Rio de Janeiro: Researchers have claimed that transparent stretchable plastic (PVC) film used in packaging meat, fruit, other foods, and to protect surfaces, can inactivate the novel Coronavirus responsible for the …
‘This plastic film used in food packaging can inactivate Covid virus’ Read More
New York: Researchers have now claimed that pregnant women, who test positive for Covid-19, their newborn babies have a low risk of developing severe symptoms. The study, published in the journal …
Covid mothers face low risk of pregnancy complications Read More
New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that drug once used to treat high blood pressure (BP) can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking. In …
BP drug may ease recovery in alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms Read More
New Delhi: With festivals and the wedding season in the offing, we might witness a significant spike in respiratory diseases. People are moving out more frequently now, which has also …
COPD in Covid-19 era: Smokers, beware! Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday signed an MoU with Prasanti Medical Services and Research Foundation (PMSRF) for extension of free cardiac treatment services to the poor and needy children of …
Odisha to provide free cardiac treatment to poor children Read More
New York: Researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells have pinpointed how smoking cigarettes causes more severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, …
Study reveals how smoking worsens Covid infection airways Read More
New York: It seems like we have now one more reason to take vitamin D supplements as researchers have found that vitamin D was associated with an overall 17 per …
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New Delhi: The coronavirus has led to a global pandemic which has affected millions worldwide. The key manifestations of Covid-19 ranges from mild upper respiratory symptoms to multiorgan failure and …
Safety procedures employed to ensure 100% success rate for Heart transplants amid Covid-19 Read More
Panaji: The Goa government is working on a new set of SOPs, which will make it mandatory for all hotels in the state to maintain isolation rooms for tourists and …
Mandatory for hotels in Goa to maintain isolation rooms: Minister Read More
Beijing: A Chinese vaccine candidate — CoronaVac — appears safe and induces an antibody response in healthy volunteers aged 18 to 59 years in an early-phase randomised clinical trial, say researchers. …
Chinese Covid vax appears safe, induces immune response: Study Read More