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14 Aug 2022

independence day Special 2001: भारत ने बनाया नया रिकॉर्ड, पिलाई 15 करोड़ बच्चों को पोलियो की खुराक

भारत ने इस साल ऐतिहासिक सफलता पाई, जहां अब तक की सबसे बड़ी टीकाकरण परियोजनाओं में से एक में भारत भर में 150 मिलियन बच्चों को पोलियो के खिलाफ प्रतिरक्षित किया गया. बता दें कि भारत ने विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन वैश्विक पोलियो उन्‍मूलन प्रयास के परिणामस्‍वरूप 1995 में पल्‍स पोलियो टीकाकरण कार्यक्रम आरंभ किया, इस कार्यक्रम के तहत 5 वर्ष से कम आयु के सभी बच्‍चों को पोलियो समाप्‍त होने तक हर वर्ष दिसम्‍बर और जनवरी माह में ओरल पोलियो टीके की दो खुराकें दी गई, ये अभियान सफल सिद्ध हुआ और भारत में पोलियोमाइलिटिस की दर में काफी कमी आई

COVID-19 vaccine

23 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine nearly 91% effective in kids aged 5 to 11, says Pfizer

Full-strength Pfizer shots are being administered to anyone 12 or older. A Pfizer study tracked 2,268 kids in the age group of 5 to 11. The study found low-dose shots proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects in kids.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

18 Jul 2021

Monkeypox case reported in US after 18 years, check its symptoms here

CDC describes monkeypox as a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a widespread rash on the face and body. The last monkeypox outbreak in the US was in 2003 and over 47 people were affected by the virus.

30 May 2021

After black, white and yellow fungus, cases of Aspergillosis reported in India

India has reported more than 11,700 Black Fungus cases After Black Fingus cases of white and yellow fungus and Aspergillosis have been reported

17 May 2021

US under pressure to reopen schools after allowing vaccination of children

The Education Department has not issued new guidance to schools at this point On Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the continued use of masks and social distancing in schools

14 May 2021

If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask: US President

The CDC announced that people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need their masks indoors and outdoors. For those people who have not been vaccinated, the US President said that they still need to wear a mask. "The safest thing for the country is for everyone to get vaccinated," Biden said.

10 Jan 2018

Nearly 3,500 babies in the US die due to sleep-related problems each year

Placing the baby on his or her side or stomach to sleep are uncomfortable sleeping positions.

Children Deaths

19 Jun 2017

Shootings second leading cause of deaths in US kids: Study

Among the 1,300 children who die each year from firearm- related injuries, 53 per cent are homicides, 38 per cent are suicides and 6 per cent are unintentional. Children who are in their teens, male or black are most likely to be victims.

09 Jun 2017

Zika affects 5% of babies with confirmed infections: US CDC

The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to include official numbers from the territory of Puerto Rico, which on Monday declared that its Zika epidemic had ended, based on data showing the number of new cases has fallen.

United States of America

02 May 2017

US blacks living longer, but health gaps persist: CDC study

The death rate for homicide among blacks has remained unchanged from 1999 to 2015, the study showed.

16 Jan 2017

'New Delhi' superbug: US woman dies of infection resistant to all available antibiotics

The woman, who died in Nevada in September, had been hospitalised in India with for a femur fracture and hip problems.

Fungal infections

05 Jul 2016

Fungal infections 'threat' to human health, warn scientists

More than one million people die from fungal infections around the world each year, but, there are no vaccines yet.

09 Feb 2016

Researchers identify drug target for dengue virus

Like Zika virus, Dengue is transmitted by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Dengue, called break bone fever, is notable for causing severe bone and muscle pain, headache and pain behind the eyes.

15 Nov 2015

Now, `prick-free` one-step hepatitis C test

Importantly, for the first time, researchers can use urine specimens for one-step screening and diagnosing of HCV infection.

12 Oct 2015

High dose influenza shots more effective in older people

Apart from being more effective, the shots also reduce risk of hospitalization.

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