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What Happens If You Stop Taking Antibiotics In The Middle Of A Course?
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
It is important that you complete the full course of your antibiotics as it reduces side effects like nausea or allergic reactions and chances of reinfection. However, a lot of people don't adhere to your medications, which can impact your health.
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www.ndtv.com
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ICMR Begins Human Trials For Improved Kyasanur Forest Disease Vaccine
- Sunday February 8, 2026
- Health | Press Trust of India
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) is a regional infectious disease in the Western Ghats region, in states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, and Maharashtra.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nipah Breakthrough: Japan To Begin First Human Vaccine Trial In April
- Wednesday February 4, 2026
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Tick Disease In US Dogs Could Pose Future Risk To Humans, Experts Warn
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Scientists in the US have discovered a new tick-borne bacterium, Rickettsia finnyi, after several infected dogs fell severely ill and some died.
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www.ndtv.com
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
- Tuesday August 5, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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www.ndtv.com
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H5N1 Outbreak In The US: Experts Warn Of A Potential Pandemic; Here's How It Spreads
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Health | Varsha Vats
H5N1 Outbreak In The US: H5N1 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that can cause a range of diseases in humans, from mild to severe. In some cases, it can also be fatal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Three In Every Four Animal Bites In India Are Due To Dogs: Lancet Study
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
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www.ndtv.com
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Infectious Diseases Becoming More Lethal Due To Air Pollution: Study
- Tuesday August 8, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Air pollution is contributing to an increase in antibiotic resistance, which poses a serious threat to human health.
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www.ndtv.com
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Zika and Dengue Viruses Can Alter a Hosts Smell to Make It 'Tastier', Attract More Mosquitoes, Study Says
- Friday July 1, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
A new study has found out why mosquitoes like to buzz around and bite some people more than others. Researchers discovered that infection from some viruses makes you smell tastier and attracts more mosquitoes, which increases the transmission of the disease.
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www.gadgets360.com
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What Happens If You Stop Taking Antibiotics In The Middle Of A Course?
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
It is important that you complete the full course of your antibiotics as it reduces side effects like nausea or allergic reactions and chances of reinfection. However, a lot of people don't adhere to your medications, which can impact your health.
-
www.ndtv.com
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ICMR Begins Human Trials For Improved Kyasanur Forest Disease Vaccine
- Sunday February 8, 2026
- Health | Press Trust of India
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) is a regional infectious disease in the Western Ghats region, in states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, and Maharashtra.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nipah Breakthrough: Japan To Begin First Human Vaccine Trial In April
- Wednesday February 4, 2026
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Tick Disease In US Dogs Could Pose Future Risk To Humans, Experts Warn
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Scientists in the US have discovered a new tick-borne bacterium, Rickettsia finnyi, after several infected dogs fell severely ill and some died.
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www.ndtv.com
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
- Tuesday August 5, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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www.ndtv.com
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H5N1 Outbreak In The US: Experts Warn Of A Potential Pandemic; Here's How It Spreads
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Health | Varsha Vats
H5N1 Outbreak In The US: H5N1 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that can cause a range of diseases in humans, from mild to severe. In some cases, it can also be fatal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Three In Every Four Animal Bites In India Are Due To Dogs: Lancet Study
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
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www.ndtv.com
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Infectious Diseases Becoming More Lethal Due To Air Pollution: Study
- Tuesday August 8, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Air pollution is contributing to an increase in antibiotic resistance, which poses a serious threat to human health.
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www.ndtv.com
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Zika and Dengue Viruses Can Alter a Hosts Smell to Make It 'Tastier', Attract More Mosquitoes, Study Says
- Friday July 1, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
A new study has found out why mosquitoes like to buzz around and bite some people more than others. Researchers discovered that infection from some viruses makes you smell tastier and attracts more mosquitoes, which increases the transmission of the disease.
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www.gadgets360.com