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Here are Some Measures to Keep You Safe this Monsoon
The onset of monsoons brings much relief, but with rain showers comes the risk of infections and ill-health. The risk of being exposed to...
Skin Cream Used To Treat Warts, Skin Cancer May Help in Fighting Against Dengue, Zika Viruses
A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to...
Philippines Bans World’s First Dengue Vaccine
The Philippines stood firm Tuesday on its ban on the world's first dengue vaccine while declaring a nationwide epidemic from the mosquito-borne disease that...
Dengue Outbreak Breaks Record in Bangladesh, Hospitals Struggle to Find Space for Patients
In one of the worst outbreak of dengue in Bangladesh, over 1,000 people, majority of them children, have been diagnosed with the disease in...
15 Dead, Over 15,000 Infected by Dengue in Sri Lanka
Fifteen people have died and over 15,000 infected by dengue across Sri Lanka in the first four months of this year, the Epidemiology Unit...
1bn People Could be Exposed to Dengue, Zika by 2080
Global warming could expose as many as a billion people to mosquito-borne diseases including dengue and Zika by 2080, says a new study that...
20 Genes That Can Predict Severity of Dengue Identified
Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have identified 20 genes that can predict an individual's likelihood of developing a severe form of dengue fever with about 80...
Delhi Sees More Number of Dengue Cases This Winter Than The Last One
A new municipal report suggests that dengue cases have increased in the months of November and December this year compared to 2017. According to the...
Dengue Vaccine Should Not Be Used Widely: UN Health Agency
The World Health Organization says the first-ever vaccine for dengue needs to be dealt with in "a much safer way," meaning that the shot...
Dengue fever may increase risk of stroke: Study
Dengue fever can increase the risk of stroke Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease The research was started in around 2012 People with dengue fever...
Delhi records 3,829 cases of dengue, 502 of chikungunya till date
New Delhi, November 7, 2017 : Delhi has so far recorded 3,829 cases of dengue and 502 cases of chikungunya, according to civic agencies on...
You May Soon Be Able to Prevent Chikungunya With Vaccines! IIT-Roorkee Researchers Discover Drug to Fight the Disease
Roorkee, October 9, 2017 : Dengue and Chikungunya are known to strike fear in the country every year, so much so that the health graph...
Central government hospitals in India to reserve beds for Dengue, Chikungunya
NEW DELHI, Sept 16, 2016: The central government has agreed to reserve 10 percent of the beds in its hospitals for treatment of dengue...
Company combating Zika virus attracts praise
Mexico city: Oxitec, British biotechnology company which breeds genetically modified(GM) insects to combat the spread of diseases such as dengue and the Zika virus,...
Dengue mosquitoes breed more on water near flowers
New York: New research has found that the eggs of mosquitoes who are known to transfer diseases such as dengue, malaria, yellow fever and...
Dengue stings Delhi as govt sleeps under opaque mosquito net
"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic." ~Joseph Stalin As Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas awaits a personal call from Indian Prime Minister...
Delhi touches new record with 10,683 dengue cases reported till October 10
NewsGram Staff Writer New Delhi: Health authorities said on Monday that with 10,683 dengue cases reported till October 10, Delhi recorded the highest number of patients...
HC asks Delhi to ensure proper utilisation of dengue funds
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the city government to ensure that grant-in-aid released to civic bodies was utilised properly to...
Dengue claims another life in the capital
NewsGram Staff Writer New Delhi: Dengue claimed the life of nine-year-old Nistha Taneja, a resident of Malviya Nagar on Saturday. Her family members alleged she...
Dengue menace: Ajay Maken files PIL, slams AAP for not acting responsibly
By NewsGram Staff-Writer New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed on Saturday by Congress leader Ajay Maken accusing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and MCDs of...
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