Health Update

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Low- fat diet may reduce ovarian cancer risk

Washington, Oct 10 : According to a clinical trial conducted by Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a low fat diet can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in healthy postmenopausal women.

Sun Gets USFDA Nod For ‘Oxcarbazepine’ Tabs

SUNSun Pharmaceuticals has received final nod from the USFDA for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA

Women with high BP at three-fold risk of developing diabetes

Washington, Oct 10 : A study has found that women with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop diabetes as compared to women with low blood pressure.

255 Cases Of Polio Virus Detected In India

polio_in_indiaKishanganj: Polio continues to fright the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh even the states significantly battled for its total eradication this year.

The surveillance medical officer (SMO) of the National Polio Surveillance Programme (NPSP), World Health Organization (WHO), disclosed total 255 cases of polio virus affliction were detected this year across the country. Last year it was total 667 cases from across 114 districts.  

Maximum polio cases registered this year are from Uttar Pradesh with 201 cases (20 cases of P1 and 181 cases of P3) out of 255 cases. Bihar registered 39 cases (30 cases of P1 and 9 cases of P3).

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