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New Delhi : Amid four deaths due to monkeypox outside Africa, including India, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the infectious disease is likely to lead to more fatalities. "With the continued spread of monkeypox, we…

Bengaluru : Increasing incidence of lung cancer among non-smokers has become a matter of concern in the country, as per health experts.To raise awareness about lung cancer, August 1 every year is observed as the World Lung Cancer Day.…

New York : Higher insulin dose is positively associated with cancer incidence, finds a study.The study, published in JAMA Oncology, looked at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence (the number of new cases) among…

London : Plant-based dietary alternatives to animal products are better for the environment and for human health, according to a study.The study, published in the journal Future Foods, argued that because these foods are 'specifically…

Hyderabad : As many as 80 per cent of patients with diabetic foot in rural areas need amputation while only 20 per cent of patients in urban areas face this situation, said doctors at a conference here on Sunday. Foot care is most…

New York : Treatment of Covid with Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid, which has shown to cause a rebound of infection, can also be contagious, even without any symptoms, according to a study that has not been peer-reviewed yet. US…

New York : Early exposure to antibiotics kills healthy bacteria in the digestive tract and can cause asthma and allergies, claims a new study conducted on mice. The study, published in 'Mucosal Immunology', has provided the strongest…

Amaravati : An eight-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur was found with suspected symptoms of monkeypox.Health officials said on Sunday that his samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The boy has…

New Delhi : Undetected and untreated hypertension is the top risk factor for stroke which is the second leading cause of death and disability after ischemic heart disease across the world. Studies have shown that at least 64 per cent…

New York : An international team of researchers has found that varicella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, may activate herpes simplex (HSV), another common virus, to set in motion the early stages of…