West Nile virus hits US, four dead
August 4th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) The US has been badly hit by mosquito-borne West Nile virus, with 241 cases of the disease, including four deaths, reported nationwide so far this year, ... Read more...
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Four more kids die of suspected encephalitis in Bihar
June 5th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 5 (IANS) Four more children have succumbed to suspected encephalitis in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts since Monday taking the death toll to 23 in nine days, ... Read more...
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Encephalitis toll rises to 18
June 4th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis has killed three more children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts, taking the death toll in eight days to 18, officials said Monday.Nearly a ... Read more...
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Encephalitis kills 15 kids in Bihar
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis has killed 15 children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts in the last week, officials said Saturday.The mosquito-borne disease, which claimed nearly 150 lives ... Read more...
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Rabid moose infects 14 Russians
February 13th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two residents of Moscow have reportedly been hospitalized while 12 of their relatives are undergoing treatment after coming into contact with a rabid moose.Sergei Fioktistov, ... Read more...
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Cold wave in Bihar ends encephalitis epidemic
December 27th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) The cold wave sweeping across Bihar has proved to be a blessing in disguise for the authorities trying to control an epidemic of Japanese encephalitis in ... Read more...
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Encephalitis kills 3 kids in Bihar, toll at 92
December 8th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 8 (IANS) Suspected Japanese encephalitis, which causes irritation and swelling of the brain, has claimed three more lives since Wednesday, taking the toll to 92 children in Bihar's ... Read more...
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Two more kids die of encephalitis in Bihar, toll 85
November 17th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 17 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis, which causes irritation and swelling of the brain, has claimed the lives of 85 children in Bihar's Gaya district in the last two-and-a-half months, ... Read more...
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Japanese encephalitis kills 68 kids in Gaya
October 17th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 17 (IANS) With six more deaths, Japanese encephalitis, a brain infection, has killed 68 children in Bihar's Gaya district in the last 50 days, an official said Monday.Six ... Read more...
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Encephalitis kills 8 more kids in Bihar
October 13th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 13 (IANS) Japanese encephalitis (JE) has claimed the lives of eight more children in the last five days in Bihar's Gaya district, taking the death toll in the ... Read more...
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Suspected brain disease kills nine kids in Bihar
September 6th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) Nine children have died of suspected encephalitis, an acute brain infection, in Bihar's Gaya district during the last two weeks, a health official said ... Read more...
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Amoeba parasite causes second death in the US
August 17th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fear seems to have gripped a section of the US public after the second death linked to a rare creature was confirmed in the country. Autopsy carried ... Read more...
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WHO experts investigate Bihar’s mystery disease
June 24th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 24 (IANS) Health experts, including a team of the World Health Organisation (WHO), are visiting villages in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district to investigate the cause of mystery disease that ... Read more...
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Bihar’s mystery disease identified as toll rises to 41
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 23 (IANS) The mystery disease that has rocked Bihar and killed six more children by Thursday morning, has at last been identified. It is encephalitis, an official ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills three more in Bihar (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Three more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the toll to 35, officials said Wednesday.Two children died after contracting high fever followed ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills two more in Bihar
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Two more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the toll to 34 in the state, officials said Wednesday.The children died after reporting ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the death toll to 32. A central team examined patients to identify the ailment, ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar
June 21st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 32, officials said Tuesday.The children died after reporting ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills eight more in Bihar (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 20 (1ANS) The Bihar government voiced alarm after eight more children died in Muzaffarpur district, taking the toll from a mysterious disease sweeping the state to 28, officials said ... Read more...
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Five more children die of mystery disease in Bihar
June 20th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 20 (IANS) The Bihar government is alarmed at five more deaths of children in the past 24 hours in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the toll from a mysterious ... Read more...
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Seven more children die of mysterious illness in Bihar
June 19th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Seven more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district taking the death toll to 20, officials said Sunday.The children reported high fever, ... Read more...
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Mysterious disease kills 13 children in Bihar
June 18th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Thirteen children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district during the past five days, officials said Saturday. Of these, five children succumbed in ... Read more...
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Incurable mosquito virus hits Australia
May 18th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 18 (IANS) A deadly mosquito-borne virus, that reportedly has no cure and no vaccination, has claimed the lives of two Australian people, officials said.The Murray Valley Encephalitis virus ... Read more...
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Scientists use artificial, cell-like ‘honey pots’ to lure, trap deadly viruses
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Scientists have found a novel way to trap a class of deadly human viruses - they have artificial "protocells" that can lure, entrap and inactivate them.The technique could ... Read more...
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Livestock boom worsening epidemics risks globally
February 14th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Feb 14 (IANS) The increasing numbers of domestic livestock are encouraging animal epidemics worldwide.
The problem is particularly acute in developing countries, where livestock diseases present a growing threat ... Read more...
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Twenty children die of mysterious illness in Bihar
June 11th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Twenty children, including eight in the last forty eight hours, have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, officials said Friday.
"In the last one week ... Read more...
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Tobacco plant-based treatment thwarts West Nile virus: Study
February 9th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): No vaccine currently exists for West Nile Virus, but a new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest the infection, according to a new study.Elderly ... Read more...
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Tobacco plant-based treatment thwarts West Nile virus
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): No vaccine currently exists for West Nile Virus, but a new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest the infection, according to a new study.Elderly ... Read more...
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Brahmi herb shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s
December 6th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 6 (IANS) Researchers are coming by evidence that herbs like brahmi, associated with the ayurveda system of medicine, can help ward off Alzheimer's disease and preserve one's mental faculties.
Although ... Read more...
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Encephalitis on rise in Gorakhpur, claims 331 lives
October 4th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur, Oct 4 (ANI): Acute encephalitis that causes inflammation of the brain, is on a rise, which has so far claimed 331 lives in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.Uttar Pradesh has been in ... Read more...
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Japanese encephalitis claims 78 lives in Assam
August 28th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IANS) Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease, has killed 78 people in eight districts of eastern Assam since April and the health department has sounded a high alert to check ... Read more...
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Bird flu virus ‘linked’ to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
August 13th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): Some kinds of influenza viruses may set up people infected with them to be at higher risk of developing chronic neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's later in ... Read more...
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Chandigarh is free of rabies, rinder pest
May 5th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) The union territory of Chandigarh has been declared free of rabies and rinder pest, a disease that affects bovines, an official said here Tuesday.
"With no case of rinder ... Read more...
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Encephalitis assumes alarming proportions in UP
May 3rd, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Pawan ShahGorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 3 (ANI): Fetal encephalitis has made a brutal come back in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District.The vector-borne disease that causes inflammation of the brain has affected ... Read more...
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Discovery of new immunity mechanism may lead to better pneumococcal vaccine
September 23rd, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): Researchers at Children''s Hospital Boston and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have identified a new, previously unknown mechanism of immunity a discovery, which suggests that there ... Read more...
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