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Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) As many as four people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8 am Dhaka time on Thursday, raising the 2025 death toll in the country to 259. During the same period,...
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Thursday declared 112 drug samples tested by the Central and state drugs regulatory authorities as ‘Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)' in its monthly drug alert for September.While...
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (IANS) The United States has registered 1,618 measles cases with three deaths so far this year, the highest number since 1992, according to official data released. Among them, 1,595 cases were reported by 42 domestic jurisdictions...
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Authorities in the Japanese northern prefecture of Hokkaido have confirmed the first outbreak of avian influenza in the country this season, local media reported.At a poultry farm in the town of Shiraoi, where the case was...
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Union government has launched key training modules to equip public health professionals and responders with the necessary knowledge and skills for the timely and effective management of chemical incidents.The modules, which are a step...
Abuja, Oct 23 (IANS) The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 172 since the beginning of this year, public health authorities said. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Some antihistamines -- anti-allergy drugs -- have the potential to raise dementia risk in elderly, claimed a new study on Wednesday.Dementias are estimated to affect more than 57.4 million people worldwide -- a number that...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Industry bodies on Wednesday welcomed the draft guidance on medical device software issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).Medical device software is software that is either integrated into a hardware medical device (Software...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A total of 6,06,374 citizens have been imparted with training on the lifesaving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) technique, said the government on Wednesday.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving and vital emergency procedure that improves the survival...
Ulan Bator, Oct 22 (IANS) The total number of measles cases in Mongolia has increased to 13,532, the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries has reached 13,514. Currently, seven people remain...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A team of Singaporean researchers has identified a mechanism where mosquito saliva can help boost the human body's immune response during chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection.The research, published in Nature Communications, showed that sialokinin -- a...
The Hague, Oct 22 (IANS) The Netherlands has confirmed its first case of a new, more transmissible variant of mpox, Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport Jan Anthonie Bruijn said in a letter to parliament.The infection, identified on October 17,...
