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Man, 2 Sons Killed As SUV Hits Car Head-On In UP's Yamuna Nagar
An SUV approaching the city from the direction of Rewa apparently went out of control and collided head on with a car travelling in the opposite direction.
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Kanyakumari To Kashmir: Indo-Australian Man Runs To End Leprosy Stigma
A childhood memory from Rishikesh, a cricketing hero from Australia, and 4,700 kilometres of road - that is what brought 23-year-old Om Satija back to India. Not as a tourist, but as an ultramarathoner on a mission to end the stigma around leprosy.
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Chile Becomes First In The Americas To Eliminate Leprosy, WHO Verifies
Chile has become the first country in the Americas to be officially verified by the World Health Organization for eliminating leprosy as a public health problem. The milestone follows more than 30 years without locally transmitted cases and sustained
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Leprosy-Free India Mission: Government To Ensure Free Screening And Treatment Nationwide
Free diagnosis and multi-drug treatment at public health hospitals is ensuring that India remains leprosy-free, said the government on Friday.
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25 Districts In Gujarat Bring Leprosy Cases Below Elimination Threshold
On the eve of Anti Leprosy Day, Gujarat has reported significant progress in its fight against leprosy, bringing disease prevalence below the elimination threshold of one case per 10,000 population in 25 districts, official
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This Crorepati Beggar In Indore Has 3 Homes, 3 Auto-Rickshaws, Dzire Car
When the rescue team picked up Mangilal late Saturday night, acting on information that he was a leprosy patient begging regularly in Sarafa, they expected another routine case. Instead, they stumbled upon a financial plot twist.
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Reporting Leprosy Now Mandatory In Maharashtra, Mandate To Curb Spread
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In a major boost to fight leprosy, the Maharashtra government on Saturday declared that the chronic infectious condition is a “notifiable disease”.
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The Reason Raj Kapoor Met Dimple Kapadia When She Was 12: "Was Suffering From Leprosy"
Dimple Kapadia was last seen in Murder Mubarak, alongside Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Pankaj Tripathi and Karisma Kapoor
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As Leprosy Cases Rise In Florida, Here's What To Know About The Disease
Cases of leprosy - an infectious disease that's been around since ancient times - have increased in the southeast United States, and now health experts fear that the infectious disease could become endemic to the region.
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Kerala-Born Priest, Who Also Ran Marathons, Is England's Youngest Bishop
An India-born vicar, who grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore where his mother was a nurse, has been consecrated as Bishop in the Church of England with a staff, or crozier, made of Indian rosewood.
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Dr. Kamal Ranadive Lauded With Google Doodle on Her 104th Birth Anniversary for Cancer and Leprosy Research
Dr. Kamal Ranadive is known for her contributions to the field of biology and her cancer research. Artist Ibrahim Rayintakath has created a Google Doodle on her 104th birthday. The biologist is responsible for opening India’s first tissue culture laboratory.
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Leprosy: Know The Symptoms And Risk Factors Of This Condition
Detection of leprosy in the early stage is difficult as the bacteria multiply slowly, the average incubation period of the disease is 5 years. Symptoms may take up to 20 years to appear which leads to an unintentional delay in diagnosis.
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Coronavirus News Live Updates: 488 COVID-19 Deaths In India So Far, 14,792 Have Been Infected
India is testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Coronavirus - India Testing Multi-Purpose Vaccine In Fight Against COVID-19
Indian scientists are testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Today's Google Doodle Honours Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau
Google Doodle, Dr Ruth Pfau: Today, Google is honouring German doctor Ruth Pfau with a Doodle, commemorating her dedication to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan.
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Man, 2 Sons Killed As SUV Hits Car Head-On In UP's Yamuna Nagar
An SUV approaching the city from the direction of Rewa apparently went out of control and collided head on with a car travelling in the opposite direction.
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Kanyakumari To Kashmir: Indo-Australian Man Runs To End Leprosy Stigma
A childhood memory from Rishikesh, a cricketing hero from Australia, and 4,700 kilometres of road - that is what brought 23-year-old Om Satija back to India. Not as a tourist, but as an ultramarathoner on a mission to end the stigma around leprosy.
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Chile Becomes First In The Americas To Eliminate Leprosy, WHO Verifies
Chile has become the first country in the Americas to be officially verified by the World Health Organization for eliminating leprosy as a public health problem. The milestone follows more than 30 years without locally transmitted cases and sustained
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Leprosy-Free India Mission: Government To Ensure Free Screening And Treatment Nationwide
Free diagnosis and multi-drug treatment at public health hospitals is ensuring that India remains leprosy-free, said the government on Friday.
-
25 Districts In Gujarat Bring Leprosy Cases Below Elimination Threshold
On the eve of Anti Leprosy Day, Gujarat has reported significant progress in its fight against leprosy, bringing disease prevalence below the elimination threshold of one case per 10,000 population in 25 districts, official
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This Crorepati Beggar In Indore Has 3 Homes, 3 Auto-Rickshaws, Dzire Car
When the rescue team picked up Mangilal late Saturday night, acting on information that he was a leprosy patient begging regularly in Sarafa, they expected another routine case. Instead, they stumbled upon a financial plot twist.
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Reporting Leprosy Now Mandatory In Maharashtra, Mandate To Curb Spread
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In a major boost to fight leprosy, the Maharashtra government on Saturday declared that the chronic infectious condition is a “notifiable disease”.
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The Reason Raj Kapoor Met Dimple Kapadia When She Was 12: "Was Suffering From Leprosy"
Dimple Kapadia was last seen in Murder Mubarak, alongside Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Pankaj Tripathi and Karisma Kapoor
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As Leprosy Cases Rise In Florida, Here's What To Know About The Disease
Cases of leprosy - an infectious disease that's been around since ancient times - have increased in the southeast United States, and now health experts fear that the infectious disease could become endemic to the region.
-
Kerala-Born Priest, Who Also Ran Marathons, Is England's Youngest Bishop
An India-born vicar, who grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore where his mother was a nurse, has been consecrated as Bishop in the Church of England with a staff, or crozier, made of Indian rosewood.
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Dr. Kamal Ranadive Lauded With Google Doodle on Her 104th Birth Anniversary for Cancer and Leprosy Research
Dr. Kamal Ranadive is known for her contributions to the field of biology and her cancer research. Artist Ibrahim Rayintakath has created a Google Doodle on her 104th birthday. The biologist is responsible for opening India’s first tissue culture laboratory.
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Leprosy: Know The Symptoms And Risk Factors Of This Condition
Detection of leprosy in the early stage is difficult as the bacteria multiply slowly, the average incubation period of the disease is 5 years. Symptoms may take up to 20 years to appear which leads to an unintentional delay in diagnosis.
-
Coronavirus News Live Updates: 488 COVID-19 Deaths In India So Far, 14,792 Have Been Infected
India is testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Coronavirus - India Testing Multi-Purpose Vaccine In Fight Against COVID-19
Indian scientists are testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Today's Google Doodle Honours Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau
Google Doodle, Dr Ruth Pfau: Today, Google is honouring German doctor Ruth Pfau with a Doodle, commemorating her dedication to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan.
