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Swine flu cases on the rise in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Along with corona cases, incidents of swine flu are also increasing in Gujarat. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has reported 30 cases of swine flu in the last one month with the highest number of cases in the!-->…
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Gout flare-ups may up heart attack, stroke risk for upto 120 days: Study
London, Aug 4 (IANS) The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, finds a study.
The research, by experts at the universities of Nottingham and Keele in the UK, showed that gout patients!-->…
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Instant formula foods cause more harm than good, say doctors
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) For the first six months, every infant must be breastfed with mother's milk and nothing else, as this will ensure proper growth of the child and help build immunity against various ailments, say doctors.
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How air pollution, stress raises risk of autism in boys
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Pregnant women's exposure to air pollution and stress can raise the risk of autism-like social behaviour and differently wired brains in males, according to a study on mice.
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Scientists create first synthetic embryos in lab without sperm or eggs
Jerusalem, Aug 4 (IANS) Scientists in Israel have grown synthetic embryo models of mice outside the womb by starting solely with stem cells cultured in a petri dish - that is, without the use of fertilised eggs.
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US doctors perform 1st-ever heart transplant between 2 HIV-positive patients
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) In a world first, the US doctors successfully performed HIV-positive to HIV-positive heart transplant.
The patient, in her sixties, suffered from advanced heart failure and received the life-saving donation, along!-->…
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Monkeypox virus can persist in semen for weeks after recovery: Lancet
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) While experts have long debated whether monkeypox is a sexually transmitted disease or not, a new study published in the journal Lancet shows that the infectious virus can persist in semen for weeks after recovery.!-->…
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Married, educated men more likely to outlive women: Study
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Men -- especially those who are married and have a degree -- have a high probability of outliving women, reveals a statistical analysis spanning 200 years across different countries, including India.
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