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August 12, 2026, 01:21 PM - 7 min read
Cyclospora is found only in humans, where it replicates in the intestinal tract, causing severe diarrhoea. In many states, sewage water is treated – though not always in ways that remove or kill the oocysts – and then released into waterways and can be used to irrigate crops.
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August 5, 2026, 01:18 PM - 6 min read
There is no single test that confirms pigeon lung. Doctors usually consider symptoms, exposure history, breathing tests, blood tests and lung scans. Blood tests can show whether the immune system has reacted to pigeon proteins, but this indicates exposure rather than proving disease.
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August 2, 2026, 02:15 PM - 5 min read
An ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis, caused by the cyclospora parasite, has sickened more than 11,500 people across the United States with explosive diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal symptoms and has put a damper on salad consumption.
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July 14, 2026, 01:27 PM - 7 min read
For most healthy people, toxo remains a silent passenger for life, causing no illness at all. But understanding how this remarkably successful parasite hides from our immune system could lead to something we’ve never had before: treatments that completely clear dormant infection.
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June 9, 2026, 04:04 PM - 5 min read
For decades, successfully targeting the central mechanism that causes the vast majority of pancreatic cancers was considered impossible. However, that narrative is rapidly changing with a new drug that can shut down the key protein that drives pancreatic cancer, nearly doubling survival rates for patients with advanced stages of the disease.
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June 9, 2026, 03:47 PM - 5 min read
SUV emissions are now so large that, if all SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.
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May 28, 2026, 08:58 PM - 3 min read
State Health Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari has directed RIMS and Ranchi Sadar Hospital to remain fully prepared to handle any suspected Ebola cases.
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May 20, 2026, 12:59 PM - 7 min read
The COVID-19 pandemic, declared in March 2020, changed many aspects of everyday life for young children across Canada. Although all children were affected, those with special needs were often impacted more deeply.
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May 19, 2026, 12:44 PM - 5 min read
While the current strain has a lower death rate as compared to previous ones, it is considered more dangerous as there is no vaccine.
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May 13, 2026, 12:55 PM - 3 min read
The fund will be used to improve the functioning and upkeep of government hospitals and health centres across the state.
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May 4, 2026, 09:46 PM - 3 min read
The move comes after the incident triggered widespread outrage and received significant media attention when the medics conducted the procedure using mobile phones’ flashlights.
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April 29, 2026, 12:56 PM - 9 min read
Placebo treatments can trigger measurable changes in the brain, immune system and hormone function. In studies on pain, placebos cause the brain to release endorphins, the body’s natural opioids. In Parkinson’s disease, placebo injections increase dopamine activity in the brain. The placebo effect isn’t magic. It’s biology.
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