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Courteney Cox is out with another chicken recipe and the Joey in us is drooling

India -- Family dramas always turn out better when there's chicken curry on the table and when the recipe is straight out of Hollywood star Courteney Cox's kitchen, it is bound to leave the Joey in us drooling. Remember...

Covid-19 immunisation programme to get a boost in June with one million new doses of AstraZeneca, CoronaVac

KUALA LUMPUR -- Over one million doses of the AstraZeneca and CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccines arrived this morning at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) said will be used to speed up the...

DRDO develops Covid antibody detection kit; to be launched in June

India -- India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a Covid-19 antibody detection kit. The DIPCOVAN kit can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid proteins of Coronavirus with a high sensitivity of 97%. It has been...

These states have declared ‘black fungus’ a notifiable disease

India -- Several states over the last 24 hours declared mucormycosis, a life-threatening viral infection in Covid-19 patients, a notifiable disease following the central government's advisory on Thursday. The Centre on Thursday wrote a letter to all the states and...

Is blue light from screens really harmful to skin?

NEW YORK -- In the end, it seems that artificial blue light from smartphones, tablets and other screens may not be harmful to skin. A new scientific study suggests that artificial blue light only has a "negligible effect" on...

Indigenous community in Canadian province donates for India’s Covid fight

India -- More assistance related to the coronavirus crisis in India is flowing from Canada, including a donation from an indigenous community in the western province of Manitoba. The Manitoba Metis Federation, which is the government of the indigenous people...

Over 25,000 Covid-19 fatalities in Canada

India -- Canada crossed the grim mark of 25,000 Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday. But, that unfortunate milestone was reached as health authorities are increasingly positive of a return to a semblance of normalcy over the summer and into autumn. Canada...

4,529 new deaths recorded in India, highest single-day toll in any country

India -- India recorded 267,334 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Wednesday, and the number of new fatalities stood at 4,529, according to the Union health ministry dashboard. With this, the country's cumulative infection tally went up to...

Health ministry releases list of blood clot symptoms to watch out for after taking Covishield

India -- The Union health ministry said on Monday that the number of blood clot cases in people who received AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine (called Covishield) in India was "minuscule". Covishield - one of three shots granted emergency approval in...

Vaping could augment the risk of developing asthma

NEW YORK -- Teenagers and young adults using an electronic cigarette are at a higher risk of developing asthma and asthma attacks according to an American study. Vaping may significantly increase the risk of developing asthma. While e-cigarettes are often...
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