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Vitamin C deficiency in elderly can cause abnormal bleeding, fatigue: Study
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Vitamin C deficiency in elderly can cause abnormal bleeding, fatigue: Study

New Delhi, Oct 7: Older adults suffering from abnormal bleeding, fatigue, and weakness, must be assessed for scurvy a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, suggests a study on Monday. Detailing a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation, the study published in...
Rwanda rolls out Marburg vaccine trials amid rising cases
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Rwanda rolls out Marburg vaccine trials amid rising cases

Kigali, Oct 7: Rwanda began administering Marburg vaccine trials, prioritising frontline workers as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the country. Rwandan Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana on Sunday told a press conference in the national capital of Kigali that...
WHO chief praises PM Modi on Swachh Bharat Mission
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WHO chief praises PM Modi on Swachh Bharat Mission's 10th anniversary

New Delhi, Oct 2: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commended the efforts of the government on the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission. He highlighted the significant strides made in...
Pakistan polio tally mounts to 26 as Sindh records two more cases
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Pakistan polio tally mounts to 26 as Sindh records two more cases

Islamabad, Oct 2: The total number of polio cases in Pakistan has risen to 26 after two more cases were reported from Sindh, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced. According to an NIH official, one case was detected in the Karachi East district, and the other was in the Sajawal district...
IIT Madras study shows mild laser heating can boost drug delivery for eye treatments
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IIT Madras study shows mild laser heating can boost drug delivery for eye...

Chennai, Oct 1: Drugs injected in the human eye can be better delivered to the target region through convection caused by mild laser heating, said researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Tuesday. In their research, published in the peer reviewed Wiley Heat Transfer journal,...
Intermittent fasting may boost health of people with heart disease, diabetes
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Intermittent fasting may boost health of people with heart disease, diabetes

New Delhi, Oct 1: Finding it hard to manage blood sugar levels? Take heart, limiting your food consumption to a 10-hour window daily may keep your diabetes in check, according to a study. Following the 10-hour eating window, a type of intermittent fasting, can also help you manage metabolic syndrome...
Bangladesh records highest daily dengue cases
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Bangladesh records highest daily dengue cases

Dhaka, Sep 30: A total of 1,221 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh the highest number in a single day so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health. This was recorded in the past 24 hours, on Sunday. In the same period, eight people died due to the mosquito borne disease,...
Indian pharma companies to expand revenues by 9-11 pc in FY25
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Indian pharma companies to expand revenues by 9-11 pc in FY25

New Delhi, Sep 30: The Indian pharma companies are estimated to expand their revenues by a healthy 9-11 per cent in the current fiscal (FY25), a report showed on Monday. This will be driven by 9-11 per cent revenue growth from the US market, 7-9 per cent each from the European and domestic markets,...
Heart attacks, strokes account for 3.9 mn deaths annually in South-East Asia: WHO
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Heart attacks, strokes account for 3.9 mn deaths annually in South-East Asia:...

New Delhi, Sep 28: Heart attacks and strokes are a global health challenge, accounting for 3.9 million deaths annually, in the South-East Asia Region, including India, said the World Health Organization on Saturday, ahead of World Heart Day. World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29 to...
Indian study finds method to create nanostructures for use in biomedicine, electronics
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Indian study finds method to create nanostructures for use in biomedicine,...

New Delhi, Sep 28: A team of Indian researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru autonomous institutes under Department of Science and Technology (DST) have unravelled new method to create...
Dust mite exposure can trigger severe allergic reactions, asthma in children
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Dust mite exposure can trigger severe allergic reactions, asthma in children

New Delhi, Sep 28: Exposure to dust mites in children can trigger severe allergic reactions, leading to conditions such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, warned an expert on Saturday. Dust mites microscopic creatures found in household dust are a leading cause of allergies worldwide. These are so...
Bihar records more than 2,600 cases of dengue this year
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Bihar records more than 2,600 cases of dengue this year

Patna, Sep 27: The dengue outbreak in Bihar has seen over 2,600 cases this year. There has been a significant increase in the number of cases since July. Patna is the worst-affected district, with 1,331 cases reported, including 50 in the last 24 hours alone. Other affected districts include...
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