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Immune response to Zika virus may harm fetal development: Study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 07 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that the proteins that mount a potent immune response to Zika viral infection can affect the placenta and fetal development.
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942 chickens infected with Avian Influenza in Bengaluru
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): A stray incidence of Avian Influenza with H5 Virus Strain was confirmed in around 942 chickens at Bengaluru's Dasarahalli, after which the infected birds were culled and disposed.
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Confirmed! Anushka, Virat are now married
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The power couple - Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Virat Kohli - have finally tied the knot.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Keeping health risks at bay
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Cyclone Ockhi hit the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala on November 30, and as of Tuesday, the storm had killed 39 Indians.
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HPV increases reinfection risk to 20 times in men
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 6 (ANI): Vaccinating boys against human papilloma virus (HPV) before they become sexually active may be highly effective, as according to a study males who are infected once with HPV16, a type responsible for most HPV-related cancers, are at 20 times higher ri
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'Lets Talk' campaign kicks-off on World AIDS Day
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI):In the early 1980s, when the Time magazine blared, 'No one is safe from AIDS', the concern about arguably one of the most dreaded diseases of the humankind - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - shifted to homosexuality.
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AIDS/HIV can be a possible cause of infertility
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): AIDS, a well known fatal disease can have serious repercussions on fertility as well. According to a report by World Health Organisation (WHO), the transmission rates of HIV virus from mother to the offspring range from 15% to 45%.
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Cyber threat landscape becoming more complex, destructive, says Kaspersky
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.30 (ANI): The cyber threat landscape is becoming ever more complex and destructive, and this was highlighted very effectively during an interaction with select media on Wednesday afternoon by experts associated with Kaspersky Lab, a multinational cyber security and
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This protein cuts risk of viral infection, herpes-induced cancer
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 29 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified a protein that could prevent cancer by restricting a type of herpes virus from replicating.
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This anti-malaria drug may be new weapon against Zika
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): A medication used to prevent and treat malaria has the potential to fight the deadly Zika virus, according to a recent study.
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Can gun violence be treated at par with public health crisis in U.S.?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Even as researches claim that more than 30,000 people are killed in gun violence in the U.S. every year, the government is yet to treat gun injuries or deaths as a public health threat like in the case of AIDS or car crashes, reported news broadcaster NPR
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New hope in battle against HIV
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 9 (ANI): A team of scientists has decoded previously unknown details about the process by which HIV hacks cells to propagate itself. The findings may offer a new avenue for drugs to combat the virus.
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