Wellington, June 21 (IANS) Several Pacific countries including, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga, on Saturday celebrated 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) with a large number of Yoga participants joining in to mark the occasion. Over 150...
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) While Gilead Sciences’ HIV prevention drug lenacapavir got approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), its made-in-India generic versions may be a more affordable alternative that can boost the prevention of the deadly...
Singapore, June 21 (IANS) Several yoga participants in Singapore and Myanmar on Saturday came together to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY), a step towards healthier living. In Singapore, people gathered at Gardens by the Bay to celebrate...
London, June 20 (IANS) The UK House of Commons approved the assisted dying bill in a third reading vote Friday, marking a significant step toward legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.Lawmakers voted 314 to 291...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) US researchers have found that developing personalised vaccines can play a key role in keeping aggressive tumours from recurring.The study, led by a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focused on triple-negative breast cancer and...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Yoga is a journey towards inner peace and harmony than just physical exercise, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia on Friday, ahead of the International Day of Yoga (IDY).The International Day of...
Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) Bangladesh is facing a vaccine crisis to fight against the newly detected sub-variants of the Omicron strain of COVID-19. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of the country stressed that only 3.2 million doses of...
Sydney, June 20 (IANS) A health alert for measles has been issued in the Australian city after a confirmed case traveled through the city's international airport while infectious.The health department in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on...
Johannesburg, June 18 (IANS) South Africa's Gauteng Department of Health announced on Wednesday that it has observed a surge in measles cases since January this year, with laboratory-confirmed cases now standing at 181. "The outbreak remains active in specific hotspot...
Pune, June 18 (IANS) The JN.1.16 sub lineage of Omicron variant and the XFG (LF.7 and LP.81.2) recombinant variant did not cause much severe Covid infection, said Dr Naveen Kumar, Director ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) on Wednesday, even as...
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) While social isolation has long been known a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study showed that being more sociable can be an early sign of the neurodegenerative disease.The study examined the social habits...
Jakarta, June 17 (IANS) Indonesia is stepping up its measures to achieve malaria-free status by 2030, and is currently focusing on reducing cases in the country's easternmost region of Papua.The Southeast Asian country reportedly has the second-highest number of malaria...