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Cambodia reports fresh H5N1 bird flu case, total infections mount to 8
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Cambodia reports fresh H5N1 bird flu case, total infections mount to 8

Phnom Penh, Aug 2: Another human case of H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed on a four-year-old boy from southeast Cambodia's Svay Rieng province, raising the number of the cases to eight since the start of 2024, said a Ministry of Health's statement. "Laboratory results from the National Institute of...
Mortality rates saw significant drop in Assam: CM Sarma
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Mortality rates saw significant drop in Assam: CM Sarma

Guwahati, July: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that due to the upgradation of the state's healthcare system, the key mortality rates have come down to a significant extent. At the time of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 in 2015-16, the infant mortality rate was...
Rajasthan Health Dept issues advisory after child tests positive for Chandipura virus
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Rajasthan Health Dept issues advisory after child tests positive for Chandipura...

Jaipur, July 30: Rajasthan Health Department on Tuesday issued an advisory after a child tested positive for the Chandipura virus in the Dungarpur district. “One case was reported in Dungarpur. Instructions have been given to officials to work to control the disease by following the guidelines...
Kindlins: A potential key in cancer treatment strategies
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Kindlins: A potential key in cancer treatment strategies

New Delhi, July 31: Kindlins, adapter proteins found in vertebrate cells could change the face of cancer treatments, research from S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences has found.The research team, led by Debojyoti Chowdhury, analyzed data from 10,000 patients across 33 cancer types from The...
Unique brain connectivity patterns found in people born blind
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Unique brain connectivity patterns found in people born blind

New Delhi, July 31: People born blind develop unique connectivity patterns in the primary visual cortex, akin to a fingerprint, a new study by Georgetown University neuroscientists reveals. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), these findings could inform personalised...
Genetic & environmental factors in disease risk, new insights found
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Genetic & environmental factors in disease risk, new insights found

New Delhi, July 31: Environmental factors may play a larger role in disease risk than previously thought, overshadowing genetic contributions a study by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine reveals.Published in the journal Nature Communications, the research shows that lifestyle and...
Study finds widespread SARS-CoV-2 transmission to wildlife in US
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Study finds widespread SARS-CoV-2 transmission to wildlife in US

New Delhi, July 29: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, was detected in six common backyard animals in the US, with antibodies indicating prior exposure found in five species, a new study found on Monday. The six species were deer mice, Virginia opossums, raccoons, groundhogs, Eastern...
Suspected case of bubonic plague reported in Mongolia
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Suspected case of bubonic plague reported in Mongolia

Ulan Bator, July 30: A suspected bubonic plague case has been reported in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, according to local media on Tuesday. The individual from the Taishir soum (administrative subdivision) in the province has been recently hospitalised after consuming marmot meat,...
Illness To Wellness, Project Empathy Campaign of ILBS organise contests to raise awareness on hepatitis
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Illness To Wellness, Project Empathy Campaign of ILBS organise contests to raise...

New Delhi, July 29: 1The ‘Illness to Wellness’ initiative, a national campaign aimed at generating awareness on various mind and body conditions and providing holistic and broad stakeholder engagements with the overall objective of promoting healthy living, along with the Project Empathy Campaign of...
UAE-based philanthropist sends life-saving drug for PAM to Kerala
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UAE-based philanthropist sends life-saving drug for PAM to Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, July 29: In a boost to Kerala’s efforts in combating the surge in Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) cases, the state has received a crucial batch of the life saving drug Miltefosine from a UAE based philanthropist. Kerala Health Minister Veena George received the first...
Govt health promotion initiatives gain support from professional bodies
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Govt health promotion initiatives gain support from professional bodies

New Delhi, July 30: The Union government's health promotion initiatives gained support from professional bodies at a pivotal meeting chaired by Prof. (Dr) Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representatives of 27 health organisations in...
Study claims genetic testing can compromise patient data
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Study claims genetic testing can compromise patient data

New Delhi, July 29: Genetic testing, a long-established medical practice, could jeopardise patient data, raising concerns about the potential privacy abuse because data is treated like a commodity, claimed a study on Monday.Genetic testing is generally used to analyse changes in genes to decode the...
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