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Central Europe grapples with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in northwestern Hungary and Slovakia has led to the culling of thousands of cattle, border closures, and major containment efforts across Central Europe.
12 April,2025 05:20 PM IST | Hungary | PTI
Common respiratory condition fuels death risk by 3 times in adults up to a year
The findings underscore the significant, yet often under-recognised, long-term health and economic burden of RSV-ARI in adults, particularly among those with underlying conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma
12 April,2025 01:31 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
New blood test offers hope for early detection of Parkinson's disease
The new method, detailed in the journal Nature Aging, measures specific RNA fragments in the blood, Xinhua news agency reported
12 April,2025 01:26 PM IST | Jerusalem | IANS
Eight per cent of kids in Mumbai obese
National Family Health Survey shows rise in obesity in city kids under five years; statewide figure stands at 13 per cent as per another survey; National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data reveals that obesity among children under five rose from 2.1 per cent in 2015-16 to 3.4 per cent in 2019-21
12 April,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
Watch! Salman Khan defies health concerns, climbs tree to fetch berries
In a new video, Salman Khan can be seen climbing a tree to pluck berries, shutting down all the rumours about his poor fitness
11 April,2025 09:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Indian researchers introduce ‘toxicity standard’ of PM2.5 pollution
The toxicity standard implies that “policies, strategies and control measures should be taken to keep PM2.5 pollution within this limit of around 70 micrograms per cubic metre, because once the PM2.5 load exceeds this value, the toxicity starts to increase rapidly and goes beyond control
11 April,2025 06:21 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Study shows new drug delivery system effective against rare eye cancer
The multi-institutional study led by Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, US, found that percutaneous hepatic perfusion using a melphalan hepatic delivery system may help patients with metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) -- a traditionally hard-to-treat cancer
11 April,2025 02:13 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Parkinson’s Disease Day: 5 notable figures who have lived with the disorder
While there is more awareness about Parkinson’s Disease now than ever before, there is still a long way to go. Here are many notable actors, musicians, along with a sportsperson and religious head, who suffer from the disease, that you should definitely know about
11 April,2025 01:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
New genetic method turns tumour-supporting cells into killers
The team, led by Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, focused on macrophages -- a type of immune cell that can induce immune responses
11 April,2025 11:50 AM IST | Jerusalem | IANS
40-yr-old suffering from Parkinson's finds new hope with life-changing procedure
The man's condition had worsened to the point where medications were no longer effective, leading to drug-induced dyskinesia that significantly impacted his daily life
10 April,2025 05:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent