Snfportal: December 2021

India may see 'short-lived' Covid third wave soon: Cambridge tracker

The rapid spread of Omicron infection has contributed to the total tally of Covid infection in India. The country's overall Covid cases tally crossed the 9,000-mark on Wednesday.

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Omicron may do good by replacing Delta from world: Experts

While Omicron is known to cause only mild disease, Delta has been more lethal leading to increased hospitalisation with drop in oxygen levels, pneumonia, and death.

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Chemotherapy may not be needed to treat cancer: Research

Chemotherapy uses radiation and other drugs which has many side effects and evoke immune system that causes severe pain and allergic reaction.

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Exclusive: Are you suffering from ‘Festive Anxiety?’ Know how to curb it this holiday season!

You can feel sad while everyone is happy this festive season. Know more about 'Festive anxiety'.

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Vaccinated cancer patients with breakthrough Covid at high death risk: Study

The study appears to support previous observations that patients with hematologic malignancies are at greater risk for severe outcomes from Covid-19.

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Omicron evades vaccine, antibodies therapies: Study

A striking feature of the omicron variant is the alarming number of changes in the virus's spike protein that could pose a threat to the effectiveness of current vaccines and therapeutic antibodies.

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Third dose of Sinovac vaccine insufficient against omicron: Study

Contradicting the vaccine maker's pronouncement, a new study has found that a third dose of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against the Omicron variant.

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Unvaccinated, Delta survivors have no protection against Omicron: Study

According to the study, the antibodies did not recognise Omicron as a threat due to its heavily mutated nature compared to the Delta variant.

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Is untreated HIV behind the emergence of Omicron?

It has already been observed that Covid-19 can linger for many months in patients who are HIV-positive.

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Moderna says its booster shot effective against Omicron

Moderna Covid-19 booster can boost neutralising antibody levels 37-fold higher than pre-boost levels.

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Even triple vaccination cannot limit Omicron spread: BioNTech CEO

Pfizer/BioNTech is developing a vaccine against Omicron variant that should be out by March 2022.

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Exclusive: Planning to get pregnant? Here’s list of foods to eat and avoid

Nuts and seeds, citrus fruits and veggies and legumes, fish are important foods that must be included several times a week if you are planning a pregnancy.

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Sputnik V Covid vaccine effective against Omicron variant: Study

The study shows that Sputnik V demonstrates high virus neutralising activity against the Omicron variant and is expected to provide strong defense against severe disease and hospitalisation.

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Omicron symptoms: Runny nose, itchy throat, headache and other symptoms of new COVID variant

Omicron symptoms are predominantly cold symptoms, runny nose, headache, sore throat and sneezing.

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Amid Omicron scare, Europe rolls out Covid vaccine for kids aged 5-11

The European Union's medicines watchdog European Medicines Agency, last month, approved the Pfizer-BioNTech shot for five to 11-year-olds. Denmark and Austria began inoculating younger kids in November.

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Can you really be sure that your tea is not poisonous? Find out here

It's really difficult to be assured about the quality of your tea, but if you follow the process then you may save yourself from harm.

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Seaweed may help stop COVID virus from infecting human cells: Study

Certain seaweed compounds have shown to have antiviral properties.

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Omicron virus: Can the COVID variant affect kids in India as observed in South Africa?

In South Africa, the new super mutant variant of Covid-19 - Omicron, has been increasing hospitalisations among children under five years of age.

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Researchers find diabetes medication that may revolutionise heart failure treatment

Early research had shown that Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors could help around half of heart failure patients.

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Reduced meat diet has several advantages, study suggests

Globally, food is responsible for a quarter of human greenhouse gas emissions. A large part of this is due to livestock farming. Animals convert only a small portion of the fed calories into the meat. Ruminants also produce methane, which further accelerates global warming.

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