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A medication that alters the gut microbiota is essential to preventing obesity,...

New Delhi, Aug 30: Intake of healthy gut bacteria in a pill form can act as a holy grail to tackle weight loss as well as metabolic syndrome that drives the risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to a study.Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five conditions -- high blood pressure, high...
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Asthma may worsen due to metals and sulfate in air pollution mixtures

New Delhi, Aug 30: Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulphate particles -- components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) -- can worsen asthma and lead to hospitalisation, according to a new study.The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...
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WHO issues a warning about escalating cholera outbreaks worldwide and calls for...

Geneva, Aug 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that cholera outbreaks, driven by conflict and poverty, are worsening across multiple countries and pose a significant global public health challenge.The latest Disease Outbreak News said that 409,000 cholera cases and 4,738...
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Mpox: According to a WHO report, 30 people died and 3,924 cases were reported in...

New Delhi, Aug 29: Mpox continues to be a global health risk, with 47 countries reporting a total of 3,924 confirmed cases, including 30 deaths in July, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.The situation report, for the multi-country outbreak of mpox in July,...
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There is insufficient data to support the effectiveness of music therapy or...

New Delhi, Aug 29: There is no strong evidence to support the use of complementary and alternative treatments such as acupuncture and music therapy for autism, finds a study on Thursday.Researchers from the Paris Nanterre University, Paris Cité University in France and the University of...
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Research indicates that heart attacks are caused by bacterial infections

New Delhi, Aug 28: Myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attacks, may also be triggered by infectious diseases, finds a study, which showed that dormant bacteria can cause the deadly condition.The pioneering study by researchers from Finland and the UK demonstrated that the discovery...
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Parkinson's disease may cause overworked brain cells to burn out: Research

New Delhi, Aug 28: Scientists have showed that when brain cells are constantly overactivated for weeks on end, they degenerate and ultimately die, a finding that may help explain what goes awry in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease.Researchers have long known that a particular...
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Stricter oversight and more awareness are essential to reducing the rising...

New Delhi, Aug 27: Greater awareness and stricter monitoring are crucial to curb the rising cases of hysterectomy, said Sanjeev Sanyal, an economist, on Wednesday.A hysterectomy is a major surgery that involves the surgical removal of the uterus, with the option to also remove the cervix,...
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Adults with heart disease must have the COVID, flu, and pneumonia vaccines

New Delhi, Aug 27: Adults with cardiovascular disease must be immunised against conditions such as Covid-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), pneumonia, herpes zoster (shingles), and other diseases, according to new recommendations released by the American College of Cardiology...
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Diabetes causes more aggressive breast cancers, according to a study

New Delhi, Aug 27: People with Type 2 obesity-driven diabetes tend to have more aggressive breast cancers. A new study showed that blood factors drive breast cancer aggression.Researchers at Boston University, US, showed that tiny particles in the blood -- known as exosomes -- get altered by...
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According to the UN, 2.1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking...

Geneva, Aug 26: A whopping 2.1 billion people or one in every four people globally lack access to safely managed drinking water, according to a joint report by UN agencies WHO and the UNICEF on Tuesday.This includes 106 million people who drink directly from untreated surface sources, stated...
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ICMR will investigate the potential of peer-based digital therapies to address...

New Delhi, Aug 26: Scientists at the ICMR-National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Science (NIRDHDS) are set to launch a study to decode how digital peer-based interventions can tackle the burden of postpartum depression among women and boost neonatal health in the...
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