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Anti-TB drugs can add to the risk of TB re-infection
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 23 (ANI): A recent study revealed that treatments available for tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), may not always prevent re-infection.
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Study shows community-wide HIV prevention strategy can reduce new
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): A new study, presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle show delivery of an HIV prevention strategy that includes offering in-home HIV testing to everyone, with immediate referral to HIV care, and trea
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Bacteria found in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in hu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): The past few decades has seen a lethal disease wipe off populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide, even driving some species to extinction. Yet other amphibians resisted the epidemic.
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Parrikar vomitted 'some' blood, currently stable, says official sp
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had vomitted some blood, but there was no chest infection," said Pramod Sawant, a state government spokesman, on Monday.
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Oral antifungal drug linked to higher rates of miscarriage: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): According to a new study, pregnant women may be at a higher risk of miscarriage if they take a commonly a commonly used medication, fluconazole which is used to treat vaginal yeast infections.
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Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika vi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): It turns out that women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at greater risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus.
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Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): There might be a treatment for Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world, now.
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Five year old treated for complex congenital heart disease at Delh
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Five year old Moe’s parents never thought that they will have to revisit India for treatment of their little one.
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Industrial pollutants surging cancer cases in villages near Sonipa
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): People staying in the industrial periphery of Sonipat district's Saboli, Nathupur, Kundli, Akbarpur Barota Safiabad and Sersa are not only breathing deadly air but also paying heavily for polluted water due to industrial waste.
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Fiji records 69 cases of leptospirosis, 4 deaths
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], Jan 31 (ANI): Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection spread through the urine of rodents and other animals, has gripped Fiji this monsoon, with 69 cases of infections being reported by authorities until Thursday, while four people have died.
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Drug injection may cause substantial rise in bacterial heart infec
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): A new study now finds that people who inject drugs have a significant increase in the risk of infective endocarditis. It is a serious infection of the lining of the heart and is possibly linked to increased use of the opioid hydromorphone.
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Gum infection may be linked to Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new study published in the journal Science Advances found that gum infection could be a potential risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease.
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