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Sanitary Napkins from Paddy Stubble: Revolutionary Innovation

Sumita Panjwani, a lady scientist in Chhattisgarh, has found a revolutionary way to use paddy stubble instead of burning it. She has managed to put it




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DownToEarth.org.in: Treasure in excreta: Fast-depleting phosphorus can be extracted from faecal sludge

How close is the world to “peak phosphorus” — that point in time when production of phosphorus will reach its maximum and it will get harder to access it?



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GhanaNewsAgency.org: Six districts to benefit from GIZ project

Wa, (UWR), Feb. 06, GNA – The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) has earmarked 18 communities in six districts in the Savanna Ecological Zone (SEZ) to pilot the Resilience Against Climate Change (REACH) project.




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Mindfulness can Reduce Procrastinating While Working from Home

Practicing mindfulness, or the conscious awareness of emotions and sensations can lower rates of procrastination and distress, reports a new study. The




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Mental Health of Frontline COVID-19 Staff

During this time of COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are psychologically impacted by their work and require psychological support from multiple levels





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FAO.org: Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world’s water

New report paints a worrying picture, provides recommendations on what can be done.




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Food for thought from Sri Lanka on World Water Day 2019

How farmers have taken charge of their destiny by using motor pumps for irrigation.




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India Saved From Going Into Stage 3

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said we have saved India from going into Stage 3 or community transmission stage, and have also fared better than many countries.




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COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Coronavirus Positive Cases Zoom From 2 To Nearly 20K

Coronavirus in Maharashtra has spread like a wildfire to infect a whopping 19,063 persons in only 60 days, stated sources. Since the past five days




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New Study Reveals Which Ovarian Cancer Patients Won't Benefit from Immune-PARP Combo

New study published online today by Nature Communications revealed which patients with ovarian cancer won't benefit from immune-PARP combo. The study




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Metal Weighing 1.6 Kg Removed from Woman's Belly

Doctors were astounded to remove this massive hoard weighing 1.6 kg which included golden metal jewellery, trinkets, money and a watch from a woman's stomach during an operation.




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Chinese Doctors Remove Toothbrush from Man's Stomach

Chinese man had swallowed a 14-centimeter long toothbrush 20 years ago in an attempt to commit suicide. The Chinese doctors removed it from the man's entrails.




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Doctor Saves Man's Life by Sucking Urine from His Bladder Mid-flight to NYC

When an elderly plane passenger fell ill mid-flight, a heroic doctor saved the man's life by sucking his urine out of his blocked bladder. When the





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Liver Transplants From Older Donors Decrease Despite Improved Outcomes In Recipients

Even though recipients who received liver grafts from older donors (70 and older) had improved outcomes with reduced mortality, graft loss and postoperative




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Using Lungs from Increased-risk Donors Expands Donor Pool, Maintains Current Survival Rates: Study

New study found no significant difference in patient survival or rates of rejection when the recipient accepted increased risk lungs, reveals a new study.




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Heart Transplants From Hepatitis C Donors Safe

Survival rate of patients who received a heart transplant from a donor with hepatitis C to those who received hearts from donors without the disease was similar.




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Reliability of Biopsies from Donated Kidneys Prior to Transplantation Examined

A new study published in CJASN indicated that biopsies of donated kidneys are likely not useful for assessing organ quality prior to transplantation unless




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Elderly Patients also Benefit from Kidney Transplantation: Study

Patients older than 75 years who received a kidney from a similarly aged donor remain dialysis-free for the rest of their lives, reveals a new study.




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Global Experiences on Waste Processing with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens): From Technology to Business

The report showcases some of the leading global businesses in Black Soldier Fly production.




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AIDS: Over 300 Children Die Everyday from AIDS-related Causes

In 2018, around 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released




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Early Warning Of COVID-19 From Indian Sewers

Protocol to test sewage for traces of COVID-19 as an effective community surveillance method for India has been discovered. A group of experts and agencies




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Novel Sleep Index To Wean Off Critically-Ill Patients from Ventilator

Having higher levels of wakefulness and experiencing the same depth of sleep on both right and left brains can help in successfully weaning critically-ill




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Doctors Remove Toothbrush From Man's Stomach in China

Doctors from a southern Chinese hospital successfully removed a 14-centimeter-long toothbrush from a man's stomach which he swallowed 20 years ago. The No.




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Rare Tumour Removed from a Woman's Heart

A 60-year-old female patient who had a rare tumor in her heart was admitted to the hospital. Specialists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of




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Woman Got Mercury Poisoning from Her Skin Whitening Cream

Skin-whitening or skin-bleaching is a way to lighten the skin tone with the help of chemical substances. Several people opt for cosmetics that claim to




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Removing the Novel Coronavirus from the Water Cycle: Study

In sewage and drinking water, coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days, said scientists.




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New Institutional Guideline Helps Protect Surgeons From COVID-19

New guideline based on classifying patients and procedures, aims to protect operating room team members who perform urgent and emergency operations from COVID-19.




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Death Toll From COVID-19 in US Crossed 16,500: White House

11 out of 100 people below 25 years, 17 out of 100 people in the 25 to 45 age group, and 21 out of 100 people between 45 and 65 years who presented with




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Mindfulness can Reduce Procrastinating While Working from Home

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, working remotely could make people work inefficiently. But, practicing mindfulness may lower levels of procrastination, says a new study.




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COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Coronavirus Positive Cases Zoom From 2 To Nearly 20K

In 2 months, coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra have zoomed from 2 to nearly 20k, revealed sources.




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Genetic Differences can Help Distinguish Type 1 Diabetes in Kids from Type 1.5 in Adults

New study has discovered a genetic signature that could help identify an adult-onset form of diabetes, sharing many type 1 diabetes (T1D) characteristics from pediatric-onset T1D, reports a new study.




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Mother's Milk may Protect Premature Babies from Sepsis

Breastfeeding can protect preemies from developing deadly infections such as sepsis, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the




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Keep Kids With Chronic Diseases Away from Hospital During Crisis

Telemedicine, home-monitoring devices, regular medical appointments, positive reinforcement from carers and health professionals could keep supported




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More Antimalarial Artemisinin can Be Extracted from Chinese Shrubs

iArtemisia annua/i herb has now been genetically engineered to produce more Artemisinin. Anti-Malarial benefits of Artemisinin compound can only be




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Isolating Kidney Stem Cells from Urine is Achievable

Kidneys are involved in many crucial functions such as (i) maintaining balanced levels of fluids in the body, (ii) filtering waste materials from food,




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Health Care Workers Get Guidelines From National Health Mission Guidelines

The National Health Mission (NHM) has advised health workers, who are part of the primary health care (PHC) team, to ensure safety for themselves and




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'Four-In-One' Teenager from UK Wants To Be Kidney Donor

Laura Moon, 18, from Whinmoor in Leeds, has four kidneys. All of them are functional and growing naturally. She is wi




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Future Babies Through Frozen Eggs

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New Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Patient in the US

A new and a more virulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K pneumoniae) has been isolated from a patient in the US. This strain is said to be resistant to some of the top class antibiotics.




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One Million Sri Lankan People Suffer from Blindness

Blindness Might be as well be termed as an epidemic in Sri Lanka as Nearly 1 million people suffer from it and cataract could be the reason behind it.




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Face Masks May Protect Hog Farm Workers From Staph Bacteria: Study

Face masks may protect Livestock workers like those who work on hog farms from a resistant form of staph bacteria. Even the family members of these farmers




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'Disabled Students Cannot be Barred From MBBS Exams' :Delhi HC

In an earlier decision, the Medical Council of India (MCI) barred nearly 80 percent of the disabled students from appearing in MBBS exams. However, a




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Household Preparedness for Disasters Increases from Face-to-face Workshops

Workshops based on the psychology of behavior change and disaster preparedness done in a face-to-face manner can be used to prompt households to take




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UK PM Boris Johnson Shifted From The Intensive Care Unit

UK Prime Minister Borish Johnson has been shifted from the intensive care unit, a spokesperson for the UK Prime Minister said. "The Prime Minister




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7 'Controversial' Video Game Opinions, From Developers Themselves

Video game developers expand on their controversial opinions.




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Netflix's Cursed First Look, Arthurian Legend Series From Frank Miller

Frank Miller brings King Arthur to Netflix! Netflix has revealed the first look at Cursed, a re-imagining of the Arthurian legend based on the illustrated novel by Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller.




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A Message from Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb, Inc.

Earlier today, Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky sent the following note to Airbnb employees. This is my seventh time talking to you from my house. Each time we've talked, I've shared good news and bad news, but today I have to share some very ...