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Oyster blood protein helps fight against superbugs: Study
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Oyster blood protein helps fight against superbugs: Study

Sydney, Jan 21: A protein found in the blood of Australian oysters could help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study led by a team from Australia's Southern Cross University (SCU) discovered that a protein in the blood of the Sydney...
Action on 9 key health conditions can add 2.5 healthy days to women’s lives: WEF report
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Action on 9 key health conditions can add 2.5 healthy days to women’s lives: WEF...

New Delhi, Jan 21: Targeting nine key health conditions may be crucial for women’s health and add the equivalent of 2.5 healthy days per woman per year, according to new research released at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday. The new report shows that compared to men, women live...
Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organisation
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Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organisation

New York, Jan 21: President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organisation, a significant move cutting ties with the United Nation's public health agency on his first day in office. Trump has long been critical of the WHO, and his administration...
Authorities seal water spring in J&K’s Rajouri after 17th villager dies
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Authorities seal water spring in J&K’s Rajouri after 17th villager dies

Jammu, Jan 20: Authorities on Monday said they have sealed a water spring in Budhal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after the 17th victim succumbed to the mysterious disease. Yasmeen Kousar, the 6th child of Mohammad Aslam of Budhal village, died on Sunday in the SMGS hospital in...
Study shows fatty muscles raise heart disease risk regardless of BMI
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Study shows fatty muscles raise heart disease risk regardless of BMI

New Delhi, Jan 20: People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to research on Monday. The new study, published in the European Heart Journal, adds...
Immuneel launches affordable CAR T-cell therapy for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in India
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Immuneel launches affordable CAR T-cell therapy for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in...

New Delhi, Jan 20: Bengaluru-based cell and gene therapy start-up Immuneel Therapeutics on Monday announced the launch of Qartemi the country’s first personalised and precision therapy CAR T-cell therapy for treating B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL) in adults. B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL)...
Study links maternal exposure to air pollution before pregnancy with childhood obesity risk
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Study links maternal exposure to air pollution before pregnancy with childhood...

New Delhi, Jan 16: Greater exposure to air pollution particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10) and Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the three months before conception can raise the risk of childhood obesity to two years after birth, according to a study on Thursday. Past research has linked air pollution exposure...
‘Expired’ saline controversy: Newborn dies in Bengal hospital
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‘Expired’ saline controversy: Newborn dies in Bengal hospital

Kolkata, Jan 16: A newborn baby of one of the five women, who fell sick last week at a state-run Midnipore Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer’s Lactate, died on Thursday. Last week Mamoni Ruidas, one of the five women, died at the same...
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Bengal 'expired' saline death case: Autopsy report hints at multi-organ failure

Kolkata, Jan 15: The initial post-mortem report of Mamoni Ruidas, the woman who died at a state run medical college and hospital in West Midnapore district on January 10 after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer’s Lactate, has hinted towards multi-organ failure and septicemia being the...
No entry without polio vaccination certificate, Saudi Arabia tells Pakistani travellers
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No entry without polio vaccination certificate, Saudi Arabia tells Pakistani...

Islamabad, Jan 9: A polio vaccination certificate has been made mandatory for Pakistani citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's civil aviation authority has announced. According to Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), anyone found violating the latest directives...
Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures
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Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures

New York, Jan 9: A team of researchers, led by Indian-origin neuroscientist Viji Santhakumar, has found a gene that contributes to the development of behavioural changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. The gene, called neuropilin2, encodes a receptor involved in cell-cell...
Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average: Survey
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Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average:...

Kohima, Jan 9: The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in Nagaland is 1.36 per cent, which is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.2 per cent, the state’s Economic Survey 2023-24 said. According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, among the general population, the HIV/AIDS...
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