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No Mycoplasma pneumonia detected in India since Jan, media reports ill-informed: Health Ministry
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No Mycoplasma pneumonia detected in India since Jan, media reports ill-informed:...

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday refuted media reports that claimed that AIIMS Delhi has detected seven bacterial cases linked to the recent surge in pneumonia cases in China and termed the news report "ill-informed" and "misleading". In a statement, the...
KCR suffers hip fracture after fall at farmhouse (Ld)
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KCR suffers hip fracture after fall at farmhouse (Ld)

Hyderabad, Dec 8: Former Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao suffered hip fracture due to a fall at his farmhouse at Erravalli and was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad. The incident happened lat Thursday night. Doctors at the Yashoda Hospital at Somajiguda were examining the Bharat...
Antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth beneficial for newborns with HIV
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Antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth beneficial for newborns with HIV

New York, Dec 8: Giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within 48 hours of life -- rather than within weeks or months -- can safely suppress amounts of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels, revealed a study of more than 50 babies in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, North America...
Chinese scientists develop novel gene editing jab to
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Chinese scientists develop novel gene editing jab to 'reverse' autism

Beijing, Dec 6: A team of scientists in China have developed a new gene editing shot that in a mice study 'reversed' autism symptoms. Autism, formally called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by deficits in social...
Health Min orders Delhi Health Secy to probe cash-for-kidney scam, Apollo Hospital denies allegations
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Health Min orders Delhi Health Secy to probe cash-for-kidney scam, Apollo...

New Delhi, Dec 6: The Health Ministry's National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO) is investigating claims of a cash-for-kidney scam at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) will also look into the matter. NOTTO has also...
Plant-based foods lack key vitamins necessary for healthy pregnancy: Study
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Plant-based foods lack key vitamins necessary for healthy pregnancy: Study

London, Dec 6: Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, said scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods. A study looking at the health of expectant mothers from high-income...
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar acts to provide physically-challenged Kerala woman with Aadhaar card
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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar acts to provide physically-challenged Kerala...

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6: Union Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said steps have been taken to provide an Aadhaar card to Joseymol, a 43-year-old physically challenged woman in Kerala, who was facing issues in getting it. Joseymol, despite two years of efforts to get an...
Why being mindful of heart health during winter is crucial
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Why being mindful of heart health during winter is crucial

New Delhi, Dec 6: Even as temperatures have started to dip in the national capital, cardiologists on Wednesday called people, especially those with pre-existing heart conditions, to be mindful of the winter season -- known to increase risk of heart attacks. "As winter approaches, we have observed...
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'India yet to tap medicinal gold mine'

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6: Even as the medicinal plant sector is poised to become a multi-billion-dollar global industry, India is yet to fully utilise the opportunity, said Dr Thomas Jacob, former director of research at Spices Board in a session at the Global Ayurveda Festival, which ended here on...
Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight diverted to Karachi after passenger suffers suspected heart attack
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Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight diverted to Karachi after passenger suffers...

New Delhi, Dec 6: A SpiceJet flight to Dubai from Ahmedabad was diverted to Karachi in Pakistan after a passenger suffered a "suspected heart attack" on Tuesday night. "On December 5, SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft operating flight SG-15 (Ahmedabad-Dubai) was diverted to Karachi due to a medical...
Doctors in Italy strike against proposed pension cuts
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Doctors in Italy strike against proposed pension cuts

Rome, Dec 6: Thousands of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers staged a 24-hour nationwide strike in Italy, demanding better working conditions and improvements to the public health system. They on Tuesday also protested against proposed pension cuts in the 2024 budget bill, which was...
Depression, constipation & UTI may signal multiple sclerosis risk
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Depression, constipation & UTI may signal multiple sclerosis risk

New York, Dec 6: People who later develop multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to have conditions like depression, constipation and urinary tract infections five years before their diagnosis, according to a new study. The study, which is published in the online issue of Neurology, also found...
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