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Containment zone and section 144 was imposed in the Badhal village of Rajouri district on Saturday due to the outbreak of an unidentified illness that has claimed 17 lives. District …

In view of the ‘unidentified illness’ in Rajouri’s Badhal village, the village has been declared a containment zone, and the affected families’ homes sealed; a few patients brought to Government …

Taiwan is intensifying efforts to screen and treat hepatitis C among high-risk groups, including prisoners, drug users, and individuals with chronic diseases, in a bid to eliminate the virus by …

More than 41 per cent of women in Pakistan suffer from anaemia, with 14.4 per cent being underweight and 24 per cent being overweight, Pakistan-based Dawn reported, citing a report. …

At least 66 confirmed cases of Zika Virus have come out in Pune city of Maharashtra, civic officials said on Tuesday. “Four patients who tested positive for the virus have …

The WHO announced on Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer …