Earlier this month, a senior official of the Tripura AIDS Control Society (TSACS) claimed that 828 students tested positive for HIV in Tripura and 47 of them died. The official claimed that 572 of the students are still alive, while many also left the state to pursue higher studies.In a post...
Changes in human behavior have contributed to the bacteria causing 500,000 deaths per year worldwide, of which more than 300,000 are associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR), said the team from the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom.People with conditions such as lung damage...
New Delhi: Delhi Zoo authorities are using Ayurvedic methods, including neem oil, turmeric and quicklime, to keep animals healthy and free from bacterial and viral infections during the rainy season.As the monsoon season progresses, Delhi Zoo is taking innovative measures to ensure the health...
While children are more susceptible to respiratory infections like the common cold than adults, the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus affected them less, resulting in less hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed millions of people globally. The rates of admission and death decreased...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex, chronic, autoimmune and neurological disease that primarily affects the central nervous system, causing a wide variety of symptoms and health problems.Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that more than 1.8 million people worldwide live...
GENEVA [Switzerland], the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned health leaders from countries and regions in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific to work together to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Are committed, WHO informed in a press release. Released on...
Analyzing blood samples, the team from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) in California, US, found that people who experienced symptomatic breakthrough infections from the Delta and Omicron variants developed T-cells that fight SARS-CoV-2. Are better able to identify and target. -2...
CHENNAI: The new Covid wave in Singapore is a "mild infection" and there is no need to panic and Tamil Nadu has the necessary infrastructure to cope with the situation, a top official said on Wednesday."There have been no significant (hospital) admissions in Singapore since the outbreak," said...
New Delhi: Growing resistance to existing antibiotics amid a dwindling pipeline of new drugs poses a serious threat to achieving SDG targets by 2030, according to a new study.The study, published in the journal Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, retrospectively analyzed six years of data...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be spread from one infected person to another through blood, semen, vaginal and other bodily fluids through sexual contact.Although these are usually asymptomatic, if left untreated they can cause serious complications such as infertility in both men...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 154 million lives have been saved by vaccination efforts worldwide over the past 50 years.“On the occasion of World Immunization Week, let us all take a pledge to ensure that everyone gets appropriate vaccination as needed. Vaccination...