Health-Lifestyle

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) If you come across brightly coloured, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era, handle them carefully, or avoid them altogether. These books could be hiding toxic dyes that pose health risks to readers, collectors,…
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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Researchers have decoded the connection between metabolism and immunity in inherited diseases. Researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the US identified a new set of metabolic genes crucial for…
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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The ancient wisdom of "prevention is better than cure" has never been more relevant than in the current bustling life, riddled with chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cancer. Even as these…
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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Scientists have identified a gene that has the potential to prevent autism -- a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. More than 70 genes have been…
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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Using the same tray for carrying shoes and personal belongings at airport security check-ins can raise cross-contamination risks, warned experts on Sunday, after a senior executive recently flagged the "unsanitary…
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Seoul, Aug 17 (IANS) Following the World Health Organisation's (WHO) declaration of mpox outbreaks in Africa as a global health emergency, South Korean authorities have decided to ramp up quarantine and surveillance measures. The Korea…
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Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least three cases of mpox have been detected in two days in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a health official told Xinhua news agency on Friday. The director of public health at the…
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Suva, Aug 16 (IANS) Fiji's Ministry of Health has recorded 552 new HIV infections in the first six months of this year, 33 per cent more than the total number recorded in 2023. The Ministry said in its statement on Friday that 73 percent…
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