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How antibiotics can affect your health

How antibiotics can affect your health

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

'Indiscriminate use results in resistance to pathogens, rendering these life-saving drugs useless.' 'Unnecessary antibiotic treatment could have other detrimental health effects that affect immunity and metabolism,' notes Aparna Kotekar.

Olympics: Athletes 'spooked' after pole vaulters get COVID

Olympics: Athletes 'spooked' after pole vaulters get COVID

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

They were put in isolation after American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19.

Mamata meets Modi, says Oppn unity will develop on its own

Mamata meets Modi, says Oppn unity will develop on its own

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the unity of opposition parties will take shape on its own, sidestepping questions of her taking on the leadership role.

Level 3 curbs in Maha to contain Delta plus spread

Level 3 curbs in Maha to contain Delta plus spread

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

In view of cases of the Delta plus variant of COVID-19 emerging in Maharashtra, the state government on Friday announced 'state-level trigger' for imposing restrictions in administrative units irrespective of weekly positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy percentage.

Suryakumar, Shaw to join Indian team in UK

Suryakumar, Shaw to join Indian team in UK

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Both Avesh and Washington sustained their injuries while turning up for County XI in the first-class warm-up game against their own side. This was done after multiple players in the home team were ruled out either due to injury or because of COVID-19 isolation.

Stocks: 'It makes sense to be more cautious'

Stocks: 'It makes sense to be more cautious'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

'Pockets of mid and small-cap indices are showing exuberance and are discounting even FY23 valuations now.'

More COVID cases at Tokyo Olympic Village

More COVID cases at Tokyo Olympic Village

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Two athletes residing in the Olympic village tested positive for COVID-19.

Centre asks 7 states to focus on reducing Covid deaths

Centre asks 7 states to focus on reducing Covid deaths

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

Vardhan, who interacted with chief ministers, state health ministers, principal secretaries and additional chief secretaries of Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Goa through video conferencing and urged them to focus on effective clinical management of COVID-19 cases to reduce deaths in the first 24, 48 or 72 hours.

Djokovic sorry for mistakes; visa for Australian Open still in doubt

Djokovic sorry for mistakes; visa for Australian Open still in doubt

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

Novak Djokovic blamed "human error" on Wednesday for a mistake in his Australian immigration paperwork and apologised for breaking isolation for a photoshoot when he had COVID-19 last month.

Covid: PM chairs high-level meet, stresses on oxygen availability

Covid: PM chairs high-level meet, stresses on oxygen availability

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Modi stressed on the need for constant genome sequencing to monitor emergence of mutants and also to ensure increased oxygen availability, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.

30 sportsperson, coaches test positive in NIS Patiala, Bengaluru

30 sportsperson, coaches test positive in NIS Patiala, Bengaluru

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

30 sportspersons and support staff across disciplines were found to be COVID-19 positive after 741 precautionary tests were conducted at the National Centres of Excellence in Patiala and Bengaluru, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani tests positive for coronavirus

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani tests positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

On Sunday, Rupani, 64, fainted on stage while addressing a rally in Vadodara for the upcoming civic polls in the state, following which he was flown to Ahmedabad and admitted to the U N Mehta Hospital.

Fully-vaxxed Tanzania returnee becomes Delhi's 1st Omicron case

Fully-vaxxed Tanzania returnee becomes Delhi's 1st Omicron case

Rediff.com5 Dec 2021

The patient is currently admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital and has mild symptoms, hospital officials said.

Arjuna awardee Satwiksairaj tests positive for COVID-19

Arjuna awardee Satwiksairaj tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Satwik and his doubles partner Chirag Shetty, who had claimed the Commonwealth Games silver in 2018 and won the Thailand Open Super 500 last year, were recommended for the Arjuna Award jointly.

Mumbai logs 20,971 new Covid cases, Delhi 17,335 in 24 hrs

Mumbai logs 20,971 new Covid cases, Delhi 17,335 in 24 hrs

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

Mumbai on Friday recorded 20, 971 new coronavirus infections, the highest one-day spike to date, while Delhi registered the highest single-day spike too with the national capital reporting 17,335 new infections, highest since May 8 last year

Delhi sees highest spike of 15,097 new Covid cases since May 8

Delhi sees highest spike of 15,097 new Covid cases since May 8

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

In a massive surge, Delhi on Thursday recorded 15,097 fresh COVID cases, the highest single-day rise since May 8, and six deaths while the positivity rate mounted to 15.34 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

COVID-19 crisis far from over, say scientists

COVID-19 crisis far from over, say scientists

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The expert noted that in India the pandemic is unlikely to be over in the months to come, and the number of people getting infected will continue to rise.

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