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Infodemic hit rural and urban India during Covid: Anurag Thakur |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2021 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Calling attention to the problem of infodemic, especially in terms of Covid-19, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Saturday said that during pandemic, India has faced a dual information challenge which affected both the urban ... read.. |
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Study says strength training can burn fat too |
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Canberra | September 25, 2021 4:16:09 PM IST |
| A recent study by researchers of The University of New South Wales (UNSW) suggested that one can lose around 1.4 per cent of our entire body fat through strength training alone, which is similar to how much we might lose through cardio or aerobics. ... read.. |
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Goa hotels must check if guests are fully vaccinated: Health Minister |
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Panaji | Saturday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Hotels in Goa should shoulder the responsibility for ensuring that only double vaccinated guests are allowed to check-in, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday, days after the state government allowed the re-opening of one of Goa's biggest ... read.. |
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AIIMS the lighthouse of health sector: Mandaviya |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that India's premier health institute, AIIMS is the light house of the health sector. He added that citizens have faith in this institution which is the reason why demands are being made to establis ... read.. |
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VP calls for addressing shortage of doctors and paramedical workers |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for addressing the shortage of trained human resources in the health sector on a war footing. Noting the low doctor to population ratio at 1:1,511 in India against the WHO norm of 1:1,000, he stressed th ... read.. |
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Japan plans to lower minimum age for Covid vaccination |
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Tokyo | Saturday, 2021 11:45:05 AM IST |
| Japan's Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said that the country's state-run Covid-19 vaccination centres plan to lower the minimum age for inoculation to 16 years old or younger from 18 amid the spread of the virus among younger people. ... read.. |
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Daily Covid cases in Seoul top 1,000 for 1st time |
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Seoul | Saturday, 2021 10:45:06 AM IST |
| Daily coronavirus cases in Seoul has surpassed the 1,000 mark for the first time following this week's 'Chuseok' (harvest festival) holiday, South Korean health authorities said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 231.1 mn |
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Washington | Saturday, 2021 9:15:06 AM IST |
| The global coronavirus caseload has topped 231.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.73 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.04 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Minister seeks mandatory screening of infants for various ailments |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2021 10:15:06 PM IST |
| Raising the concern about 9 crore Indians who are suffering from various hearing disabilities, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Friday said that the screening of infants for various ailments and disabilitie ... read.. |
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Kerala sees 17,983 new Covid cases |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Friday, 2021 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Kerala on Friday recorded 17,983 new Covid cases after 1,10523 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a statementhere. ... read.. |
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Australia's Covid vaccination nearing milestone |
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Canberra | Friday, 2021 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is about to hit a milestone with half of the adult population fully inoculated against the virus, according to official data released on Friday. ... read.. |
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Israel bans unvaccinated teachers from teaching |
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Tel Aviv | Friday, 2021 2:15:06 PM IST |
| Teachers across Israel who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be banned from entering schools unless they present a negative test result, the Ministry of Education said. ... read.. |
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TN to extend doorstep healthcare scheme to urban areas |
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Chennai | Friday, 2021 10:15:06 AM IST |
| The highly successful healthcare at the doorstep scheme, 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam', will now be operating in all the urban centres of Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate the service at a hospital here on Friday. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 230.5 mn |
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Washington | Friday, 2021 8:45:05 AM IST |
| The global coronavirus caseload has topped 230.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.72 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.02 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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THSTI signs MoU with Vietnamese firm for Covid research |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2021 1:45:06 AM IST |
| The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Department of Biotechnology, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, on Thursday entered into a research collaboration with the Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, a Vietnamese ... read.. |
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Covid-19 infection increases risk for pre-eclampsia |
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New York | Thursday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| Women who contract Covid-19 during pregnancy are at significantly higher risk of developing pre-eclampsia, the leading cause of maternal and infant death worldwide, according to a new study. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 230 mn |
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Washington | Thursday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| The global coronavirus caseload has topped 230 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.71 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.98 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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UK records another 34,460 coronavirus cases |
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London | Thursday, 2021 8:45:07 AM IST |
| Another 34,460 people in the UK have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,530,103, according to official figures released Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Africa's Covid cases near 8.18 mn: Africa CDC |
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Addis Ababa | Thursday, 2021 4:45:06 AM IST |
| The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,177,919 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. ... read.. |
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Delhi reports 30 fresh Covid cases, zero death in 24 hrs |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 11:45:06 PM IST |
| The national capital on Wednesday reported 30 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hrs, taking the total Covid infected tally to 14,38,586 in the city. However, the city has reported no fatality in the same time span. The death toll in the city stands at 25,0 ... read.. |
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MIND diet linked to better cognitive performance: Study |
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Washington | September 22, 2021 11:16:05 PM IST |
| Ageing takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of ageing human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of proteins that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. How can you protect your brain from these effects? ... read.. |
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Genetic brain disease reverses after birth, study finds |
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Tokyo | September 22, 2021 10:46:13 PM IST |
| Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan report that Kleefstra syndrome, a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability, can be reversed after birth in a mouse model of the disease. ... read.. |
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Nanobodies from llamas shows promise against Covid-19: Study |
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London | Wednesday, 2021 10:15:06 PM IST |
| A unique type of tiny antibody produced by llamas -- a domesticated South American camelid -- could provide a new frontline treatment against Covid-19 that can be taken by patients as a simple nasal spray, instead of an injection. ... read.. |
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Severe Covid infection can lead to delirium: Study |
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New York | Wednesday, 2021 5:45:06 PM IST |
| Patients hospitalised with severe Covid-19 infection are highly at risk of developing cognitive impairment -- including depression and delirium -- both during the treatment and after it, finds a study. ... read.. |
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Shut pig farms to prevent Nipah epidemic: PETA to Kerala govt |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Wednesday, 2021 4:15:05 PM IST |
| The death of a 12-year-old child in Kerala from Nipah virus, has prompted People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to urge Kerala's minister for animal husbandry and dairy development, J. Chinchrani, to close down pig farms in the state to ... read.. |
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B'luru BSF training camp off as 34 troopers test Covid+ |
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Bengaluru | Wednesday, 2021 3:15:05 PM IST |
| As many as 34 security personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) who came from Shillong in Meghalaya have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Yelahanka BSF camp here in Karnataka, sources in the health department said on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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All countries should recognise EUL vaccines: WHO Chief Scientist |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 2:15:05 AM IST |
| World Health Organization Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Tuesday said that all countries are supposed to follow the WHO recommendations. Talking to IANS on the ongoing row over the new UK COVID travel rules that prescribed that vaccinated Indian ... read.. |
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'Travel to UK must be boycotted and curbs be criticized' |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 1:45:06 AM IST |
| Condemning the new UK travel policy that considers fully vaccinated Indians as unvaccinated and prescribes 10 days quarantine, Dr MC Mishra, Ex AIIMS director, said that people should boycott travelling to the UK as long as the new rule exists. ... read.. |
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Does all memory loss indicate Alzheimer's Disease? |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2021 11:45:05 PM IST |
| While memory loss is most often associated with the elderly, more and more young people today are having trouble remembering things. Are all these a sign of Alzheimer's? No, say doctors. ... read.. |
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