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Bridgespan publishes new study on 'bold philanthropy' in India
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 21 (NewsVoir): India is experiencing a surge in philanthropic activity, with donors increasingly using their resources to take on some of the country's biggest social challenges. The Bridgespan Group's new report, 'Bold Philanthropy in India: Insights from E
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Bacteria can sense amino acids
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Aug 05 (ANI): A new study has concluded that bacteria can sense amino acids and regulate their metabolism in response to the available nutrients.
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Find the missing millions: India against chronic viral hepatitis
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], July 27 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Viral hepatitis is a leading cause of death worldwide (1.46 million deaths, a toll higher than that from HIV, tuberculosis or malaria, and on the increase since 1990).
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Higher rifampin can be more effective to fight TB
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): Turns out, higher dose of rifampin, an antibiotic to treat several types of bacterial infections, can kill more tuberculosis bacteria in sputum cultures without increasing the adverse effects of treatment.
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Abbas suffering from pneumonia, condition improving
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], May 22 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is suffering from pneumonia but his condition is improving, confirmed the officials who visited him in hospital.
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TB: Is tolerating better than eliminating?
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 13 (ANI): Turns out, tolerating an infection without eliminating a pathogen is far more beneficial than simply killing it.
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Happy parenting is no long a distant dream!
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Off-late, infertility has become a prevailing issue among young Indians.
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New blood test can tell if you are at TB risk
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): Scientists have found a new blood test that could predict the onset of Tuberculosis (TB) up to two years in advance.
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Genital TB can impact fertility in women
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Statistics indicate that about 30 percent of women with any type of TB can develop genital tuberculosis (TB), a condition that is one of the major causes of infertility in women.
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World Tuberculosis Day: Know all about the disease
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): According to World Health Organisation (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death globally and resulted in 1.8 million deaths in 2016, alone. 95% of TB deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries.
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World TB Day - Effects on adults and children
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 24 (ANI): With over 20 lakh cases of Tuberculosis worldwide, India is the second leading country to contribute to the related mortality rate.
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World TB Day - 5 facts about tuberculosis
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 24 (ANI): Every year World TB Day is commemorated on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
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