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This cholesterol pill may fight high risk of heart attack, stroke: Study

New Delhi, May 10: An international team of researchers found that a cholesterol-lowering drug may offer a more effective and convenient way to protect people at high risk of heart attack and stroke.The study led by researchers at Monash University in Australia tested a once-daily oral...
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US sees increase in cancer incidence rates among adults under 50: Study

New Delhi, May 9: A new study by researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed a concerning rise in the incidence of several cancer types among individuals under age 50 in the country between 2010 and 2019.According to the findings, published in the journal Cancer...
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Kerala woman tests positive for Nipah

Malappuram (Kerala), May 9: A woman in Kerala's Malappuram on Thursday tested positive for Nipah, the deadly zoonotic virus that causes infections in human beings and is time and again striking in and around the district in the past few years, officials said.The 42-year-old woman had been...
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Researchers find molecule to kill sexually transmitted chlamydia

New Delhi, May 8: A team of international researchers has discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria -- the world's most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease with 130 million cases a year -- but spare bacteria that are important for health.The team from Umea...
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Eating a healthy diet in childhood can delay menstrual onset in girls: Study

New Delhi, May 8: Eating a diet rich in vegetables, legumes, and whole grains in childhood can delay the onset of menstruation in girls, according to a new study.The findings, published in the journal Human Reproduction remained unaltered by the girls’ body mass index (BMI) or height, both of which...
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Indian-origin researcher develops probiotic cocktail to help ward off dementia

New Delhi, May 7: An Indian-origin researcher in the US has developed a probiotic cocktail that will help prevent dementia -- a condition that affects memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities of more than 57 million people worldwide.The cocktail, developed by Hariom Yadav...
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S. Korea's bio industry urges US to exempt it from proposed pharmaceutical...

Seoul, May 7: The Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization (KBIO) on Wednesday said it has requested the US to exempt South Korea from the Donald Trump administration's plan to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical imports.KBIO said it submitted such an opinion formally to the US Department of...
Need to sensitise health sector on fire safety measures, says JP Nadda
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Need to sensitise health sector on fire safety measures, says JP Nadda

New Delhi, May 7: The health sector needs to be sensitised about fire safety measures to boost preparedness and response during disasters, said the Union Health Minister J P Nadda.He said this while inaugurating the second national workshop on ‘health sector disaster preparedness and response’...
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Health inequities shortening lives by more than 30 years in poor countries: WHO

New Delhi, May 6: Low social determinants of health are shortening the lives of people in poor countries by more than 30 years worldwide, according to a global report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.The WHO defines social determinants of health as conditions in which people...
Drink black tea, eat berries, apples to age healthy
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Drink black tea, eat berries, apples to age healthy

New Delhi, May 6: Want to age healthy? Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits, and apples may help, according to global research.Researchers from Edith Cowan University (Australia), Queen’s University Belfast (UK), and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (US), found that...
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TN govt to form flying squads to curb sedative drugs sale

Chennai, May 5: The Tamil Nadu Health Department is set to establish special flying squads across all districts to curb the sale and misuse of sedative drugs. These squads will be overseen by the state’s drug control administration in each district.Notably, similar squads have already been...
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Vaccine against whooping cough in pregnancy to boost antibodies, protect baby

New Delhi, May 5: Vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough can boost the quantity and quality of antibodies in the early life of infants, according to a study.Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection characterised by severe coughing spells...
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