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Myanmar reports 7,835 dengue fever cases, 31 deaths in H1
Yangon : Myanmar recorded 7,835 cases of dengue fever and 31 deaths in the first half of 2022, the state media reported on Thursday.
Most of the dengue fever cases were detected in the regions of Ayeyarwady, Yangon, Bago and Tanintharyi,…
Canada confirms 604 cases of monkeypox
Ottawa : The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed a total of 604 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Wednesday.The cases included 320 from Quebec, 230 from Ontario, 40 from British Columbia, 12 from Alberta and two from…
Monkeypox cases in Israel surpass 100
Jerusalem : Monkeypox cases in Israel have totaled 101, with 35 new cases detected over the past week, the county's Health Ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry on Monday added that it has ordered 10,000 doses of vaccine produced by…
Monkeypox on track to hit 1 lakh cases globally by August: US expert
New Delhi : Monkeypox infection is not showing signs of slowing down and is on track to hit 100,000 cases by August as per an earlier forecast, top US epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding warned.
About 60 countries have to…
Why do heart failures rise with age among men?
London : Loss of the Y chromosome - male sex chromosome - in elderly men causes development of fibrosis in the heart, impaired heart function, and death from cardiovascular diseases, finds a study.
Men die, on average, several years…
Liver disease linked to higher risk of dementia : Study
New York : 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 approximately 25…
23% of people with Covid will suffer lasting symptoms : Study
New York : 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 study finds…
Suspected monkeypox case: Youth under observation in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram : A man, who reached Kannur district in Kerala from a Middle East country, was admitted to the government medical college after he showed signs of monkeypox.
The hospital authorities told IANS that the youth was under…
2nd mRNA booster more effective against new Omicron variants: US CDC
New York : 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 Omicron are…
How alcohol may benefit you if you are over 40
New York : 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 diabetes,…