Health-Lifestyle

New York, Aug 6 (IANS) A team of researchers has developed a new at-home, saliva-based Covid-19 testing platform that can detect Covid-causing virus with the same level of sensitivity as PCR test in just 45 minutes. The study, published in…
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Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Karnataka Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar on Saturday expressed concern over shortage of vascular surgeons at the time when the country is witnessing an increase in the vascular diseases. "Sadly, for a population of…
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Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) With the intervention of the Prime Minister's Office, the PGI Hospital here on Friday said it restarted benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme for beneficiaries from Punjab. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education…
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Ahmedabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Along with corona cases, incidents of swine flu are also increasing in Gujarat. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has reported 30 cases of swine flu in the last one month with the highest number of cases in the…
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London, Aug 4 (IANS) The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, finds a study. The research, by experts at the universities of Nottingham and Keele in the UK, showed that gout patients…
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Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) For the first six months, every infant must be breastfed with mother's milk and nothing else, as this will ensure proper growth of the child and help build immunity against various ailments, say doctors. While…
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New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Pregnant women's exposure to air pollution and stress can raise the risk of autism-like social behaviour and differently wired brains in males, according to a study on mice. Air pollution, such as exhaust emitted by…
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Jerusalem, Aug 4 (IANS) Scientists in Israel have grown synthetic embryo models of mice outside the womb by starting solely with stem cells cultured in a petri dish - that is, without the use of fertilised eggs. The team from Weizmann…
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