Health-Lifestyle

London, July 22 (IANS) Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in their diet, according to a study. The study, published in European Heart Journal, found that potassium-rich diets were associated…
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Washington, July 22 (IANS) The latest surge in global Covid cases, majorly driven by the Omicron sub-variant BA.5, may be causing increasing reinfections, meaning more people are catching Covid-19 for the second or third time, according to…
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New York, July 22 (IANS) A team of researchers, including one of Indian origin, has developed a medical face mask membrane similar to N95, which can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact. SARS-CoV-2 is covered in…
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Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) At least 38 people died of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam in the last three weeks while 238 were infected, prompting the Health Department to undertake various measures to deal with the disease, officials said on…
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Sydney, July 22 (IANS) A first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses -- including Covid-19 -- over a sustained period has been developed by a team of Australian researchers.…
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Washington, July 22 (IANS) Health officials in the US have confirmed a case of polio, the first in nearly a decade in the country, in an unvaccinated man. The last known case was in 2013. Results of lab tests have confirmed revertant polio…
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Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) The Karnataka government has decided to provide boiled eggs, bananas and groundnut cakes to school children along with the midday meal. The programme, taken up with an objective of addressing the issue of…
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New York: Being infected with monkeypox is "100 times worse" than suffering Covid-19 disease, warned a US man working as a bartender in Texas. Luke Shannahan said the disease left him suffering a 101F fever, headache and swollen lymph…
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