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Beijing: Raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to COVD-19 were sold at the market in Wuhan prior to its closure in 2020 over the coronavirus pandemic, though its still unclear whether they transmitted the infection to humans, according to research conducted by Chinese researchers and published in the journal Nature.
Farooq Ahmed Ganai, a resident of South Kashmir's Anantnag district in Kashmir, has launched a unique initiative to tackle the problem of plastic waste in his area.
Washington: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert alarming health officials about the rare Ebola-like Marburg virus which has been reported from two African nations.
Broccoli is known to be beneficial to our health. For example, research has shown that increased consumption of the cruciferous vegetable decreases incidences of cancer and type 2 diabetes.
Siddipet: A 37-year-old man died of a heart attack while playing cricket at Husnabad in this district on Friday.
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 803 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, health officials said here on Friday.
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded a single-day jump of 6,050 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 28,303, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
Hikikomori, a psychological condition in which a person shows complete withdrawal from their surroundings, has become increasingly prominent in Japan over the recent years with hundreds of thousands of people in the working age group in the country living as recluses, media reports said.
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra recorded 569 new cases of Covid-19 and two virus related deaths during the past 24 hours, said the health bulletin released by the Health department on Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital Wednesday reported 509 fresh Covid-19 cases with the positivity rate spiking up to 26 per cent from 15.64 per cent a day before.
London: The UK Health Security Agency has warned that tick-borne encephalitis is likely to be detected in England.
London: The peer-reviewed study, published in The European Heart Journal – Digital Health, looked at data from 83,000 people who had undergone a 15-second electrocardiogram (ECG) comparable to the kind carried out using smart watches and phone devices.
Abu Dhabi: UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has urged the public to be aware of the virus causing Marburg hemorrhagic fever and to avoid travelling to Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea unless it’s necessary due to the recent spread of Marburg virus.
Mumbai/IBNS: At least four people died as Maharashtra witnessed a whopping 711 new Covid-19 cases in the state in the last 24 hours, which is a jump of nearly 186 percent in a single day.
Chandigarh/UNI: One person succumbed to Coronavirus on Tuesday in Yamunanagar of Haryana and 193 new positive cases were reported in the state, official sources said.
Panaji: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in partnership with the Directorate of Health Services, Government of Goa, organized an exclusive tour of Primary Health Care Centres (PHC) performing exceptionally in the state, ahead of the second G20 Health Working Group Meeting scheduled to take place in Goa from April 17-19, 2023.
Between natural infection and a global vaccination campaign, most people now have some immunity against the virus that causes COVID-19.
The Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine directed at COVID-19 is much better than natural infection at revving up key immune cells called killer T cells to fight future infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, Stanford Medicine investigators have found.
Bengaluru: As the scientists at ISRO broke the news of launch of Reusable Launch Vehicle’s Autonomous Landing Mission, RLV LEX, at Chitradurga, Karnataka on Sunday morning the entire country rejoiced at this unique milestone with several firsts that bolstered India’s image several notches high.
New York: Ahead of its 75th anniversary on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for countries to both address inequities in care and protect the workers who provide it, many of whom are burned out from the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York: The global transition to renewable energy will require greater investment in integrated weather and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
Kathmandu: Nepal has confirmed the spread of Omicron’s sub-variant XBB.1.16 in the Himalayan nation.
New York: One in six people worldwide is affected by infertility and access to affordable care is insufficient, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a major new report.
As many as five asteroids are approaching Earth with two of them making their closest approaches to the planet on Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a statement.
Marburg virus, which is equally dangerous as Ebola, is spreading rapidly in Africa, particularly in Tanzania and Guinea. In order to curb the deadly infection, America's Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sending personnel to these regions, media reports said.
New Delhi/UNI: India has registered a slight dip in Covid-19 cases on Saturday with 2,994 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload over 16,354-mark, in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry.
Panaji: The School of Policy and Governance, an independent think-tank, has announced the 2023 Net Zero Fellowships.
New Delhi: The first- ever Swachh Mashaal March is a sight to behold as citizens from across various cities mobilize themselves to rally for Garbage-Free Cities and conduct cleanliness drives and zero waste events across the nation.
Dallas: Losing weight with lifestyle changes in an intensive behavioral weight loss program was associated with a decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes for at least five years — even if some weight was regained, according to a systematic review of research, published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal.
Dallas: High blood pressure in children is not uncommon, and research shows it may lead to high blood pressure in adulthood, as well as problems with the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the Association’s Hypertension journal.
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