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April 23, 2024

Pressure in the womb can influence the baby’s facial features

It’s not just genetics that determine how a baby’s face forms in the womb. Physical pressures experienced by the embryo play a significant role in shaping facial features, according to researchers at…

Health

April 18, 2024

Global Outbreak of Whooping Cough Reported, Should The World Worry?

Whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness also known as ‘pertussis’, is making a concerning comeback across the globe. It is more common among young children and babies and can even prove…

Health

March 29, 2024

6 Effective Ways to Relieve Vertigo

Vertigo is one of the most common forms of dizziness The sensation of feeling off balance or feeling like you or the world around you is spinning are common symptoms of vertigo.…

Dialysis patient left to fend for himself after Oriental insurance company dithers on settling claim

Srinagar: A dialysis patient has accused a reputed insurance company of dragging its feet on settling his health insurance claim for the last eight months. Badr Mohiudin, 70, suffers from severe renal…

October 1, 2020

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‘Game Changing’ Covid test cleared for use in Europe

Becton Dickinson and Co.’s Covid-19 test that returns results in 15 minutes has been cleared for use in countries that accept Europe’s CE marking, the diagnostics maker said Wednesday. The test is…

October 1, 2020

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Covid test mandatory for darbar move employees

Srinagar: While chairing a high-level meeting to review the preparations for winter darbar move 2020, the Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam said that the Rapid Antigen Test is mandatory for the…

September 30, 2020

Health·Kashmir·Latest News

Scientists say India’s ‘Feluda’ COVID-19 test more accurate than Rapid antigen

New Delhi: More accurate than a rapid antigen test and almost as quick, India’s CRISPR ‘Feluda’ COVID-19 test that changes colour on detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be a cheaper, faster…

September 29, 2020

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New global test can give COVID-19 results in minutes, as opposed to hours: WHO

Geneva: A test that can diagnose Covid-19 in minutes will dramatically expand the capacity to detect cases in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The $5 test…

September 29, 2020

ICMR warning: ‘Cat Que’, another Chinese virus has potential to spread in India

Amid India’s ongoing fight against Covid-19, scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have discovered another virus called ‘Cat Que Virus’ (CQV) which has the potential to cause disease in the…

September 29, 2020

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Before vaccine comes, global death toll may hit 2 mn: WHO

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the global coronavirus death toll could hit two million before an effective vaccine is widely used. WHO emergencies head Mike Ryan on Friday said…

September 26, 2020

Latest News·Health·India·Lead Stories·World

A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia (Courtesy: Reuters)

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in early trial

Bengaluru: A single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results published on…

September 26, 2020

India·Health·Latest News

How Term Insurance Plans Can Secure the Financial Future?

We live in a fast progressive world, where there are infinite possibilities and so are the uncertainties. New financial options have increased the desire of wealth gain among individuals and have resulted…

September 24, 2020

Business·Health

Finland deploys ‘coronavirus sniffing’ dogs at country’s main airport

HELSINKI: Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly and quick way to identify…

September 24, 2020

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