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World AIDS Day: Nadda highlights need for early testing, prevention
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World AIDS Day: Nadda highlights need for early testing, prevention

New Delhi, Dec 1: Preventive measures and early testing are essential in the fight against HIV/AIDS, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World AIDS Day on Monday.World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1 to address the epidemic and the vulnerabilities faced by children and...
Govt reaffirms commitment to upgrading cancer care services across India
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Govt reaffirms commitment to upgrading cancer care services across India

New Delhi, Nov 29: Amid rising cancer cases in India, the Union government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening services to fight the deadly disease across states.During a two-day national workshop on strengthening cancer care and urban health organised by the Union Ministry of...
RSV in infancy may raise later asthma risk; vaccine offers hope: Study
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RSV in infancy may raise later asthma risk; vaccine offers hope: Study

New Delhi, Nov 29: An international team of scientists has found compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma.The risk is especially higher in children with a family history of allergy or...
Fever-resistant bird flu strains could be more dangerous to humans
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Fever-resistant bird flu strains could be more dangerous to humans

New Delhi, Nov 28: Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever -- one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks --, increasing the threat to humans, according to new research.Human flu viruses, which cause seasonal flu, are known as influenza A...
IIT Delhi develops smart detergents that repel mosquitoes, prevent malaria
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IIT Delhi develops smart detergents that repel mosquitoes, prevent malaria

New Delhi, Nov 27: Amid a rise in mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue, and chikungunya, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Thursday informed the development of an innovative mosquito repellent detergent.Currently, the available protective measures...
Indian researchers find rare mutation causing recurrent neuro issues in children
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Indian researchers find rare mutation causing recurrent neuro issues in children

New Delhi, Nov 27: A team of Indian researchers has identified a rare USP18 gene mutation linked to recurrent neurological decline in children.The rare USP18 gene mutation offers crucial insights into a neurological disorder previously documented in only 11 cases worldwide and now reported for...
Public health integration key to expanding palliative care access, finds study
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Public health integration key to expanding palliative care access, finds study

New Delhi, Nov 25: Integrating palliative care into the public health system can help universalise access and improve healthcare, according to a study.Palliative care is a branch of medicine that aims to prevent and relieve the physical, social, and spiritual suffering of patients suffering...
Study from Australia reveals how Parkinson’s alters the brain over time
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Study from Australia reveals how Parkinson’s alters the brain over time

Canberra, Nov 25: Researchers in Australia have found that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes in the brain's blood vessels, changing the understanding of the disease, which may open up new treatment avenues.While Parkinson's disease is characterised by...
Heart attack risk underestimated in 45% of people, study finds
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Heart attack risk underestimated in 45% of people, study finds

New Delhi, Nov 24: The cardiac screening tools used currently may be missing out 45 per cent of people at actual risk of heart attacks, according to a new study.The study, led by Mount Sinai researchers in the US, exposed a major flaw in patient care and showed that relying on risk scores and...
Six hospitalized in critical state after acid mistakenly used in cooking in Ghatal
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Six hospitalized in critical state after acid mistakenly used in cooking in...

Kolkata, Nov 24: Six members of a family, including two children, are in critical condition after accidentally consuming food cooked with acid in Ghatal, West Midnapore district, police said on Monday.They are undergoing treatment at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. Two of them are children. The...
Dengue outbreak worsens in Bangladesh; death toll now over 360
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Dengue outbreak worsens in Bangladesh; death toll now over 360

Dhaka, Nov 23: The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country. As many as eight people died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Sunday, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country...
Govt to implement uniform safety and health standards for workers
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Govt to implement uniform safety and health standards for workers

New Delhi, Nov 22: The newly launched labour laws will ensure uniform safety and health standards for workers, said the government on Saturday.The country has witnessed a major shift in its labour regulation framework with the implementation of the four consolidated labour codes.The four...
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