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Lung cancer alert: Doctors say it’s not just for smokers — watch for these early symptomsDoctors warn that lung cancer is not only a smoker’s disease. Non-smokers are also at risk because of air pollution and genetics. Simple si...- India's TB fight gets a boost: New Made-in-India diagnostic tests cut cost & timeIndia's ICMR has validated two new indigenous TB diagnostic tools from Huwel Lifesciences. The Quantiplus MTB FAST kit offers cheaper, open...
- Man wakes up to something crawling in his nose, finds cockroach in respiratory tract three days laterA 58-year-old man from Haikou, China, discovered a cockroach lodged in his trachea after experiencing an unusual stale odor and coughing up...
- TB in children can be accurately diagnosed with simple, rapid blood test, says studyThe test, based on the activity of three specific genes, can be conducted using capillary blood from a fingertip, providing results in just...
- Bird flu in Kerala: Preventive measures need to be taken, says Health MinisterThose at risk of the infection should get in touch with the nearest health center or a doctor on noticing any of these symptoms or if they ...
- ICMR's top research institute developing sputum-free tests for diagnosing TBTuberculosis is diagnosed by detecting the bacteria in the sputum. But in blood-based biomarker discovery scientists are looking at how the...
- Diabetics who recovered from Covid may show signs of tuberculosisAcid-Fast Bacillus causes tuberculosis and other infections.
- How can you find out if you have Coronavirus? You will have to take one of these 5 testsHere we try to collate the relevant info on how it is being tested and found out if one has caught coronavirus that has already killed in t...
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman wants to eradicate TB by 2025: Know causes, symptoms & treatment of the diseaseTuberculosis is among one of the biggest risks in India, and kills 1.5 mn people every year.
- This app detects tuberculosis by listening to the sound of your coughA machine learning algorithm was fed data of nearly 7000 infected TB cough. The result- a mobile app that can detect TB with over 85% accur...
- Right solution for a pan-Indian penchant?Red stains on every corner of buildings, especially government ones, are a hallmark of Indian cities.
- Revenues from spitting not a piddly amountAuthorities should regard the most splattered spaces as revenue streams.
- Pune gets tough with those spitting on the road: Pay up, and clean your messThose found guilty would have to pay a fine of Rs 150 as well.
- Chest pain & decreased urination? It could be a deadly form of pneumoniaPneumonia may further lead to complications such as respiratory or kidney failure.
- Lab-on-a-chip device to better diagnose asthma, TBA novel low-cost lab-on-a-chip device to analyse sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma has been deve...
- Oral swabs may diagnose tuberculosis easily and inexpensivelyOral swab samples may prove to be a "game-changer" for tuberculosis control as they can help diagnose the disease easily and inexpensively,...
- TB treatment could be shortened, show trialsThe effectiveness of the four-month regimen was proved on the basis of recurrence levels, number of patients testing negative in sputum sme...
- Arunachal launches DOTS plus for TB patientsArunachal Pradesh has taken a lead in the entire North-East with the launching of first-of-its-kind DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment) plus...
- Swine flu takes two more lives, countrywide toll mounts to sixSwine flu today claimed the lives of a boy and an ayurvedic doctor.
- SARS: state health ministers' meet calledThe Centre has convened a meeting of state health ministers here on Thursday to discuss and chalk out an action plan to tackle the threat o...
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