New York, July 23 (IANS) Pfizer, which has struck a nearly $2 billion deal with the US government to deliver 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with its German partner BioNTech,
UNITED NATIONS, JULY 22 (IANS): The COVID-19 pandemic is making a global childcare crisis even worse, head of the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore has warned.
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New York, July 22 (IANS) People with a history of periodontal (gum) disease appear to have a higher risk of developing mouth and stomach cancer, warn researchers.
Periodontitis or gum disease is a serious gu
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) As the government seeks suggestions from the parents regarding the reopening of schools in the near future, health experts on Monday entered a debate whether reopening schools and coll
New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca shows promise as it can generate both antibodies and cell-mediated immune responses, say several scientists in In
New Delhi, July 21 (IANSlife) While the scare of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, citizens across the country have tested positive; some have been hospitalised while others have been advised to stay home care a
Beijing, July 21 (IANS) A phase 2 trial of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate conducted in China has found that the vaccine is safe and induces an immune response, according to a new study published in the journal Th
Hong Kong, July 21 (IANS) People who regularly exercise tend to have a lower risk of high blood pressure (BP), even if they live in areas where air pollution is relatively high, say researchers.
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Serum Institute of India (SII) will soon apply to the Indian regulator for the licensure trials of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine.
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LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - An experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford university was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monda
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) As part of human trials of Covaxin, India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, two volunteers were given its first dose at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) on M
London, July 20 (IANS) UK-based Synairgen on Monday announced positive results from a clinical trial of SNG001, which helped reduce the risk of developing severe diseases in hospitalised Covid-19 patients.
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London, July 20 (IANS) Medical journal The Lancet's chief editor has dropped a tweet that appears to confirm the speculation that Phase-1 clinical trial results of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by scientis
London, July 20 (IANS) The UK government has signed deals for 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines that are being developed, the media reported on Monday.
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANSlife) Headache is a blanket term used to describe pain on one or both sides of the head and upper part of the neck. According to the WHO, every adult experiences headache at some point o
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) While India is set to begin the trials of its indigenous coronavirus vaccine from this week, a top official from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has claimed that a vaccine cure fo
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) At least seven Indian pharma companies are working to develop a vaccine against coronavirus as they join global efforts to find a preventive to check the spread of the deadly virus
London, July 18 (IANS) The speed of contact tracing strategies is essential to slow coronavirus transmission, but the delays in Covid-19 testing will significantly hamper this process, warn researchers.
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New York, July 18 (IANS) Do mosquitoes carry the novel coronavirus and can they transmit Covid-19 to humans? Maybe not. In a new study, the researchers have confirmed that Covid-19 virus cannot be transmitted t
New Delhi, July 16 (PTI): Researchers at the University of Oxford believe they may have a breakthrough in their search for a COVID-19 vaccine after the team discovered that the jab could provide 'double pro