New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) One in three people worldwide is living with conditions that affect their brain, while 11 million lives are lost every year due to neurological disorders, according to a new report by the World Health Organization...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The new antibiotic EVG7 has demonstrated the ability to fight the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile with only a minimal dose, a new study showed.C. difficile is a persistent intestinal bacterium that can cause severe...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Scaling up investment in primary health care is critical to ensure local and global communities are ready to prevent and respond to the next pandemic, said a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO),...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) While Covid-19 infection is known to have lasting effects on the brain, an alarming animal study showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection in fathers before conception can cause changes in sperm, altering children’s brain development and behaviour,...
Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) Popular Kannada actor and theatre artiste, 59-year-old Raju Talikote, passed away following a massive heart attack during a film shoot in the Udupi district of Karnataka on Monday. His original name was Rajesab Maktumsab Yankanchi. Raju...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is rapidly outpacing advances in modern medicine, and resistant infections are rising in hospitals across the globe, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new report launched on Monday.The report, based...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Scientists at Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have exploited the phenomenon that makes coffee stains to spot deadly dyes in food.When a coffee drop...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) India is facing a silent but serious health challenge of Vitamin D deficiency, according to a report on Monday that urged the government to tackle the lack of the sunshine vitamin in one in every...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Homoeopathy must be integrated into psychosocial care and psychiatric emergencies, said health experts at a two-day National Homoeopathy Conference.The Conference organised by the National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health (NHRIMH), Kottayam -- an apex...
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) The future of storytelling is bright and proudly Indian, said Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday, while lauding the students at filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods International.The Adani Group Chairman recently delivered a keynote address...
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Pakistan's Lower South Waziristan region has witnessed a sharp rise in measles cases during the current year, sparking public health concerns in the tribal district, local media reported on Monday. As per the official data shared...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Timely administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) can significantly help save lives in cases of cardiac arrest, said Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, inaugurating CPR Awareness Week, on Monday.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving and vital...