Lifestyle
Jun 01, 2024
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Calling for accelerated action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), global experts, including from India, at the 77th World Health Assembly (decision-making body of the...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Friday bagged the Nelson Mandela Award...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) About 41 per cent of advertisements shown between the overs during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup were surrogate ads of smokeless tobacco, according to a recent study...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Suffering from knee osteoarthritis? Avoid physical activities, such as walking, running, or playing a sport, according to a top neurologist.
May 31, 2024
Two out of the four automatic weather stations (AWS) set up by the IMD in Nagpur recorded unusually high temperatures, exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, even higher than the record-breaking temperature...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Hormone therapy can be an effective treatment against some breast cancers that are affected by hormones, like oestrogen and progesterone, said health experts on Friday.
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) More than flagged misinformation, unflagged content on social media platform Facebook was responsible for a 46-fold vaccine hesitancy during the Covid-19 pandemic, according...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) US-based Vattikuti Foundation on Friday announced to launch 'Vattikuti Explorers', a national competition aimed at identifying eight innovative medical students in India and...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Tobacco consumption devastates the human body in myriad ways. It affects almost every organ system, said doctors on World No Tobacco Day on Friday, calling for the need to...
May 31, 2024
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Tobacco-funded research continues to appear in highly-cited medical journals, reveals a study published in The BMJ on World No Tobacco Day on Friday.
May 30, 2024
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Southeast Asia region, which includes India, has about 411 million adult tobacco users -- the highest globally, said Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director on Thursday on the...
May 30, 2024
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) In line with the WHO (World Health Organisation) World No Tobacco Day 2024 theme of “Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference”, Mothers Against Vaping, a united...
May 30, 2024
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) About 46.96 per cent of young adults, aged 18-24, have quit tobacco in India, according to a report on Thursday by Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) based on a survey...
May 30, 2024
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India is committed to taking proactive actions for the health and wellbeing of women, children, and adolescents, said Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary on Thursday at...
May 30, 2024
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Children are most vulnerable to third-hand smoke pollutants that settle indoors when tobacco is smoked, said health experts on Thursday, ahead of World No Tobacco Day.
May 30, 2024
Seoul, May 30 (IANS) South Korea held a virtual meeting with the US on Thursday to enhance mutual understanding of their respective telemedicine industries and explore areas of cooperation, officials...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Co-WIN portal, which helped India fight the Covid-19 pandemic, is being transformed into UWIN for the National Immunisation Programme which will aid in linking and...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) and other research institutes are set to launch phase-3 clinical...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Tele-MANAS toll-free number, launched as part of the national tele-mental health programme in India, receives 3,500 calls per day on average, the Ministry of Health and...
May 29, 2024
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) The Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Aganitha, a new generation 'in silico' solutions provider, signed a framework agreement to apply Generative...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Anil Rajput, Chairperson, ASSOCHAM National CSR Council, addressed the gathering at the Menstrual Hygiene Management Conclave & Awards held in New Delhi on the occasion...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is the new hope for smokers, as it can boost quit rates by 70 per cent while also helping reduce withdrawal symptoms, said experts here on...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) With low maternal and infant mortality rates, reduced tuberculosis incidence and mortality, and other improved health targets, India is on track to attain UN-mandated...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Love to get tattooed? Beware, the ink and needle used may raise your risk of getting diseases like Hepatitis B, C, HIV, and even cancers of the liver and blood, warned...
May 29, 2024
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Ancient Egyptians attempted to operate on excessive tissue growth or learn more about cancerous disorders after a patient's death, revealed a study on two 4,000-year-old...
May 28, 2024
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Switching meat with more vegetables and fruits may help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by more than a quarter (26 per cent), according to a new...
May 28, 2024
Geneva, May 28 (IANS) In a rapidly evolving world, adolescents are facing significant challenges like high mortality rates, mental health, pregnancy, education and employment, and climate and...
May 28, 2024
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) -- a rare, yet treatable type of blood cancer -- is significantly rising among young adults, aged 30 to 40 years, in India, warned doctors on...
May 28, 2024
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Not all biodegradable tea bags made using corn starch or sugar cane, and touted as the best alternatives against plastic, degrade in soil, a new study showed on Tuesday,...
May 28, 2024
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) IT services major Wipro on Tuesday announced a partnership with the Centre for Brain Research (CBR), a non-profit research organisation, hosted at the Indian Institute of...
May 28, 2024
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Using statin therapy as the first line of treatment for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention was found effective in preventing heart disease risk and all-cause mortality,...
May 27, 2024
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) facility played a significant role in India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, even as several prosperous countries faced problems,...
May 27, 2024
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A new study on Monday revealed a specific brain region that is linked to our willingness to help others.
May 27, 2024
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) An international team of scientists from Finland, Canada, the US, and New Zealand has discovered a specific brain network hub that plays a key role in stuttering, an advance...
May 27, 2024
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) In a significant medical feat, doctors here said on Monday of a simultaneous triple surgery on a 44-year-old man for heart disease, gallstones, and colon cancer -- all in 7...
May 27, 2024
Pune, May 27 (IANS) Doctors, on Monday, reported a significant rise in urinary tract infections and kidney stones in adults due to sweltering heat conditions.
May 27, 2024
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology may be key to fighting loneliness among humans, which is known to seriously impair health, according to a robotics expert.
May 27, 2024
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) Aster DM Healthcare on Monday announced a Rs 250 crore expansion plan for its Aster CMI Hospital in the city.
May 26, 2024
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Amid rising heatwave, the Ministry of Health, on Sunday, advised employers to take essential heat safety measures at the workplace.
May 26, 2024
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Babies exposed to the Covid-19 virus while in the womb may be at higher risk of lacking social skills and having breathing problems, according to a study.
May 26, 2024
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Ministry of Ayush on Sunday announced that it will launch a sensitisation programme for executive officials of insurance companies and owners of Ayush hospitals to...
May 26, 2024
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a rare and complex case, doctors here extracted a needle, embedded deep for three long years, in the hip muscles of a 49-year-old woman, Rambha Devi.
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