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Measles cases rising alarmingly across Europe: WHO
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Measles cases rising alarmingly across Europe: WHO

London, Jan 24: Measles cases are rising alarmingly across Europe, warned the World Health Organization (WHO), stressing the need for vaccination. More than 30,000 measles cases were reported by 40 of the WHO European region’s 53 member states between January and October in 2023, compared to 941...
Quit Tobacco Not Dreams: Indian clinical trial shows NRT boosts quit rates
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Quit Tobacco Not Dreams: Indian clinical trial shows NRT boosts quit rates

New Delhi, Jan 24: A clinical trial at SCB Dental College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, has revealed that combining Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) with Behavioral Therapy is five times more effective in aiding smoking cessation than Behavioral Therapy alone. This discovery carries immense...
Siemens Healthineers, IISc launch AI laboratory for neurology research
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Siemens Healthineers, IISc launch AI laboratory for neurology research

Bengaluru, Jan 24: Siemens Healthineers and the reputed Indian Institute of Science (IISc) inaugurated the Siemens Healthineers -- Computational Data Sciences (CDS) Collaborative Laboratory for AI in Precision Medicine at IISc campus Bengaluru on Wednesday. “We are very excited about this...
360 volunteers donate blood in PGI-Chandigarh
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360 volunteers donate blood in PGI-Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Jan 24: More than 360 volunteers, comprising doctors, nurses, technicians, students and personnel and officials of the CRPF and the CISF, donated blood in a programme, organised by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Wednesday. About 75...
Healthy eating & exercise can reverse ageing marker in obese kids: Study
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Healthy eating & exercise can reverse ageing marker in obese kids: Study

New York, Jan 23: Eating a healthy diet and doing regular exercise can reverse a genetic marker linked to premature ageing in children with obesity, according to a study. Like the solid segment at the end of a shoelace, telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes from fraying. In all people,...
Zomato-backed CureFit cuts 120 jobs in restructuring exercise
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Zomato-backed CureFit cuts 120 jobs in restructuring exercise

New Delhi, Jan 23: Zomato-backed fitness startup CureFit has slashed 120 jobs earlier this week in a restructuring exercise, a media report said on Tuesday. The latest job cuts impacted workers across the company's brands like Sugar.fit, Carefit, Cultfit, among others, reports Inc42. "As part...
Energy drinks can cause insomnia: Study
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Energy drinks can cause insomnia: Study

London, Jan 23: Consuming energy drinks even once a month can lead to poor sleep quality and insomnia, finds a study. Marketed as mental and physical pick-me-ups, energy drinks are popular with college students and young people in general. The study, published in the open access journal BMJ...
Bhubaneswar AIIMS conducts successful trial for using drone in healthcare services
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Bhubaneswar AIIMS conducts successful trial for using drone in healthcare...

Bhubaneswar, Jan 23: Bhubaneswar AIIMS on Tuesday successfully conducted a trial for the utilisation of drone services in the health care sector. “The drone completed the successful journey of 120 kms from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to CHC Tangi in just 1.10 hours, carrying the essential blood supplies...
Bengal: OPDs in state-run hospitals to start operating from 9 am from Wed
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Bengal: OPDs in state-run hospitals to start operating from 9 am from Wed

Kolkata, Jan 23: Amid the rush of patients since Monday night, the West Bengal health department has taken a decision to start operations at the outpatient departments in the state-run hospitals earlier than the current schedule, effective from Wednesday. A notification in this regard has been...
New Covid variants learn old tricks to stay ahead of immune defences: Study
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New Covid variants learn old tricks to stay ahead of immune defences: Study

London, Jan 23: Recent SARS-CoV-2 variants such as BA.4 and BA.5 developed abilities missing from the first Omicron variants that allowed them to overcome humans’ innate immunity, revealed a study. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, new variants of concern emerged independently from...
Chronic childhood ear infections can delay language development: Study
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Chronic childhood ear infections can delay language development: Study

New York, Jan 22: Ear infections, a common childhood experience, can potentially impair hearing with fluid building up behind the eardrum and lead to delay in language development, warns a new study. New research from the University of Florida scientists reveals that when ear infections become...
Study decodes link between long Covid and chronic fatigue
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Study decodes link between long Covid and chronic fatigue

Wellington, Jan 22: Long Covid and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) are closely related, confirms a study. ME/CFS is a post-stressor fatigue condition that arises from multiple triggers. Of all people infected with SARS-CoV-2, about 10 per cent develop the chronic...
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