New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) In a big step to take India’s traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda and Yoga to the global stage, the Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a major agreement, the government...
Seoul, May 25 (IANS) The amount of compensation paid to victims of drug side effects in South Korea declined in 2024 for the first time in six years, government data showed on Sunday.The government collected 4.75 billion won (US$3.5 million)...
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated his appeal to the citizens to actively participate in the upcoming International Yoga Day on June 21 and lauded the efforts of the Andhra Pradesh government for promoting...
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Engineers in the US have developed a simple device using specially designed dental floss that can easily and accurately measure cortisol, a stress hormone, in real time.Chronic stress can lead to increased blood pressure and...
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A team of researchers has discovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections.The finding paves the way for development of drugs that target the circadian clock in neutrophils to boost their...
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The scientific validation of traditional medicine is crucial for its growth, said Vaidya Rajesh Kotech, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush.Kotech said this while speaking at a side event of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) held...
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Infectious animal diseases are affecting new areas and species, with half (47 per cent) having zoonotic -- or animal-to-human – potential, raising the risk of newer pandemics, according to a global report.The new annual assessment,...
Ulan Bator, May 24 (IANS) Mongolia has registered 114 new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 3,042, according to the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Saturday.Meanwhile, 95 more measles...
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) There has been a sharp uptick in the burden of skin cancer, especially in older adults, in the last three decades, according to a study.Besides ageing, researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical...
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Swedish researchers have tracked how nerve cells get activated by weight loss drugs such as semaglutide and how it affects the brain.Semaglutide belongs to a group of drugs called GLP-1R agonists and has been shown...
New York, May 24 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on Saturday that some popular allergy medications could cause a rare but severe itching side effect.The FDA said in a safety warning issued in mid-May...
Gangtok, May 23 (IANS) Union Minister Pabitra Margherita was in Sikkim's Pakyong district on Friday on a one-day visit focused on assessing local development initiatives and interacting with grassroots stakeholders, officials said. The minister was warmly received by District Collector...