Health-Lifestyle

New York, July 17 (IANS) The monkeypox case is likely undercounted, said top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, emphasising the need to take the disease more seriously. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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New York, July 17 (IANS) People who have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) -- a build-up of fat cells in the liver -- may have a higher risk of dementia, according to a new study. NAFLD is the most common liver disease, affecting…
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New York, July 17 (IANS) About 23 per cent of people infected with Covid will become "long haulers", finds a study that identifies predictors of who is likely to develop the sometimes-debilitating symptoms that can last for months. The…
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New York, July 17 (IANS) If you are over 40 and have no underlying health conditions a small glass of red wine, or a can or bottle of beer, or a shot of whiskey or other spirits may help reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and…
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New York, July 17 (IANS) A second booster shot significantly improved effectiveness against widespread variants Omicron BA.1 and BA.2/BA.2.12.1, finds a study led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All variants of…
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New York, July 16 (IANS) Machine learning (ML) may help identify handgun purchasers who are at high risk of suicide as it identifies individual and community characteristics that are predictive of firearm suicide, says a new study. The…
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New York, July 16 (IANS) Vaccine protection against Covid-19 is short-lived and, therefore, booster shots are important, says a new study. "The mRNA vaccines produce the highest levels of antibody response and in our analysis confer more…
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New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Scientists have found that Covaxin, which is an inactivated whole-virion vaccine, induces robust immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern that persists for at least six months after vaccination and…
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