New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Frequent mobile phone use was positively linked with increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly in those who currently smoke and have diabetes. Furthermore, poor… Continue reading Mobile phone use can worsen heart disease in smokers, diabetics: Study
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Marking a milestone for the Ayush sector, the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) on Wednesday announced that it achieved the Bureau of… Continue reading Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian medicine and homeopathy achieves key BIS, IMS certifications
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) in Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have shown that… Continue reading INST study shows new heat-based cancer treatment can reduce chemotherapy doses
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Blood cancer cells can get carried in the bloodstream to the brain and can cause severe neurological problems, including visual blurring, abnormal facial twitching, and… Continue reading Blood cancer spread to brain can cause severe neurological problems: Experts
Seoul, Sep 4 (IANS) The South Korean health ministry on Wednesday began deploying military doctors and public physicians to hospital emergency rooms suffering from staff shortages, but concerns about further… Continue reading South Korea mobilises military doctors amid deepening health care crisis
Seoul, Sep 4 (IANS) North Korea has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign for children and pregnant women with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), years after they… Continue reading N. Korea begins vaccination for 8 lakh children with UNICEF support
Ramallah, Sep 4 (IANS) A shipment of 350,000 polio vaccine doses arrived in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan said. This is the second batch of vaccines,… Continue reading Second batch of polio vaccines arrives in Gaza
Tokyo, Sep 3 (IANS) Japan’s Environment Ministry on Tuesday declared that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture. The… Continue reading Mongooses eradicated on Japan’s world heritage island
Colombo, Sep 3 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has announced an immediate cancellation of all crop loans taken by farmers, following requests from several farmer associations, according to the President’s… Continue reading Sri Lankan government cancels crop loans
Jerusalem, Sep 3 (IANS) Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev on Tuesday announced in a statement the cancellation of the planned railway linking northern Israel with the northern West Bank. The… Continue reading Israel cancels railway project linking northern region with West Bank
London, Sep 3 (IANS) The number of ‘snatch thefts’ across England and Wales soared by over 150 per cent in the past year, the Home Office said on Tuesday. According… Continue reading ‘Snatch thefts’ in England, Wales more than double in a year
Yaounde, Sep 3 (IANS) Weeks of torrential rains have devastated parts of Cameroon’s Far North region, killing eight people and displacing 60,000 more, an official said Tuesday. Jean Lazare Ndongo… Continue reading Floods kill eight, displace 60,000 in Cameroon’s Far North region
