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Scientists urgently examining water samples under microscopes revealing dangerous free-living amoebae, with global infection risk map in background.

Scientists warn free-living amoebae could pose a growing global health risk

25 जनवरी 2026 AI द्वारा रिपोर्ट किया गया AI द्वारा उत्पन्न छवि तथ्य-जाँच किया गया

Researchers are urging closer monitoring of free-living amoebae—microscopic organisms found in soil and water—warning that some species can cause severe, sometimes fatal infections and can be difficult to control in water systems.

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इंदौर के भगीरथ पुरा में जल प्रदूषण की घटना पर केंद्र सरकार ने संज्ञान लिया है, जहां दिसंबर के अंत से डायरिया से कई मौतें हुई हैं। आवास और शहरी मामलों के राज्य मंत्री टोकहन साहू ने राज्यसभा को बताया कि एएमआरयूटी 2.0 के तहत वित्तीय और तकनीकी सहायता प्रदान की जा रही है।

Niger calls for unity to eliminate neglected tropical diseases

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Niger has urged unity in efforts to eradicate neglected tropical diseases across the region.

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Egypt plans stray dog shelters away from residential areas

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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has approved plans to expand animal shelters across Egypt's governorates, emphasizing construction away from residential areas to balance public safety and animal welfare. In 2025, Egypt vaccinated 121,000 stray dogs and sterilized 8,311 others as part of a national strategy to manage stray populations. The initiative includes boosting personnel and coordinating with non-governmental organizations.

Study finds proposed obesity criteria based on waist measures could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as having obesity

A proposed update to how obesity is defined—combining body mass index with measures of abdominal fat—would raise the share of U.S. adults classified as having obesity from about 43% to roughly 69%, according to a Mass General Brigham analysis of more than 300,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.

Study in India links even one daily drink to higher buccal mucosa cancer risk, especially with chewing tobacco

31 दिसंबर 2025 AI द्वारा रिपोर्ट किया गया तथ्य-जाँच किया गया

A large case-control study in India reports that drinking about one standard drink a day (roughly 9 grams of alcohol) is associated with an estimated 50% higher risk of buccal mucosa cancer. The researchers also estimate that the combination of alcohol use and chewing tobacco may account for about 62% of cases nationally, with the strongest association seen among people who mainly consumed locally brewed alcoholic beverages.

31 जनवरी 2026 07:35