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Scientists decode what causes cell damage in long Covid
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Scientists decode what causes cell damage in long Covid

London, Jan 19: A team of Swiss researchers has identified that the complement system, a part of the body’s immune system, plays an important role in long Covid. Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover after the acute illness. However, a significant proportion of infected...
Nicotine-free vapes too can harm your lungs
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Nicotine-free vapes too can harm your lungs

London, Jan 19: Researchers found that even the nicotine-free vape caused oxidative stress in the lung, increased inflammation and the breakdown of blood vessels. This damage is similar to those found in patients with lung injury, said the team from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in the UK. ...
Climate change may up risk of diarrhoeal illness spread: Study
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Climate change may up risk of diarrhoeal illness spread: Study

London, Jan 19: Increasing climate change -- as seen in rising temperature, day length and humidity -- are linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness, according to a study. The findings, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, could help predict further outbreaks of the...
Wheat diet may exacerbate multiple sclerosis severity: Study
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Wheat diet may exacerbate multiple sclerosis severity: Study

London, Jan 19: A diet containing wheat can increase the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in an overreaction, causing them to continuously die. ...
US records about 11,000 deaths from flu this season: CDC
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US records about 11,000 deaths from flu this season: CDC

Los Angeles, Jan 20: There have been at least 16 million flu illnesses, 180,000 hospitalisations, and 11,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the US, according to the latest data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated...
Late diagnosis kills 2 in 3 cervical cancer patients in India every year: Doc
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Late diagnosis kills 2 in 3 cervical cancer patients in India every year: Doc

Faridabad, Jan 18: Nearly two in three cervical cancer patients die in India owing to late diagnosis, said a doctor on Thursday. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian women accounting for about 18 per cent of all cancers occurring in this demographic group. January is...
Scientists decode what causes cell damage in long Covid
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Scientists decode what causes cell damage in long Covid

London, Jan 19: A team of Swiss researchers has identified that the complement system, a part of the body’s immune system, plays an important role in long Covid. Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover after the acute illness. However, a significant proportion of infected...
GRAP-III revoked in Delhi-NCR as air quality now in
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GRAP-III revoked in Delhi-NCR as air quality now in 'very poor' levels

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday revoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)–III as the air quality of Delhi and its peripherals dipped from "severe" to "very poor" levels. "The sub-Committee in its meeting held on 18 January, 2024 further...
Delhi HC dismisses plea for court-monitored probe into Mohalla Clinic lab tests
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Delhi HC dismisses plea for court-monitored probe into Mohalla Clinic lab tests

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a court-monitored investigation into allegations of fake laboratory tests conducted at mohalla clinics established by the Aam Aadmi Party government. The application referenced an incident from August last year,...
Samsung to launch smart health device Galaxy Ring this year
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Samsung to launch smart health device Galaxy Ring this year

San Jose, Jan 19: Samsung Electronics plans to launch a new digital health care device, the Galaxy Ring, this year, a senior company executive has said. Details of the new smart ring are scant, but Samsung released a surprise teaser for the device during the Unpacked event for its latest Galaxy S...
LA health department investigates illnesses linked to raw oysters
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LA health department investigates illnesses linked to raw oysters

Los Angeles, Jan 17: The Los Angeles public health department said that it was investigating a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses potentially linked to raw oysters. There are 27 associated cases so far, and the department is currently working with the California Department of Public Health to...
Closing women’s health gap can boost global economy by $1 trn annually: WEF
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Closing women’s health gap can boost global economy by $1 trn annually: WEF

Davos, Jan 17: Closing women’s health gap can help more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2024, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report released on Wednesday. The report developed in...
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