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Covid virus can persist in lungs for up to 2 years: Study
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Covid virus can persist in lungs for up to 2 years: Study

London, Dec 9: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can last in the lungs of certain individuals for up to 18 months after infection, finds a study. The study, published in the journal Nature Immunology, showed that Covid virus’ persistence appears to be linked to a failure of innate immunity...
Japan passes bill to legalise medical use of cannabis
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Japan passes bill to legalise medical use of cannabis

Tokyo, Dec 7: Japan's parliament has approved a bill to legalise cannabis-derived medical products while criminalising the use of the chemical other than for medicinal purposes. The upper house of the National Diet of Japan on Wednesday passed the revised cannabis and narcotics control laws...
Study finds allergy medicine to help treat lung cancer
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Study finds allergy medicine to help treat lung cancer

New York, Dec 7: Researchers have identified an allergy pathway that, when blocked, unleashes anti-tumour immunity in mouse models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). And in an early parallel study in humans, combining immunotherapy with dupilumab -- an Interleukin-4 (IL-4) receptor-blocking...
No Mycoplasma pneumonia detected in India since Jan, media reports ill-informed: Health Ministry
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No Mycoplasma pneumonia detected in India since Jan, media reports ill-informed:...

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday refuted media reports that claimed that AIIMS Delhi has detected seven bacterial cases linked to the recent surge in pneumonia cases in China and termed the news report "ill-informed" and "misleading". In a statement, the...
KCR suffers hip fracture after fall at farmhouse (Ld)
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KCR suffers hip fracture after fall at farmhouse (Ld)

Hyderabad, Dec 8: Former Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao suffered hip fracture due to a fall at his farmhouse at Erravalli and was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad. The incident happened lat Thursday night. Doctors at the Yashoda Hospital at Somajiguda were examining the Bharat...
Antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth beneficial for newborns with HIV
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Antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth beneficial for newborns with HIV

New York, Dec 8: Giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within 48 hours of life -- rather than within weeks or months -- can safely suppress amounts of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels, revealed a study of more than 50 babies in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, North America...
Chinese scientists develop novel gene editing jab to
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Chinese scientists develop novel gene editing jab to 'reverse' autism

Beijing, Dec 6: A team of scientists in China have developed a new gene editing shot that in a mice study 'reversed' autism symptoms. Autism, formally called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by deficits in social...
Health Min orders Delhi Health Secy to probe cash-for-kidney scam, Apollo Hospital denies allegations
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Health Min orders Delhi Health Secy to probe cash-for-kidney scam, Apollo...

New Delhi, Dec 6: The Health Ministry's National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO) is investigating claims of a cash-for-kidney scam at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) will also look into the matter. NOTTO has also...
Plant-based foods lack key vitamins necessary for healthy pregnancy: Study
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Plant-based foods lack key vitamins necessary for healthy pregnancy: Study

London, Dec 6: Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, said scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods. A study looking at the health of expectant mothers from high-income...
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar acts to provide physically-challenged Kerala woman with Aadhaar card
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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar acts to provide physically-challenged Kerala...

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6: Union Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said steps have been taken to provide an Aadhaar card to Joseymol, a 43-year-old physically challenged woman in Kerala, who was facing issues in getting it. Joseymol, despite two years of efforts to get an...
Why being mindful of heart health during winter is crucial
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Why being mindful of heart health during winter is crucial

New Delhi, Dec 6: Even as temperatures have started to dip in the national capital, cardiologists on Wednesday called people, especially those with pre-existing heart conditions, to be mindful of the winter season -- known to increase risk of heart attacks. "As winter approaches, we have observed...
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'India yet to tap medicinal gold mine'

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6: Even as the medicinal plant sector is poised to become a multi-billion-dollar global industry, India is yet to fully utilise the opportunity, said Dr Thomas Jacob, former director of research at Spices Board in a session at the Global Ayurveda Festival, which ended here on...
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