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In the last 24 hours, up to 25 additional persons have tested positive for scrub typhus infection in Odisha's Sundargarh district, bringing the overall number of such cases in the area to 355, officials said on Friday.
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According to researchers, this case highlights how plant infections can be transmitted to humans through close contact with infected plants.
The technology licensing agreement was formally signed today between IIT Kanpur and Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd at an MoU exchange ceremony in the presence of several dignitaries, including IIT Kanpur Director Prof Abhay Karandikar and Reliance Life Sciences President KV Subramaniam.
World Kidney Day is an annual event observed on the second Thursday of March to raise awareness about the importance of kidney health and the impact of kidney disease on individuals, families, and communities worldwide. World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).
. As per the reports, the bill require the Biden administration to declassify all intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and possible links to the origins of the COVID-19 virus,
Young people with MSUDs (Mental and substance use diseases), like their adult counterparts, face stigma, isolation, and discrimination, as well as a lack of access to health care and education facilities
These days, after Corona Virus, one more virus is getting spread. Fortunately, it is not visible in humans but unfortunately, thousands of cattle are affected by this horrible virus called Lumpy Skin disease. Lacs of cattle is killed because of this horrifying virus. Rajasthan, Gujarat, and some part of Maharashtra is also affected by the same. The most affected state is Rajasthan.
Ever since the disease came to India in 2019, research institutes have been engaged in developing the vaccine.
Govt is considering banning cattle movement from other states and has sought reports from district to make a final assessment; it could also impose restrictions or cancel upcoming animal fairs due to infection.
Gujarat Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel has said that 1240 cattle have died due to the state's lumpy skin disease. Around 50,000 cattle infected with the lumpy virus are being treated, 1240 died, and 15 lakh are being vaccinated.
Plasma, the fourth state of matter which makes up most of the universe when produced in controlled conditions in the lab and are termed as Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAP).
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The survey was conducted for the period of 2017-18 and is the first of its kind of comprehensive survey on NCD. It covers the age groups of 15-69 years, males and females from the urban and rural areas.
In a bid to ramp up COVID-19 testing across the country, Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan flagged off India's first mobile I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for last-mile access to COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India. The innovation is aimed at ensuring testing of COVID-19 in far-flung areas and inaccessible parts of the country.
The United States government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday announced a financial aid of 3.6 Million USD to assist India in its battle against coronavirus pandemic. The CDC said that these resources will support prevention, preparedness, and response activities in India.
Taking serious cognizance of the attack on a medical team in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government decided to invoke NSA against those arrested for pelting stones at the medical team members.
Appreciating the efforts and work by all the call center staff at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) control room for containing the coronavirus in India, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, “You all form our frontline warriors, who through supporting people with correct, timely and vital information, are rendering yeoman service to the nation,” on Tuesday.
President Ram Nath Kovind graced and addressed the tenth foundation day of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and the seventh convocation ceremony in New Delhi today.
Almost after a gap of 11 years, India is slated be hosting the annual conference of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology. Former president Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to inaugurate the four-day event scheduled to be held in the city from December 12.
The ambitious ‘Mission Indradhanush 2.0,’ has been finally launched today across the country. It’s a nationwide vaccination drive to prevent eight diseases.
Uttar Pradesh government has launched a massive immunisation campaign against the filariasis or Filaria today. Under the campaign, more than 65 thousand teams of health workers will distribute medicines to around 6.5 crore people till 10 December in 19 districts.
Pneumoconiosis is a deadly disease peculiar to mine-workers. Rajasthan has announced the creation of a Pneumoconiosis Fund for mine-workers, which will be majorly financed by money from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF). This Fund will be used to finance a comprehensive policy on the disease released by the Rajasthan government yesterday.
Do you wish to be a heart hero? In a campaign to establish and spread awareness about the health of heart among common people all through the world, World Heart Day today, seems a good opportunity to save millions of those!
Accelerating efforts towards combating TB and spreading nationwide awareness on the disease, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan yesterday launched the new ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega’ Campaign, along with the National TB Prevalence Survey.
Taking care of all the dimension for better governance is the role of an ideal Prime Minister. The same is always reflected in PM Modi’s character. Guiding for a bright future for the farmers who want to prevent their livestock from the deadly diseases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. Indian Culture has always given importance to t
Giving impetus to laboratory diagnosis of emerging diseases of public health importance, Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday inaugurated a state of the art laboratory complex at the National Centre for Disease Control.
An adequate consumption of milk and dairy products in different stages of life can help prevent various chronic diseases, including the risk of frailty and sarcopenia, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, colon or bladder cancer, and type 2 diabetes, a recent study has revealed, contradicting the dominant literature in the field.
Many people never pay attention to their hygiene, unless body starts alarming symptoms of any disorder. Regular exercise, proper diet and a healthy lifestyle are the keys to evergreen life. Prevention is better than cure. To prove these scientists are working on early detection of heart diseases. The cardiovascular disorder usually associated with a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries (atherosclerosis) and an increased risk of blood clots. The conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels
Chinese scientists have discovered a possible "death switch" mechanism in plant's immune system that triggers infected cells to self-destruct, thus limiting the spread of the disease and keeping other parts of the plant healthy. This is as per the findings published in the journal 'Science'. Scientists said the discovery provides clues to cell death control and immunity for plants, and they hope further research can lead to a new generation of disease-resistant crops that use significantly less pesticide an
Race for 7 is held in the month of February to commemorate World Rare Disease Day which falls on the last day of February. The theme for Rare Disease Day2019 is ‘Bridging health and social care’, focusing on the need to better coordinate all aspects of care to improve the lives of people living with a rare disease.
Two people pass away due to H1N1 virus in Jodhpur and Barmer on Tuesday, taking the death toll due to Swine Flu in the state to 88. According to the official report of Health Department, over nine lakh people were screened for swine flu in Rajasthan on Tuesday and nearly 32,000 individuals were found with influenza-like symptoms.
The Union Health Ministry has sent a team of experts to Madhya Pradesh to verify reports of Zika virus cases in the state, on Thursday. A team from the National Centre for Disease Control and the Emergency Medical Response was dispatched after local authorities said three people had tested positive for the virus.
Gujarat health machinery is vigilant following the detection of Zika virus infection. Principal Secretary of State Health Department and Health commissioner Jayanti Ravi said that one case of Zika virus infection has been reported and the patient has been cured.
The Gujarat government has issued special alerts in view of the cases of Zika Virus spread in neighboring state Rajasthan. An official of the Health Department said that people with symptoms of fever, such as those coming from Rajasthan and due to Zika virus infection will be looked at and medical teams will be deployed at the airport, bus stations and railway stations for their identification.
An Indian-American scientist has identified as many as 50 protein biomarkers that can non-invasively detect inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - a gut disorder that leads to diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and weight loss.
As rainfall in Kerala recedes and with people moving back to pavilion, the fear of outbreak situation is being duly monitored on a daily basis and the strategic Health Operation Centre has been activated. Until now there has been no outbreak of communicable disease in the state.
Yemen has just become like another hell as the peoples are only getting killed in the war-torn country either by civil war or by an outbreak of disastrous diseases including cholera, diphtheria etc. Taking a noted on the recent attacks on Hodeida port, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned of another cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen.
Taking up a prominent decision, the Punjab government has increased a financial assistance from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh to the construction workers for the treatment of cancer like chronic diseases. Labour Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu while disclosing this said that the motive of the advisory committee was to further increase the financial benefits being delivered to the construction workers besides exploring the ways to increase the cess being collected by the Building and Other Construction Welfare Board.
In Punjab, an advanced cancer detection mobile van fitted with latest screening facilities was launched to provide world-class preventive medical care to women of the state for early detection of the symptoms of a deadly disease. Notably, Punjab’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Brahm Mohindra on Thursday flagged off an advanced cancer detection mobile van to provide world-class preventive medical care to women and to detect the symptoms of deadly disease in early stages. An advanced cancer detection mob
Punjab achieved another milestone as the state has become a Corneal Blindness Free State. Notably, this comes a month after vaccination campaign against Measles-Rubella was commenced and so far 50 Lakh children have been immunized.
The Sri Lankan government Health Ministry on Wednesday warned its citizens that diseases such as dengue, leptospirosis and skin-related disorders could spread in districts affected by the recent floods and urged the public to take precautions.
Science can do anything now one of the boons for humans is brought by our scientists is that they have developed a quick and robust blood test that can detect liver damage before the symptoms appear. This will add a speed where the patients with liver disease get late treatment.
The Punjab government has decided to extend the free dengue tests in 33 centres across the state. Notably, the step was taken in a bid to eradicate dengue from the state. Punjab’s Health Minister Brahm Mohindra announced to extend the free dengue tests in 33 centres across the state while chairing the meeting of the state task force on dengue held at Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh.
World famous physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 74, as confirmed by his family spokesperson in the United Kingdom. Hawking had contracted rare motor neurone disease in 1963.
Marijuana is a drug known for its qualities like making a person feel drowsiness but do you know that it has also qualified to remove toxins too. An active compound in marijuana called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been found to promote the removal of toxic clumps of amyloid beta protein in the brain, which is thought to kickstart the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Issuing an alert, China has recorded first-ever human case of H7N4 bird flu in a 68-year-old woman, who had contact with poultry birds. When first human bird flu case was reported, thousands were killed by the H5N1 virus across the world.
According to the researchers, clinical trials have stated that high intake of yogurt may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease among men and women with hypertension. The study by Nurses’ Health observed that participants consuming more than two servings a week of yogurt had an approximately 20% lower risk of major coronary heart disease or stroke.
The poor administration of TMC led Kolkata Municipal Corporation comes to surface as after a major Dengue outbreak, Diarrhoea outbreak is tormenting the citizens. Whereas water contamination was feared, which was denied by Mayor Shovan Chattopadhyay, has been proved true as KMC’s own test found coliform bacteria.
According to a latest study, green leafy vegetables in your diet will help you to cut the risk of a stroke. Researchers said that reducing stress and increasing green leafy vegetable intake is the new way to reduce the rate of bleeding in the brain.
