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Endoscopy exposes healthcare workers to toxic smoke equal to 1 cigarette per procedure
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Endoscopy exposes healthcare workers to toxic smoke equal to 1 cigarette per...

New Delhi, May 9: Health care workers assisting endoscopic gastrointestinal procedures in operation theatres may be exposed to dangerous toxin levels equivalent to smoking a cigarette during each procedure, increasing "significant health risks", a new study revealed on Thursday. The study, led by...
Minimally invasive robotic surgery frees woman from aggressive appendix cancer
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Minimally invasive robotic surgery frees woman from aggressive appendix cancer

Chennai, May 9: In a major medical breakthrough, a minimally invasive robotic assisted approach has cured a woman suffering from Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) an aggressive appendix cancer. The global estimated incidence of PMP is approximately 1 to 4 out of a million, annually. It appears to be...
Kerala Govt Medical Officers Association protests Thiruvananthapuram Collector
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Kerala Govt Medical Officers Association protests Thiruvananthapuram Collector's...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9: The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA), a body of doctors working in the government hospitals, has complained about the alleged breaking of protocols by Thiruvananthapuram District Collector Jeromic George, who had summoned a doctor home to treat an...
Tamil Nadu bans 23
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Tamil Nadu bans 23 'dangerous' dog breeds

Chennai, May 9: In the wake of a Rottweiler dog attacking a five year old girl in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday banned any import, breeding, or sale of 33 breeds of dogs that have been termed "dangerous" for people. According to the Animal Husbandry Department...
Rajasthan Health Minister smells scam worth crores in fake NoCs for organ transplant cases
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Rajasthan Health Minister smells scam worth crores in fake NoCs for organ...

Jaipur, May 10: Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said that the fake NOCs issued in organ transplant cases seem like a scam worth crores, and those accused will not be spared. Speaking to the media, he said that Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma had given him seven days to probe the...
Eating ultra processed foods may shorten your lifespan, cause early death
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Eating ultra processed foods may shorten your lifespan, cause early death

New Delhi, May 9: Love to binge on packaged baked goods and snacks, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, and ready to eat or heat foods? Beware, it can cut short your lifespan and raise the risk of early death, according to a 30 year long study published in the journal The BMJ on Thursday. The risk is...
AstraZeneca recalls Covid vax: Risk benefit currently against further use, say experts
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AstraZeneca recalls Covid vax: Risk benefit currently against further use, say...

New Delhi, May 8: The risk benefit of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is currently against further use, said experts on Wednesday amid a report of a global recall of the jab by the British Swedish pharma giant. The recall of its Covid-19 vaccine, made in collaboration with Oxford University,...
ICMR-NIN revises dietary guidelines to check nutrient deficiencies, obesity, diabetes
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ICMR-NIN revises dietary guidelines to check nutrient deficiencies, obesity,...

New Delhi, May 8: The Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) on Wednesday released a set of 17 dietary guidelines to prevent nutrient deficiencies, as well as address the rising risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, and...
Gates Foundation backed Axmed raises funds to help poor countries access critical medicines
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Gates Foundation backed Axmed raises funds to help poor countries access...

Basel, May 8: Axmed, a Switzerland based B2B marketplace platform, on Wednesday announced a $2 million seed funding round to accelerate the affordability, availability, and distribution of essential and innovative medicines to low and middle income countries (LMICs). The investment led by...
Anti-acidity medications linked to a high risk of migraine
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Anti-acidity medications linked to a high risk of migraine

New Delhi, May 6: Taking acid reflux medications may raise the risk of migraines in individuals already suffering from the debilitating headache, according to a top neurologist. Dr Sudhir Kumar from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said this, citing a recent study published in the journal Neurology...
FSSAI terms reports of allowing 10x more MRL in herbs, spices
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FSSAI terms reports of allowing 10x more MRL in herbs, spices 'baseless'

New Delhi, May 5: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday denied reports in a section of media, claiming that it permitted higher pesticide residues in herbs and spices. In a press statement, the FSSAI called the reports "false and malicious" and emphasised that India...
New Vitamin C rich bandage to boost burn healing
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New Vitamin C rich bandage to boost burn healing

New Delhi, May 4: Italian researchers have developed a novel bandage developed from biodegradable material and loaded with vitamin C to help boost the healing process of burn wounds. The bandage developed by the team from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) consists of zein a protein...
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