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Amid Covid fears supplies of fever medicines being rationed
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, CVS said that it is limiting the number of pediatric fever-reducing medications sold in stores and online to two per customer. While Walgreens has announced a person can purchase up to six medicines per online transaction to stop excessive purchases.
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Atomic structure of staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron micro
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, and high-resolution knowledge of structure is a key link bet
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France squad struck by virus ahead of World Cup final against Argentina
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Varane and Konate were two of five French players who did not report to training two days before the World Cup final versus Argentina. Dayot Upamecano, Adrien Rabiot, and Kingsley Coman were all sick at the start of the week and did not practice on Friday.
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COVID-19 vaccines lag in rural, underdeveloped areas: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Vaccine resistance is just one of the reasons why fewer people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in some parts of the United States.
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Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar slams BRS, calls it 'virus'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"BRS is virus that kills! BJP is Vaccine that protects ! Now people will Decide what they want," Tweeted BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar sharing a video.
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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have requested, to better understand the origins of this virus," the WHO chief told a media briefing, as quoted in a statement on the organization's website.
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India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of an outbreak: NTAGI ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, according to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures.
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Zika Virus: First case reported in Karnataka, 5 yr-old-girl tests positive
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar, said, "This is the first case in the state and the government is monitoring the situation very carefully. Our department is well prepared to handle it".
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Research finds how antibody therapy impacts COVID vaccines
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nearly three years into the pandemic, many of us now carry antibodies against the virus--due to an infection or two, a few doses of mRNA vaccine, or a round of monoclonal-antibody treatment. But not all immune responses are created equal, and how we first developed our antibodies may influen
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Researchers find potential drug for emerging Chikungunya virus
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Oregon Health & Science University researchers and partners are developing what could become the first-ever treatment against the debilitating joint pain that can last months or years after becoming infected with the emerging Chikungunya virus.
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Anushka Sharma wishes Virat Kohli on 5th wedding anniversary in quirkiest
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma, on Sunday, sent warm wishes to her husband Virat Kohli on the occasion of their 5th wedding anniversary.
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Research shows how a viral toxin may exacerbate severe COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals how a viral toxin produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may contribute to severe COVID-19 infections. The study shows how a portion of the SARS-CoV-2 "spike" protein can damage cell barriers that line the inside of blood vessels within orga
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