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Study links maternal exposure to air pollution before pregnancy with childhood obesity risk
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Study links maternal exposure to air pollution before pregnancy with childhood...

New Delhi, Jan 16: Greater exposure to air pollution particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10) and Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the three months before conception can raise the risk of childhood obesity to two years after birth, according to a study on Thursday. Past research has linked air pollution exposure...
‘Expired’ saline controversy: Newborn dies in Bengal hospital
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‘Expired’ saline controversy: Newborn dies in Bengal hospital

Kolkata, Jan 16: A newborn baby of one of the five women, who fell sick last week at a state-run Midnipore Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer’s Lactate, died on Thursday. Last week Mamoni Ruidas, one of the five women, died at the same...
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Bengal 'expired' saline death case: Autopsy report hints at multi-organ failure

Kolkata, Jan 15: The initial post-mortem report of Mamoni Ruidas, the woman who died at a state run medical college and hospital in West Midnapore district on January 10 after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer’s Lactate, has hinted towards multi-organ failure and septicemia being the...
No entry without polio vaccination certificate, Saudi Arabia tells Pakistani travellers
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No entry without polio vaccination certificate, Saudi Arabia tells Pakistani...

Islamabad, Jan 9: A polio vaccination certificate has been made mandatory for Pakistani citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's civil aviation authority has announced. According to Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), anyone found violating the latest directives...
Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures
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Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures

New York, Jan 9: A team of researchers, led by Indian-origin neuroscientist Viji Santhakumar, has found a gene that contributes to the development of behavioural changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. The gene, called neuropilin2, encodes a receptor involved in cell-cell...
Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average: Survey
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Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average:...

Kohima, Jan 9: The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in Nagaland is 1.36 per cent, which is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.2 per cent, the state’s Economic Survey 2023-24 said. According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, among the general population, the HIV/AIDS...
South Korea’s health ministry expresses hope for talks over medical reform
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South Korea’s health ministry expresses hope for talks over medical reform

Seoul, Jan 9: South Korea's health ministry on Thursday expressed hope for engaging in talks with the new head of the country's top doctors' lobby group amid a prolonged deadlock over medical reform. Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo made the remark during a government meeting, following the...
Drink coffee during morning hours to get good heart health
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Drink coffee during morning hours to get good heart health

New Delhi, Jan 8: While coffee offers several health benefits, the best time to drink the hot beverage is morning hours, claims a study on Wednesday. The research, published in the European Heart Journal, showed that people who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from heart...
Mpox deaths rise to 10 in Uganda: Health Ministry
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Mpox deaths rise to 10 in Uganda: Health Ministry

Kampala, Jan 8: The number of laboratory confirmed mpox deaths in Uganda has climbed to 10 after four fatalities were registered in the last five days in the East African country, according to authorities. In a situation update report released on Monday, Uganda's Ministry of Health said at least 156...
Prashant Kishor admitted to ICU; hunger strike to continue
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Prashant Kishor admitted to ICU; hunger strike to continue

Patna, Jan 8: Jan Suraaj Party Chief Prashant Kishor has refused to end his hunger strike despite being admitted to Jay Prabha Medanta Hospital in Patna on Tuesday due to deteriorating health. Kishor has been on hunger strike since January 2, protesting against irregularities in the 70th Bihar...
First human bird flu death in US reported
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First human bird flu death in US reported

Los Angeles, Jan 7: A patient in the US state of Louisiana has become the first person dead of bird flu, or H5N1, in the United States, authorities said. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed in a news release that the patient had been hospitalised with the first human case of highly...
Medical hub to be created in Tripura : CM Manik Saha
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Medical hub to be created in Tripura : CM Manik Saha

Agartala, Jan 7: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday reiterated that the state government would create a medical hub in the state, the Chief Minister's Office said. Addressing a lamp lighting and oath-taking ceremony of the second batch of Agartala Government Nursing College at the Indira...
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