Healthcare Updates
A national strategy is taking shape, which is emphasizing on cutting down on the number of people contracting strokes and heart attacks (which are two of the major causes of fatalities in Cyprus). The incorporation is expected to come through from the year 2023. The above-mentioned announcement came into being after the House Health Committee […]
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HSV (Herpes Simplex Virus) causes cold sores (better known as fever blisters) in the mouth and on lips. Genital herpes are found on thighs, genitals, buttocks, or belly. As of now, there are over 70 recognized members from herpes virus family. The most common ones people encounter include CMW, varicella-zoster, Epstein-Barr virus, and Herpes simplex […]
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It has been observed that the states abiding by laws needing CPR training in the schools do have much higher rates of “bystander CPR”. This observation comes from researchers at CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia). The findings were published in the JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology). As per Victoria L. Vetter (MD, […]
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The very first case of wild poliovirus Type 1 has been detected in Mozambique. It’s, in fact, the first imported case of this disease herein since the year 1992. Malawi had seen this outbreak in January 2022. As per the regional director of the WHO, Africa, it would be pretty tough to gauge the gravity […]
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The UK, in the present scenario, houses more than 0.5 Mn of people contracting inflammatory bowel diseases. This figure is definitely a matter of grave concern as it’s double the last year estimates, as stated by researchers. Researchers at Nottingham University, along with Charity Crohn’s @Colitis UK, has affirmed that nearly 540K people are suffering […]
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The latest North-western University study mentions that male pheromones could be the solution for aging eggs of female animals. The researchers have made use of small, transparent roundworm C. elegans, which comes across as one of the well-established model organisms generally used in biology-related research. With female roundworms being exposed to the male pheromones, aging […]
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Monkeypox is raising its ugly head in Portugal with health authorities confirming 5 cases in the youth. Also, Britain announced two additional cases, thereby affirming an undefined outbreak all across the Europe. This disease was confined to Africa hitherto. The Directorate-General of Health of Portugal has gone on records to state that it is into […]
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Technological advancements have made a foray into every vertical, and medicines are no exception. These days, it is seen that modernization is moving towards better development of diagnostic tests and point-of-care devices. Biomarkers come across as components that biological samples are subject to, and used to treat specific diseases. Doctors do analyze the patients’ biological […]
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Shortage of baby formula has been bothering the parents since the last few days. However, they could heave a sigh of relief from now onwards with Abbott Nutrition inking an agreement with the government of the US for reopening one of its factories, thereby aiding in production. Going by reverse engineering, we get to know […]
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The present scenario is such that ticks are found everywhere in the yards and outdoors all across Pennsylvania and Indiana County. As there are warmer winters, the dormant period for reproducing and proliferating is pretty short. Ticks are, in fact, amongst the dangerous pests of these counties. The black legged deer tick (better known as […]
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