Nearly 300 students and employees at two Los Angeles universities have been quarantined after possible exposure to measles, the schools said.


US measles outbreak triggers quarantine at varsities


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Biotech major Biocon Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 214 crore for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018-19, registering 64 per cent annual growth from Rs 130 crore in the same period a year ago.


Biocon net up 64% quarterly, soars 143% yearly


Biotech major Biocon Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 243 crore for the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2018-19, registering 59 per cent annual growth from Rs 153 crore in the same period a year ago.


Biocon net jumps up 59% in Q4


A Bangladesh court has directed the country's telecom regulator to submit a report on the impact of radiation from tens of thousands of mobile phone towers.


Bangladesh court seeks mobile towers radiation report


A novel Anti-Microbial Protein (AMP) found in the milk of egg laying mammals Echidna can be used as alternatives to the antibiotics used in livestock, researchers said.


Egg laying mammals become source of novel anti-microbial


The Indian Medical Association (IMA) and actress Deepika Padukone's The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) on Saturday condemned the title and poster of Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao-starrer "Mental Hai Kya?".


IMA, Deepika's foundation slam 'Mental Hai Kya?'


The film industry must exercise caution and be more sensitive in its messaging, irate psychiatrists have said in reference to the title and posters of the upcoming Hindi film "Mental Hai Kya?", featuring popular actors Rajkummar Rao and Kangana Ranaut.


'Mental Hai Kya?' draws psychiatrists' ire


Asian countries are in the early stages of a tobacco smoking epidemic with habits mirroring those of the US from past decades -- setting the stage for a spike in future deaths from smoking-related diseases, warn researchers.


Asian nations sitting on early tobacco epidemic


The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the death last week of a patient due to restrictions on civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.


CRPF to probe patient's death during NH traffic curbs


After an outbreak of measles in parts of the city attributed to many people in those areas who refused to get vaccinated believing in unscientific rumours, New York City has declared a health emergency.


NYC declares health emergency due to measles outbreak


Venture Capital (VC) funding into digital healthcare reached $2 billion in 149 deals in the first quarter this year, up from $1.4 billion in 142 deals in the fourth quarter of 2018, a report said on Tuesday.


VC funding in digital health hits $2bn in Q1 2019


Doctors and staff at government hospitals in Tripura on Friday threatened to resign en-masse demanding action against people who thrashed a surgeon at the Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital here.


Tripura medical staff threatens mass resignation


Traffic pollution caused asthma among 350,000 children in India, the second largest after China, in 2015, finds a Lancet study that analysed 194 countries.


Car pollution caused asthma in 350,000 Indian kids


Abdul Razzaq died of lung cancer last May. He was the fourth victim of cancer from a family that hails from Sakras village in Haryana's most backward district, Nuh.


Haryana's cancer village awaits state attention


Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday for an examination, an official said.


Dalai Lama admitted to Delhi hospital for check-up


London is the first city in the world to implement a 24-hour, seven day a week Ultra Low Emission Zone, inside which vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards or face a charge, media reported.


London becomes first city to use pollution charge zone


A team of NASA researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist has found the surface inside the International Space Station (ISS) is littered with microbes just like in a gym or office on Earth -- threatening astronauts' health at the orbiting laboratory.


ISS infested with bacteria like gym on Earth: NASA


Coming from a family of doctors, 25-year-old Aparajita Singh Sinsinwar of Rohtak town in Haryana, around 70 km from Delhi, has secured 82nd rank in the UPSC Civil Services results announced on April 5.


From family of doctors, Rohtak doctor clears UPSC exam


Biocon's global contract research arm Syngene International has opened a centre for advanced protein studies here as part of the national biopharma mission, the leading biotech firm said on Saturday.


Biocon arm opens centre for protein studies


It was this day exactly five decades back that the erstwhile Hindustan Latex Ltd, now known as the state-run HLL Lifecare Ltd, produced the first condom in the country at its factory near here.


The condom celebrates its golden jubilee in India


Patients' CT and MRI scan results can be easily changed by hackers, thereby deceiving radiologists and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms that diagnose malignant tumours, Israeli researchers have warned.

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