This also comes at a time when Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire on the Line of Control

However, 900 cases of dengue have come to light in Bihar, of which 640 are in Patna alone

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Conscientiousness, a measure of individuals' orderliness and dependability on the Big Five Inventory of personality, has long been tied with healthy behaviours

Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by the bite of infected Ixodes ticks, Lyme disease if left untreated can cause serious neurologic, cardiac, and/or rheumatologic complications

Dry eye disease is caused by abnormalities in the tear fluid and results in dry areas over the cornea, the transparent outer layer of the eye, which can lead to disabling eye pain and sensitivity to light in severe cases

Researchers said the hope is that gene therapy will free patients from nearly monthly eye injections by offering a potential "one-and-done" treatment.

The new report reveals that almost all adolescents in India have unhealthy or poor diets. This is the main cause for all forms of malnutrition.

There is no such health care scheme for the middle class in the country and this is the reason the Narendra Modi led government wants to come up with this new scheme.

An alarming highlight in the study is the fact that India, along with Bangladesh and the United States (US), ranks the lowest in physical activity among boys.

World Cancer Day 2020 theme is- 'I am and I will'.

A claim that drinking water every 15 minutes may help prevent people from getting infected is false.

The government has advised people not to follow sensational news or social media posts which impact their mental state, follow facts and not rumours during the lockdown period.

The Ministry of AYUSH has recommended the following self-care guidelines for preventive health measures and boosting immunity with special reference to respiratory health.

According to the latest reports from Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in The Telegraph, maintaining one of two metres of distance is not enough to give protection from catching the highly contagious airborne disease.

The advisory was issued by the Ministry of AYUSH to support the efforts of all as a measure towards enhancing immunity.

The detection time is 10 minutes, and the sample to result in time will be less than 2 hours, Harsh Vardhan said.

Several images and videos have emerged from different parts of the country where authorities are using disinfectant on people as part of the strategy against coronavirus.

The study aims to collect sero-epidemiological data from 10,000 healthcare workers from Max Healthcare and Radiant Lifecare and study the effectiveness of HCQ as prophylaxis for COVID-19 infection.

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