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The Reason Raj Kapoor Met Dimple Kapadia When She Was 12: "Was Suffering From Leprosy"
Dimple Kapadia was last seen in Murder Mubarak, alongside Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Pankaj Tripathi and Karisma Kapoor
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As Leprosy Cases Rise In Florida, Here's What To Know About The Disease
Cases of leprosy - an infectious disease that's been around since ancient times - have increased in the southeast United States, and now health experts fear that the infectious disease could become endemic to the region.
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Kerala-Born Priest, Who Also Ran Marathons, Is England's Youngest Bishop
An India-born vicar, who grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore where his mother was a nurse, has been consecrated as Bishop in the Church of England with a staff, or crozier, made of Indian rosewood.
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Dr. Kamal Ranadive Lauded With Google Doodle on Her 104th Birth Anniversary for Cancer and Leprosy Research
Dr. Kamal Ranadive is known for her contributions to the field of biology and her cancer research. Artist Ibrahim Rayintakath has created a Google Doodle on her 104th birthday. The biologist is responsible for opening India’s first tissue culture laboratory.
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Leprosy: Know The Symptoms And Risk Factors Of This Condition
Detection of leprosy in the early stage is difficult as the bacteria multiply slowly, the average incubation period of the disease is 5 years. Symptoms may take up to 20 years to appear which leads to an unintentional delay in diagnosis.
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Coronavirus News Live Updates: 488 COVID-19 Deaths In India So Far, 14,792 Have Been Infected
India is testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Coronavirus - India Testing Multi-Purpose Vaccine In Fight Against COVID-19
Indian scientists are testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Today's Google Doodle Honours Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau
Google Doodle, Dr Ruth Pfau: Today, Google is honouring German doctor Ruth Pfau with a Doodle, commemorating her dedication to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan.
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Padma Shri Awardee Damodar Ganesh Bapat Dies At 84
Damodar Ganesh Bapat dedicated his life to the treatment and service of leprosy patients.
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PM Modi Asked BJP Lawmakers To Work Passionately For Development: Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP lawmakers to nurse their constituency by playing a leading role in its development and advised them to take up a cause of human sensitivity like eradication of leprosy or tuberculosis, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed.
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Father Of Boy Killed In Dehradun School Had Been Searching For 17 Days
For 17 days, a leprosy patient from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut kept looking for answers for his missing 12-year-old son. His search ended on Thursday in horror when he found out that his son - a Class 7 student at a boarding school in Uttarakhand's Dehradun - had been beaten to death allegedly by seniors and the body was buried by the school within the...
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What Ailed The Mahatma? Gandhi's Health Records Revealed For The 1st Time
Called "a half-naked seditious fakir" by Winston Churchill, one of his bitterest critics, Mahatma Gandhi managed to change the world in more ways than one. But what constituted Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? Was it just his grit and determination? Now, for the first time, the Mahatma's personal health records have been made public that reveal he was a...
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Parliament Passes Law Removing Leprosy As Ground For Divorce
Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Urge PM To Make Leprosy Eradication Programme Massive: Gandhi Peace Prize Winner
Gandhi Peace Prize winner Yohei Sasakawa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the leprosy eradication programme as "massive" as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and include it in school curriculum to remove the stigma attached to it.
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World Leprosy Day 2019: What Is Leprosy? Know The Symptoms, Causes And Who Is At Risk
World Leprosy Day 2019: The day aims to spread awareness about leprosy, the impact of discrimination and social stigma attached to the disease.
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The Reason Raj Kapoor Met Dimple Kapadia When She Was 12: "Was Suffering From Leprosy"
Dimple Kapadia was last seen in Murder Mubarak, alongside Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Pankaj Tripathi and Karisma Kapoor
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As Leprosy Cases Rise In Florida, Here's What To Know About The Disease
Cases of leprosy - an infectious disease that's been around since ancient times - have increased in the southeast United States, and now health experts fear that the infectious disease could become endemic to the region.
-
Kerala-Born Priest, Who Also Ran Marathons, Is England's Youngest Bishop
An India-born vicar, who grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore where his mother was a nurse, has been consecrated as Bishop in the Church of England with a staff, or crozier, made of Indian rosewood.
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Dr. Kamal Ranadive Lauded With Google Doodle on Her 104th Birth Anniversary for Cancer and Leprosy Research
Dr. Kamal Ranadive is known for her contributions to the field of biology and her cancer research. Artist Ibrahim Rayintakath has created a Google Doodle on her 104th birthday. The biologist is responsible for opening India’s first tissue culture laboratory.
-
Leprosy: Know The Symptoms And Risk Factors Of This Condition
Detection of leprosy in the early stage is difficult as the bacteria multiply slowly, the average incubation period of the disease is 5 years. Symptoms may take up to 20 years to appear which leads to an unintentional delay in diagnosis.
-
Coronavirus News Live Updates: 488 COVID-19 Deaths In India So Far, 14,792 Have Been Infected
India is testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Coronavirus - India Testing Multi-Purpose Vaccine In Fight Against COVID-19
Indian scientists are testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest public-funded research institution told NDTV on Friday.
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Today's Google Doodle Honours Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau
Google Doodle, Dr Ruth Pfau: Today, Google is honouring German doctor Ruth Pfau with a Doodle, commemorating her dedication to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan.
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Padma Shri Awardee Damodar Ganesh Bapat Dies At 84
Damodar Ganesh Bapat dedicated his life to the treatment and service of leprosy patients.
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PM Modi Asked BJP Lawmakers To Work Passionately For Development: Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP lawmakers to nurse their constituency by playing a leading role in its development and advised them to take up a cause of human sensitivity like eradication of leprosy or tuberculosis, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed.
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Father Of Boy Killed In Dehradun School Had Been Searching For 17 Days
For 17 days, a leprosy patient from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut kept looking for answers for his missing 12-year-old son. His search ended on Thursday in horror when he found out that his son - a Class 7 student at a boarding school in Uttarakhand's Dehradun - had been beaten to death allegedly by seniors and the body was buried by the school within the...
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What Ailed The Mahatma? Gandhi's Health Records Revealed For The 1st Time
Called "a half-naked seditious fakir" by Winston Churchill, one of his bitterest critics, Mahatma Gandhi managed to change the world in more ways than one. But what constituted Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? Was it just his grit and determination? Now, for the first time, the Mahatma's personal health records have been made public that reveal he was a...
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Parliament Passes Law Removing Leprosy As Ground For Divorce
Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Urge PM To Make Leprosy Eradication Programme Massive: Gandhi Peace Prize Winner
Gandhi Peace Prize winner Yohei Sasakawa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the leprosy eradication programme as "massive" as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and include it in school curriculum to remove the stigma attached to it.
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World Leprosy Day 2019: What Is Leprosy? Know The Symptoms, Causes And Who Is At Risk
World Leprosy Day 2019: The day aims to spread awareness about leprosy, the impact of discrimination and social stigma attached to the disease.
