India may get normal monsoon rains in 2019: Skymet
Feb 25, 2019, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): India's private weather forecasting agency Skymet on Monday said the country is likely to experience normal monsoon rains this year.
Carrots and cartoons could be the secret to upping kids' vegie intake: Study
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): Want to get your child to eat more vegetables? It could be as easy as peeling a carrot and sitting them in front of the TV, according to new Deakin University research.
Humble vitamin C tablet key to Deakin diabetes breakthrough
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:17 pm
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): A new study from Deakin University has found that taking 500mg of vitamin C twice daily can help those with type 2 diabetes by lowering elevated blood sugar levels across the day and minimising spikes in blood sugar after meals.
Deakin study shows city walkability can fix disadvantage health gap
Feb 25, 2019, at 05:15 pm
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): Promoting 'walkability' in city neighbourhoods is a key way to reduce health inequality between the rich and poor, according to new Deakin University research.
WHO Goodwill Ambassador Big B welcomes India’s hepatitis initiatives
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Mumbai/Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): The World Health Organization and its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region, Amitabh Bachchan, have welcomed India’s national action plan for viral hepatitis which aims to reach life-saving drugs and diagnostics to over 50 million affected people across the country.
Rain likely to occur in Telangana, AP
Feb 25, 2019, at 02:34 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : Light to moderate rain or thunder showers is likely to occur at isolated places in Telangana and Coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next 24 hours, while maximum temperature is likely to be above normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius in Telangana and 2 to 4 degree Celsius in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema at many places during the same period, Meteorological Department said on Monday.
Feb 25, 2019, at 12:17 pm
Chennai, Feb 25 (IBNS) More than 300 children and 200 caregivers (parents and guardians) of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu have benefited from a vision screening initiative by Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF) in association with ARCOD and India Vision Institute (IVI).
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): With the biodiversity of plants cultivated for food shrinking, the global population’s health, livelihoods and environment are under severe threat. This warning from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) comes as the UN agency releases a new report – the first of its kind – on the state of the world’s biodiversity in food and agriculture.
Pregnant, nursing women can now be given Ebola vaccine, UN health agency announces
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Reversing an earlier decision, the World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends vaccinating pregnant and breastfeeding women against the Ebola virus.
Leopard crossing highway run over in Jalal Shivar
Feb 21, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Nashik, Feb 21 (UNI) A two-and-half-year old leopard was killed in an accident in Jalal Shivar on Malegaon-Kopargaon state highway in the wee hours of Thursday.
Spending on health increase faster than rest of global economy, UN health agency says
Feb 21, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): Spending on health is outpacing the rest of the global economy, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Leopard seen at Thane shopping mall, caught from basement of nearby hotel
Feb 20, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Thane, Feb 20 (IBNS): A shock and surprise was waiting for people of Thane on Wednesday morning when a leopard was found lurking at a popular shopping mall and a hotel in the area.
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:51 am
Boston, Feb 20 (IBNS): Active, middle-aged men able to complete more than 40 push-ups had a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes—including diagnoses of coronary artery disease and major events such as heart failure—during 10 years of follow-up compared with those who were able to do less than 10 push-ups during the baseline exam.
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4.0 earthquake hits Uttar Pradesh, tremors felt in Delhi
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:35 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh as tremors of it were felt in New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.
Smoking habit may limit body’s ability to fight dangerous form of skin cancer: Study warns
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:08 am
London, Feb 20 (IBNS): Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to a new report funded by Cancer Research UK.
Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women: Study
Feb 16, 2019, at 06:44 pm
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): Among post-menopausal women, drinking multiple diet drinks daily was associated with an increase in the risk of having a stroke caused by a blocked artery, especially small arteries, according to research published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Novel software offers possible reduction in arrhythmic heart disease: Study
Feb 16, 2019, at 06:41 pm
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): Potentially lethal heart conditions may become easier to spot and may lead to improvements in prevention and treatment thanks to innovative new software that measures electrical activity in the organ.
A newly discovered gene governs the need for slumber when sick:Study
Feb 16, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Philadelphia, Feb 16 (IBNS): Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries.
Artificial Intelligence to boost Earth system science: Study
Feb 16, 2019, at 06:18 pm
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): A study by German scientists from Jena and Hamburg, published today in the journal Nature, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can substantially improve our understanding of the climate and the Earth system.
Country origin ‘best predictor of outcome’ for children with cancer, UN experts say
Feb 16, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS):Each year, an estimated 215 000 cancers are diagnosed in children under-15, and about 85 000 cancers in those aged 15–19 years, the cancer research agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Women should be offered a choice of treatment options for miscarriage, study shows
Feb 15, 2019, at 04:13 pm
London, Feb 15 (IBNS): Women experiencing miscarriage should be offered a choice in the treatment they receive, argues a new study from the University of Warwick that compares all treatment options for the first time.
UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate action
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): 2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday, during a briefing to announce the UN’s roadmap to the Climate Summit in September.
Measles cases nearly doubled in a year, UN health agency projects
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in poor and rich countries alike, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Climate change may destroy Bengal Tiger’s home: Study
Feb 13, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Melbourne, Feb 13 (IBNS): A James Cook University scientist says the last coastal stronghold of an iconic predator, the endangered Bengal tiger, could be destroyed by climate change and rising sea levels over the next 50 years.
With age comes hearing loss and a greater risk of cognitive decline: Study
Feb 13, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): Hearing impairment is a common consequence of advancing age.
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): Each year, food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals cause more than 600 million people to fall ill, and 420,000 to die worldwide, prompting a call from world leaders on Tuesday for greater international cooperation to make the food chain safer.
UN guidelines unveiled to prevent rising hearing loss among young smartphone listeners
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): More than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone, UN health experts said on Tuesday, unveiling new guidelines to help address the problem.
Boat made of recycled plastic and flip-flops inspires fight for cleaner seas along African coast
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:12 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): After completing a historic 500km journey from the Kenyan island of Lamu to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, the world’s first ever traditional “dhow” sailing boat made entirely from recycled plastic, known as the Flipflopi, has successfully raised awareness of the need to overcome one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges: plastic pollution.
Researchers identify novel molecular mechanism involved in Alzheimer's
Feb 12, 2019, at 07:43 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have identified a novel mechanism and potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Bandel Church in West Bengal marks `World Day of the Sick’ with healing prayers, mural
Feb 12, 2019, at 11:19 am
Bandel, West Bengal, Feb 12 (IBNS): A three-day celebration for the 27th `World Day of the Sick’ (WDS) concluded yesterday at the historic 420-year-old Marian Basilica in Bandel, West Bengal, with prayers for healing as well as anointing of some fifty sick people besides unveiling of a commemorative mural.