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Namakkal poultry sector ramps up biosecurity after flu warning
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Namakkal poultry sector ramps up biosecurity after flu warning

Chennai, Feb 9: Poultry farms across Namakkal district have strengthened biosecurity and sanitation measures following a statewide advisory issued by the Tamil Nadu government after cases of avian influenza and unusual bird deaths were reported in parts of the state.Though no outbreak has been...
South Africa rolls out first locally made FMD vaccine in 20 years
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South Africa rolls out first locally made FMD vaccine in 20 years

Johannesburg, Feb 7: South Africa has released its first locally produced vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in nearly two decades, the country's Department of Agriculture said.At a press briefing, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, together with the Agricultural Research Council...
IIT Bombay team develops method to retrieve T-cells for cancer therapy
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IIT Bombay team develops method to retrieve T-cells for cancer therapy

New Delhi, Feb 5: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have developed a simpler and more efficient method to recover immune cells grown in the lab for T-cell–based cancer therapies.In immunotherapies such as CAR T-cell, T-cells (a type of immune cell) are taken from a...
Hepatitis B diagnosis access to widen with world-first fingerstick test
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Hepatitis B diagnosis access to widen with world-first fingerstick test

New Delhi, Feb 5: A world-first Australian trial has found that a simple fingerstick test for hepatitis B DNA is as accurate as standard lab testing, paving the way for wider access in remote and resource-limited settings.Published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, the study showed that...
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs aid cancer fight, says JP Nadda
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Ayushman Arogya Mandirs aid cancer fight, says JP Nadda

New Delhi, Feb 4: Ayushman Arogya Mandirs is strengthening the fight against cancer in India, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Cancer Day on Wednesday.World Cancer Day is observed every year on February 4 to raise awareness about cancer and the advancements in technology to fight...
Australian researchers reveal how lung cancer cells can predict therapy response
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Australian researchers reveal how lung cancer cells can predict therapy response

New Delhi, Feb 4: Scientists in Australia have mapped the "neighbourhoods" of lung cancer cells and found that cell metabolism plays a key role in determining how patients respond to immunotherapy.Researchers from the University of Queensland's (UQ) Frazer Institute studied cell interactions...
Gujarat cancer screening drive covers over 3 crore adults: Health Dept
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Gujarat cancer screening drive covers over 3 crore adults: Health Dept

Gandhinagar, Feb 3: Gujarat has recorded a major achievement in public healthcare by completing large-scale cancer screening across the state over the past four years, strengthening early detection and access to treatment ahead of World Cancer Day. Health department figures show that more than...
Global aid cuts may lead to 22.6 million extra deaths by 2030: Lancet
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Global aid cuts may lead to 22.6 million extra deaths by 2030: Lancet

New Delhi, Feb 3: Slashing global aid, particularly by the US and European countries, will reverse decades of progress in fighting diseases, and lead to 22.6 million additional deaths in people of all age groups, including children under five years of age, by 2030, warned a new study published...
Avian flu confirmed in Bihar’s Darbhanga, high alert issued
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Avian flu confirmed in Bihar’s Darbhanga, high alert issued

Patna, Jan 31: Avian influenza (H1N1), commonly known as bird flu, has been officially confirmed in Darbhanga district of Bihar following a large number of crow deaths, triggering panic among residents and putting the administration and animal husbandry department on high alert.Thousands of...
Supreme Court: Menstrual hygiene integral to right to life, education
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Supreme Court: Menstrual hygiene integral to right to life, education

New Delhi, Jan 31: The Supreme Court on Friday held that access to menstrual hygiene is an integral part of a girl child’s right to life, dignity, health and education, and issued a comprehensive set of mandatory directions to all states and UTs (union territories) to ensure free sanitary...
Govt says free diagnosis, treatment will help make India leprosy-free
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Govt says free diagnosis, treatment will help make India leprosy-free

New Delhi, Jan 30: Free diagnosis and multi-drug treatment at public health hospitals is ensuring that India remains leprosy-free, said the government on Friday.National Leprosy Day in India is observed annually on January 30, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, to honour...
WHO monitors Nipah cases in India, rules out travel restrictions
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WHO monitors Nipah cases in India, rules out travel restrictions

New Delhi, Jan 30: The risk of transmission of Nipah virus remains low, and there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions, said the World Health Organisation, noting that it is closely monitoring the deadly virus cases in India.In its latest Epidemiological Bulletin, the global health...
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