Ebola fight ongoing amid evidence of ‘several massacres’ in DR Congo’s Ituri province
Jun 29, 2019, at 08:14 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): The vital work of tracing people infected with deadly Ebola virus disease in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is progressing, despite evidence of “several” massacres in the affected area earlier this month, the UN said on Friday.
BSF conducts annual medical conference in Shillong
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:36 pm
Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) organised their Annual Medical Conference at their campus in Shillong on Friday.
Gene therapy for corneal blindness: Light at the end of tunnel?
Jun 28, 2019, at 03:12 pm
India-born biomedical researcher Rajiv Mohan working in USA's University of Missouri is pursuing a singular mission: bring sight to the sightless. He has developed a way to genetically alter a pathway that limits the amount of light that enters the eye and help cure corneal blindness. Ralph Chapoco, Sean Na and Karina Zaiets report from USA with Godhuly Bose from India
Heavy rainfall, flood prediction during G20 Summit
Jun 27, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Osaka, Japan, Jun 27 (Sputnik): The authorities of Japan’s Osaka, which will host the G20 Summit on Friday and Saturday, warned on Thursday that the city may face heavy rainfall, floods and landslides following a tropical cyclone that is currently approaching the Kansai region.
Heavy rains lash Chennai and suburbs, bring relief from unrelenting heat
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:28 pm
Chennai, June 26 (UNI): Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Wednesday evening, brining the much needed respite from the unrelenting heat wave conditions in the area.
Hamdard launches its Wellness Centre in Bangalore
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Bengaluru, June 25 (IBNS): Hamdard Laboratories, over a 100 year old iconic FMCG company, and India’s leading Health & Wellness business house furthers its expansion into retail with the launch of their next Wellness Centre ‘Hamdard Wellness’ in Bangalore on Tuesday after the successful opening of the centres in Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Patna, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
Study finds that drinking just one pint of beer or a large glass of wine may impair sense of control
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:02 pm
London, June 25 (IBNS): New research by neuroscientists from the University of Sussex shows that drinking only one pint of beer or a large glass of wine is enough to significantly compromise a person’s sense of agency.
New study finds coffee could be the secret to fighting obesity
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:42 am
London, June 25 (IBNS): A new study finds that drinking a cup of coffee could have a direct effect on the body's brown fat functions.
NASA starts new efforts to resume heat probe to study inner temperature of Mars
Jun 23, 2019, at 01:32 pm
Los Angeles, Jun 23 (Xinhua): NASA InSight lander's mission team has started new efforts to try to get InSight's heat probe digging again on Mars, said the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday.
3.7 magnitude earthquake hits Maharashtra
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Jun 22 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richetr Scale hit Maharashtra's Nanded and Hingoli districts on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
Jun 22, 2019, at 01:10 pm
Bengaluru, June 22 (IBNS): On the occasion of International Yoga Day on Friday, Bengaluru based health-tech start-up Dozee, launched their Mindfulness feature on their healthcare app and provided the first-of-its-kind experience to cancer patients at HCG – The Specialist in Cancer Care.
Alarming: Study finds melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled in recent years
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:48 pm
New York, June 21 (IBNS): A newly comprehensive study shows that melting of Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated dramatically since the start of the 21st century.
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): On World Refugee Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for more support to fill the gaps in training for teachers on trauma and psychosocial assistance for migrant and refugee students.
First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): More than seven in 10 people with epilepsy in developing countries are not getting the low-cost care they need, and UN health experts said on Thursday this could lead to a “significantly higher” risk of death among sufferers than in industrialized nations.
Jun 20, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Yangon (Myanmar): The Catholic Bishops of Myanmar representing Christians of sixteen dioceses across Myanmar have requested all stakeholders to seriously reconsider the ill-conceived conception regarding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State and stop the plan immediately.
Assam State Transport Corporation set to launch electric bus services in Guwahati
Jun 20, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Guwahati, June 20 (IBNS): In a bid to curb air pollution, the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) is all set to launch a total of 15 electric buses in Guwahati city.
India to be the next hotspot for pangolin poaching: Biologist
Jun 20, 2019, at 01:18 pm
Kolkata, Jun 19 (UNI) India could be the next hot spot for Pangolin poachers after African nations, according to Prof Samuel K Wasser, Director Centre for Conservation Biology, University of Washington.
No tsunami threat following Kermadec Islands earthquake
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Wellington Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) No tsunami threat has been recorded for New Zealand following the 6.8-magnitude earthquake which struck the Kermadec Islands at 7:02 GMT, said New Zealand Civil Defence on Wednesday.
UN health agency steps up fight against ‘invisible pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): As resistance to antibiotics grows, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the latest stage of its campaign to fight this deadly health risk – likened by the agency to an “invisible pandemic”– with the launch of a new online tool for health professionals on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's first ever satellite launched into orbit
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:26 pm
Colombo, June 18 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka's first ever satellite "Raavana 1" was launched successfully into orbit on Monday evening from the International Space Station along with two other satellites from Japan and Nepal, the government information department said in a statement here Tuesday.
Permanent multi-disciplinary expert group to be set up in health ministry, says Vardhan
Jun 18, 2019, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday discussed and deliberated on the factors causing high child mortality in the reported Acute Encephalitis Syndrome cases in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar and immediate measures to be taken up to prevent child deaths.
Emergency response activated for SW China earthquake
Jun 18, 2019, at 10:23 am
Beijing, Jun 18 (Xinhua/UNI) China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) activated an emergency response Tuesday morning after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday night.
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, June 17 (IBNS): In a video message released in advance of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world loses 24 billion tons of fertile land every year, and that the degradation in land quality is responsible for a reduction in the national domestic product of up to eight per cent every year.
Rain relief for Delhi, mercury down by few notches
Jun 16, 2019, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, Jun 16 (UNI): Delhiites on Sunday got respite from the extremely hot weather that had been continuing for the past several days with traces of rain in the morning and a partly cloudy sky during the day as maximum temperature here settled at 36.3 degrees Celsius, three points below season's average.
India and Israel join hands to develop solutions to desertification and living in the desert
Jun 15, 2019, at 11:35 am
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Israel is keen to work together with India to fight against against desertification, said Dr. Ron Malka, Ambassador of Israel to India, ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification, which is observed every June 17th.
Second Ebola death confirmed in Uganda as UN health agency mulls global emergency call
Jun 14, 2019, at 11:33 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): Together with Uganda, UN humanitarian agencies are racing to contain deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) there, after the announcement that it has claimed a second victim.
Patients may soon benefit from smart bed designed by startup
Jun 13, 2019, at 03:01 pm
Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): In a bid to help patients in developing countries like India have safe and sound sleep, a leukaemia survivor has created a low-cost ‘smart bed’ at a fraction of the cost of expensive hospital beds that can prevent falls and pressure sores.
Get back to work in four hours: Mamata tells striking doctors
Jun 13, 2019, at 02:05 pm
Kolkata, Jun 13 (IBNS/UNI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who paid a visit to state-run SSKM hospital this morning, issued a four-hour ultimatum to striking doctors in West Bengal to get back to work.
Cyclone Vayu changes course overnight, will not hit Gujarat as expected
Jun 13, 2019, at 12:35 pm
Ahmedabad, June 13 (IBNS): Cyclone Vayu has changed course overnight and will not hit the areas in Gujarat as the Met department had predicted earlier.
ISRO announces it will launch Chandrayan-II space mission on June 15
Jun 12, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 12 (UNI) Embarking on the most challenging programme in India’s Space history, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would be launching a fully indigenous Chandrayan II Moon Mission from its Spaceport at Sriharikota on July 15.