in 2021: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
India has performed far better on major metrics as compared to other countries over time, however, it registered 21.4 lakh TB cases in 2021, 18 per cent higher than in 2020.
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Tuberculosis cases surged for the first time in many years: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3 per cent between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in 2021. This is the first time in many years an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with TB and drug resistant TB.
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MoS Lekhi meets Georgian Foreign Minister, reviews progress in bilateral t
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], October 10 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi met Georgian Foreign Minister, Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday as both sides expressed their commitment to further strengthen ties in the field of culture, education, trade and tourism.
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Study examines positions of college football players for risk of injuries
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): A new study examines the brains of college football players to determine the levels of traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers by position. The study throws light on which positions are most sensitive to increases in brain damage indicators. Biomarkers are p
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Mandaviya hosts dinner for medical students at his residence after bicycle
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): In an attempt to break the barrier with the representatives of the medical field, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya hosted a dinner for the medical students of AIIMS Delhi at his residence on the occasion of Ashtami on Monday.
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Union Health Minister participates in bicycle rally for TB awareness
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): With an aim to create awareness about Tuberculosis (TB), Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya along with a team from AIIMS, Delhi, participated in a bicycle rally at Kartavya Path on Monday.
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Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. A team of researchers has discovered that tick saliva suppresses the skin's protective function, increasing the risk of infections like tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lym
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Study reveals that ticks weaken skin's immune response
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or
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NHSRCL invites bids for construction of tunnel on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-sp
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) has invited bids for the tunneling works for 21 km (approx) long tunnel including a 7-km undersea tunnel using Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Hi
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Research finds new clues to how circadian clock helps brain in recovering
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): According to new research from Children's National Hospital, a type of brain cell that can renew itself is regulated by circadian rhythms, providing significant insights into how the body's internal clock may promote healing after traumatic brain injuries
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India achieves new milestone as blood donation under Raktdaan Amrit Mahots
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the number of volunteers who have donated blood under Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav has crossed one lakh.
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan adopts all TB patients from Odisha's fou
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 17 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Tuberculosis-free India, Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has adopted all TB patients from Odisha's four districts.
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