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Johnson & Johnsons single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India
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Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in...

New Delhi, Aug 7: Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use approval in India, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said this will further boost the country's collective fight against the novel coronavirus infection. "India...
Scientists identify protein causing Covid-related inflammation
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Scientists identify protein causing Covid-related inflammation

Toronto, Aug 5: Scientists have identified a protein in the blood that could be responsible for an aggressive inflammatory response, known as a cytokine storm, which is also the leading cause of death in Covid-19 patients. The team, from the University of Alberta in Canada, analysed the blood...
COVID-19: India logs 42,982 new cases, 533 fresh fatalities
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COVID-19: India logs 42,982 new cases, 533 fresh fatalities

New Delhi, Aug 5: India added 42,982 new coronavirus infections in a single day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533...
Covid vax safe for patients with rheumatic, lupus disease
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Covid vax safe for patients with rheumatic, lupus disease

New York, Aug 4: mRNA Covid-19 vaccination is safe for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases -- such as inflammatory arthritis and lupus -- and flares of their conditions were uncommon after two doses, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Arthritis and...
Sustainable scents for a beautiful aroma at home
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Sustainable scents for a beautiful aroma at home

New Delhi, Aug 4: Don't you feel great when you enter a house and it smells super nice. Do you feel relaxed and your mood gets an uplift when you enter a nice-smelling space? Your place could use a little freshening. And really, whose house doesn't need that once in a while!? After cleaning our...
COVID-19: India records 42,625 cases and 562 deaths in a day
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COVID-19: India records 42,625 cases and 562 deaths in a day

New Delhi, Aug 4: With 42,625 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,17,69,132 and the active caseload increased to 4,10,353, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to...
Breastfeeding results in a healthier mother-child duo
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Breastfeeding results in a healthier mother-child duo

New Delhi, Aug 3: According to the World Health Organisation, breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. However, nearly two out of three infants are not exclusively breastfed for the recommended 6 months -- a rate that has not improved in 2 decades.Shelly...
India adds 30,549 coronavirus infections, active cases fall after six days
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India adds 30,549 coronavirus infections, active cases fall after six days

New Delhi, Aug 3: India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,17,26,507 on Tuesday with 30,549 more people testing positive for the disease while the active caseload declined after six days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 4,25,195 with 422 fresh fatalities, the data...
40,134 new COVID-19 cases, 422 related deaths in India
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40,134 new COVID-19 cases, 422 related deaths in India

New Delhi, Aug 2: India registered 40,134 fresh COVID-19 infections, pushing its virus tally to 3,16,95,958, while the number of active cases recorded an increase for the sixth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll from the pandemic...
COVID-19: India records 41,649 fresh cases, 593 more fatalities
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COVID-19: India records 41,649 fresh cases, 593 more fatalities

New Delhi, Jul 31: With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said. The number of active coronavirus...
Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox, cause more severe infection: Reports
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Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox, cause more severe infection:...

New York, Jul 30: The Delta variant of the coronavirus may cause more severe illness than all other known versions of the virus and spread as easily as chickenpox, US media reports quoting an internal document from the US health authority said. The document from the Centers for Disease...
COVID-19: India records 44,230 fresh cases, 555 more fatalities
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COVID-19: India records 44,230 fresh cases, 555 more fatalities

New Delhi, Jul 30: With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,15,72,344 on Friday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,217 with 555 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said. The number of active coronavirus cases in...
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