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Herd immunity not a possibility with Delta variant, warns UK vaccine expert
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Herd immunity not a possibility with Delta variant, warns UK vaccine expert

London, Aug 11: The highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 has rendered the prospect of herd immunity, where the majority of a country's population becomes immune to a virus, difficult, the head of the UK's Oxford Vaccine Group has warned. Professor Andrew Pollard, who led the team...
Covid doubled depression, anxiety symptoms in children, youth: Study
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Covid doubled depression, anxiety symptoms in children, youth: Study

Toronto, Aug 11: Depression and anxiety symptoms have doubled in children and adolescents when compared to pre-pandemic times, according to an alarming study. Researchers at the University of Calgary conducted a meta-analysis, pooling together data from 29 separate studies from around the world,...
Support your happiness with positive psychology
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Support your happiness with positive psychology

New Delhi, Aug 10: To achieve a well-balanced and a meaningful life one needs to have a positive psyche and do away with all the negativity within. It is a known fact that humans respond well to positive emotions and stay motivated under its influence.However, there various motivations affect the...
COVID-19: India records lowest daily count in 147 days
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COVID-19: India records lowest daily count in 147 days

New Delhi, Aug 10: India logged 28,204 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 147 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, while the active cases fell to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The national COVID-19...
A new therapy to curb hairfall and increase thickness
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A new therapy to curb hairfall and increase thickness

New Delhi, Aug 9: Male and female pattern hair loss, also known as androgenic alopecia, continues to remain a prominent area of concern, especially in the age groups of 25 and onwards. Clinicians and cosmetologists have been investigating modalities for a long time now. While non-surgical hair...
Five lifestyle habits damaging your health
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Five lifestyle habits damaging your health

New Delhi, Aug 9: In our modern life, we have certainly habits that we think are alright to follow but in reality, could be slowly eroding away at our health and immune systems. Neha Mittal, the co-founder of healthcare device company OneAbove, shares 5 habits as dangerous as smoking: ...
COVID-19: India records 35,499 new cases, 447 deaths
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COVID-19: India records 35,499 new cases, 447 deaths

New Delhi, Aug 9: With 35,499 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India's infection tally now stands at 3,19,69,954, while the death toll climbed to 4,28,309 with 447 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The number of active cases has declined to 4,02,188...
Covishield, Covaxin combination brings better immunogenicity than 2 doses of same vaccine: Study
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Covishield, Covaxin combination brings better immunogenicity than 2 doses of...

New Delhi, Aug 8: A study by ICMR involving 98 people, 18 of whom had inadvertently received Covishield as first dose and Covaxin as the second in Uttar Pradesh, showed that combining these two COVID-19 vaccines elicited better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine. The study also...
Johnson & Johnsons single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India
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Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in...

New Delhi, Aug 7: Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use approval in India, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said this will further boost the country's collective fight against the novel coronavirus infection. "India...
Scientists identify protein causing Covid-related inflammation
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Scientists identify protein causing Covid-related inflammation

Toronto, Aug 5: Scientists have identified a protein in the blood that could be responsible for an aggressive inflammatory response, known as a cytokine storm, which is also the leading cause of death in Covid-19 patients. The team, from the University of Alberta in Canada, analysed the blood...
COVID-19: India logs 42,982 new cases, 533 fresh fatalities
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COVID-19: India logs 42,982 new cases, 533 fresh fatalities

New Delhi, Aug 5: India added 42,982 new coronavirus infections in a single day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533...
Covid vax safe for patients with rheumatic, lupus disease
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Covid vax safe for patients with rheumatic, lupus disease

New York, Aug 4: mRNA Covid-19 vaccination is safe for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases -- such as inflammatory arthritis and lupus -- and flares of their conditions were uncommon after two doses, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Arthritis and...
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