Search Results for: Avian Influenza

Velociraptor and T-Rex Wagged Their Tails While Running; New Simulation Reveals Role of Tail In Bipedal Dinosaur Movement [Study]

Using new computer simulations, an interdisciplinary team of researchers demonstrated that there is a functional similarity between human arms and dinosaur tails.

Sep 24, 2021

US Covid deaths exceed 1918 flu pandemic toll of 675,000; Expected to rise further

With 675,446 Americans already killed by the Covid pandemic, the total number of fatalities is expected to rise further.

Sep 21, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic Might Get Over But Virus Is Here To Stay For Long: WHO Official

Declaring a pandemic over primarily depends on whether the virus is still causing a public health emergency. It also depends on the rate of transmission, severity of the disease caused and the resultant deaths

Sep 17, 2021

Global Covid cases cross 226.3 million; UK reports 30K as Iran reports 19K

Covid death toll and vaccination tally stood at 226,321,414, 4,658,267 and 5,776,446,826, respectively.

Sep 16, 2021

From hearing loss to dry mouth: These are the new symptoms of Covid infection

India records 27,254 new Covid cases in 24 hrs; TN families of doctors complain, Bengal reports rise in children cases

A total of 28,591 new Covid cases were recorded on Sunday and the country reported 219 Covid related deaths in the last 24 hours

Sep 13, 2021

Moderna combines COVID, flu, RSV vaccines in single shot; achieves positive pre-clinical data [what it means]

Moderna recently announced that it was able to combine 6 different mRNAs—one strain of COVID-19 and RSV each, and four strains of flu— into a single shot; a new vaccine combining a COVID-19 booster shot and a flu shot is also in development.

Sep 12, 2021

Anti-masker doctor not dean of Mumbai's Nair hospital

Fact check: Doctor spreading COVID misinformation not dean of Mumbai hospital [truth here]

A viral video of one Dr Tarun Kothari, downplaying the risk of COVID and not wearing face mask, is not dean of Mumbai's Nair hospital. Find out truth here.

Sep 10, 2021

Explained: Why Delta Covid variant spreads like wildfire

"The key hallmark of Delta is that transmissibility seems to be ramping up to the next notch," says Pei-Yong Shi, a virologist at the University of Texas's Medical Branch in Galveston.

Aug 29, 2021

Over 460 Species of Birds Driven to Extinction By Humans In the Last 50,000 Years; Mostly Large, Flightless Ones [Study]

According to a new study, that extinction event, largely caused by humans, led to the disappearance of around 10 -20 percent of all bird species in the last 50,000 years.

Aug 12, 2021

Kalonji may aid in the treatment of Covid-19 infection, confirms Australian study

Kalonji has been discovered to be effective in preventing Covid-19 from producing a lung infection by Australian researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Aug 4, 2021

Ayush Ministry refutes NICE claim on approval given to its COVID-19 therapy procedure

NICE (Network of Influenza Care Experts), a naturopathy-related network, has produced misleading allegations against the Ayush Ministry, said the ministry refuting the claim on the COVID-19 treatment regimen.

Jul 29, 2021

Singapore wants to stop counting COVID cases; roadmap to new norm of living with virus [details]

If experts are to be believed, headline figures of the COVID-19 tolls may not really be providing a clear picture of what's really happening in the pandemic.

Jul 25, 2021

When will Indian children get Covid vaccine? AIIMS chief reveals details

AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria revealed that vaccinating children is a very crucial move to break the chain of transmission

Jul 25, 2021

India sees first bird flu death as Haryana boy succumbs in AIIMS

India on Tuesday reported its first bird flu death as an 11-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS for it, succumbed to the disease.

Jul 21, 2021

Vaccines May Soon Be Grown in Plants; May Help Enhance Global Production of Vaccines for COVID-19, Other Diseases [Details]

Tobacco companies such as the British American Tobacco Company and Philip Morris International have announced the development of tobacco-based vaccines for COVID-19.

Jul 17, 2021

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