Health

27 Mar

Remarkable achievement for INDIA

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has announced the transfer of key technology for swine fever virus in pigs and wild boars. According to the sources, this is the first technology for the commercial rollout of India's recombinant vaccine. Swine fever is a highly contagious disease among pigs, although it doesn't affect humans. A statement stated, "This vaccine is being created and produced for the first time in India. The disease poses a significant threat to India's pig industry, and currently, there is no available vaccine. Transferring the vaccine technology to one of the leaders in the veterinary vaccine sector…

21 Feb

Lucknow student preparing for Board exams lands up on hospital bed due to ‘anti-sleep’ pill overdose

Business CorrespondentEducation, Health

A Class 10 student from Lucknow, Prajakta Swarup had gone under a major brain surgery due to a clot that led to damage of nerves, last week. The reason behind this was intake of excessive sleeping pills along with steaming cups of coffee. Prajakta had been staying up all night preparing for her board examinations. Prajakta collapsed one evening and was hospitalised. Her parents later found a bottleful of pills in her drawer and when they handed them over to the doctor, they were shocked to know that their daughter had been on anti-sleep pills. "Shocking though it may sound,…

14 Dec

‘Menstruation not illness or handicap’, Kangana supports Smriti Irani’s opposition toward period leave

Business CorrespondentEntertainment, Health

Actress Kangana Ranaut has come in support of Smriti Irani's 'Menstruation Not Handicap' Remark: Minister of Women and Child Development of India Smriti Irani said on Wednesday that menstruation(biological cycle) should not get a specific law for 'paid leave' for women. The remarks by Minister of Women and Child Development sparked several reactions on social media. On Thursday, actress Kangana Ranaut took to her Instagram account and whole heartedly supported the minister's statement. Ranaut added to her IG Story, "Working women are a myth, there has not been a single non-working woman in the history of mankind. From farming to…

15 Sep

New variant of chickenpox virus found in India

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaHealth, india

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has detected the presence of the clade 9 variant of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, for the first time in India. A clade is a distinct subspecies or group that derives from a common ancestor. A scientist at NIV and an author of the study said Clade 9 is the predominant VZV strain in countries such as Germany, the UK and the US. However, this study marks the first documentation of VZV Clade 9 circulating in India. The varicella-zoster virus can lead to chickenpox, primarily in children and adolescents, and in adults. It…

12 Sep

Threads is actively blocking sensitive search terms like covid

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, BUSINESS, Health, IndiaBusiness, Health

Instagram's text-based social media platform, Threads, recently came under controversy, as it launched its modified search function on September 8 that blocks searches related to the coronavirus and other pandemic-linked questions, according to a washington post report. Within 24 hours of the last development, the company was in controversy. When users tried threads to search for content related to "COVID" and "Long Covid," they found a blank screen with no search results, with a pop-up linking to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, the report added. Meta confirmed in a statement to The Washington Post that Threads was…

17 Aug

Apple warns users not to sleep alongside phones while they are charging

Business CorrespondentBusiness, Health

The cases of explosion of mobile phones left in a charge overnight is increasing with each passing day. A family in the UK was lucky enough to escape from such an explosion, when a mobile phone caught fire while charging overnight. In the backdrop of such cases, Apple has requested everyone to not leave mobile phones for charging overnight. The company has also issued guidelines regarding this, which states that any individual shouldn't keep their devices under pillow or blanket as it may cause the device to get heated quickly. Neither they should sleep against a mobile phones left in…

11 Aug

Doctors Can Now Refuse To Treat “Abusive, Violent” Patients: Medical Body

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The National Medical Commission has issued a notice providing relief to the Registered Medical Practitioner from abusive and violent behaviour of patients or relatives. Doctors can now refuse to treat patients because of their abusive or violent activities. The initiative has been taken to discourage the violence against doctors. "The RMP who attends to the patient will be fully accountable for his actions and entitled to the appropriate fees. In case of abusive, unruly, and violent patients or relatives, the RMP can document and report the behavior and refuse to treat the patient. Such patients should be referred for further…

29 Jul

AIIMS hospital separates twins in complicated and risky surgery

editorHealth, Person, State News

AIIMS Hospital separated the twins through a complicated and risky surgery. Riddhi and Siddhi, residents of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, were born on July 7 last year. They were born with the chest and upper abdomen attached to each other. This is the third time since 2020 that the Department of Pediatric Surgery at AIIMS has performed this type of surgery. Dr Minu Vajpayee, professor of pediatrics surgery, said the major organs that the twins had to separate included the liver, the lining of the heart, ribs, diaphragm and parts of the upper abdomen. According to hospital sources, Riddhi and…

27 Jul

Many people died due to dengue disease

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Dengue has become a cause of increasing concern. So far 7 people have died due to this disease. The number of dengue cases is also increasing significantly in rural areas adjacent to Kolkata. A meeting of chief health officers of all districts was held at the health building on Wednesday. In that meeting, orders were given to start fever clinics in all hospitals. In the meeting that day, concern was expressed about the situation in Howrah. Howrah has the highest number of dengue cases but the number of hospital patients is relatively less. Apart from this, the number of dengue…

22 Jul

A particular problem called conjunctivitis is called ‘Joy Bangla’

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'Joy Bangla' actually refers to a particular problem called conjunctivitis. Children as well as adults can face the same problem during monsoon season. Incidentally, 'Joy Bangla' actually refers to a special problem called conjunctivitis. In this problem the eyes become bright red. Itching in the eyes increases. The water kept falling. It is very difficult to look at this condition for a long time. Many people have misconceptions about this issue as well. Many people believe that if someone is 'Joy Bangla', don't look into his eyes. Looking into his eyes may cause the same disease to the beholder. Disha…