Could Your Child’s Upset Stomach Be A Norovirus Infection? Watch For These Red Flags

Could Your Child’s Upset Stomach Be A Norovirus Infection? Watch For These Red Flags

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Updated Mar 8, 2025 | 12:30 PM IST

SummaryNorovirus cases are surging, with UKHSA reporting a 29.4% increase in two weeks. Highly contagious, it infects 20 million annually in the U.S., causing vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration, especially in children.

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Pets Can Affect Your Mental Health As Much As Your Partners, Study Finds

Pets Can Affect Your Mental Health As Much As Your Partners

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Updated Apr 27, 2025 | 12:40 PM IST

SummaryPeople who love animals and have pets often gush about how their little ones bring so much happiness to their lives. They also express how their mental health improved when their pets came into their lives. Does science back this feeling?

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Rising Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Could Undo Decades Of Progress- What Is Driving The Disease Outbreaks?

Rising Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Could Undo Decades Of Progress, Warns WHO, UNICEF, Gavi- What Is Driving The Disease Outbreaks?

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Updated Apr 27, 2025 | 09:20 AM IST

SummaryImmunization has saved more than 150 million lives in the past five decades and continues to prevent millions of deaths annually by protecting individuals from deadly diseases like measles, polio, and meningitis.

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An Expert Panel Has Recommended Banning Heart Burn Pills In India, Know Why

An Expert Panel Has Recommended Banning Heart Burn Pills In India, Know Why

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Updated Apr 27, 2025 | 08:30 AM IST

SummaryAn expert committee’s report highlights the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in several samples of ranitidine tested at the Central Drug Laboratory in Kolkata. NDMA is a chemical impurity classified as a probable human carcinogen.

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