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Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months at affordable price: Poonawalla
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Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months at affordable price:...

New Delhi, Sep 1: India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in a few months and made available to the people in an affordable price range of Rs 200-400, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla...
Active Covid cases in country decline to 62,748
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Active Covid cases in country decline to 62,748

New Delhi, Sep 1: With 7,946 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,36,339, while the active cases declined to 62,748, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,911 with 37...
Indias active COVID-19 case count drops to 64,667
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India's active COVID-19 case count drops to 64,667

New Delhi, Aug 31: With 7,231 new infections being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,44,28,393, while the number of active cases came down to 64,667, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The toll from the pandemic climbed to 5,27,874 after 45 more...
Active Covid cases in country dip to 65,732
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Active Covid cases in country dip to 65,732

New Delhi, Aug 30: India added 5,439 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,21,162, while the active cases declined to 65,732, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases comprise 0.15 per cent of the total infections,...
Study reveals safety, efficacy of tecovirimat in treating monkeypox
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Study reveals safety, efficacy of tecovirimat in treating monkeypox

New York, Aug 28: The antiviral tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions, finds a new study. Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an FDA-approved antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. It limits viral spread in the body by inhibiting the work...
India reports 9,520 new COVID-19 cases
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India reports 9,520 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, Aug 27: With 9,520 new COVID-19 cases being reported in a day, India's tally of infections has gone up to 4,43,98,696, while the count of active cases has declined to 87,311, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to...
Active Covid cases in country decline to 90,707
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Active Covid cases in country decline to 90,707

New Delhi, Aug 26: India logged 10,256 new coroanvirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,43,89,176, while the active cases declined to 90,707, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,556 with 68 fatalities which includes 29...
Active Covid cases in country decline to 94,047
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Active Covid cases in country decline to 94,047

New Delhi, Aug 25: India logged 10,725 new coroanvirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,43,78,920, while the active cases declined to 94,047, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,488 with 36 fatalities which includes five...
Active Covid cases in country decline to 96,442
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Active Covid cases in country decline to 96,442

New Delhi, Aug 24: India logged 10,649 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,68,195, while the active cases declined to 96,442, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,452 with 36 fatalities which...
India adds 9,531 Covid cases
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India adds 9,531 Covid cases

New Delhi, Aug 22: India on Monday logged 9,531 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,48,960, while the number of active cases came down to 97,648, according to Union Health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,368 with 26 more fatalities, including 10...
India adds 13,272 Covid cases
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India adds 13,272 Covid cases

New Delhi, Aug 20: India on Saturday logged 13,272 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,27,890, while the number of active cases came down to 1,01,166, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,289 with 36 fatalities, including six...
Smoking, alcohol, high BMI leading causes of global cancer deaths: Lancet study
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Smoking, alcohol, high BMI leading causes of global cancer deaths: Lancet study

Washington, Aug 19: Smoking, alcohol use, high body mass index (BMI), and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019, according to study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The findings can help policymakers and researchers identify key...
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