How to protect your eyes from monsoon allergies

How to protect your eyes from monsoon allergies

With monsoon comes eye allergies. Dr Minal Kanhere, ophthalmologist at Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in Chembur, Mumbai, explains how to prevent and treat them. A season of allergies: The monsoon is linked with increased incidence of eye allergies, especially among children. Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis occurs mainly due to rising humidity and dust or pollen carried …

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Science Notebook | Malaria vaccine trials confirm high efficacy, Russia and India sign a new protocol for Kudankulam plant nuclear reactors, and the alarming news that the earth may have already crossed the 1.5°C warming level

Science Notebook | Malaria vaccine trials confirm high efficacy, Russia and India sign a new protocol for Kudankulam plant nuclear reactors, and the alarming news that the earth may have already crossed the 1.5°C warming level

MALARIA is the largest cause of death in young African children, and the disease claims over 6,00,000 lives globally each year. Now, results are out of the phase 3 trial data of the R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India. The double-blinded, randomised trials, conducted among 4,800 children in the …

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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree 2023: See photo; lighting details

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree 2023: See photo; lighting details

The Rockefeller Center has chosen its Christmas tree for the 2023 holiday season. This year’s tree is an 80-foot tall Norway Spruce from Vestal, New York, the Rockefeller Center announced on its website. The tree is approximately 80 to 85 years old, standing 43 feet wide and weighs 12 tons. It won’t be long before …

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