West Midnapore, May 30 (IANS) Residents of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district are increasingly benefiting from the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), a flagship initiative of the Central government aimed at making quality medicines affordable and accessible for all....
Ulan Bator, May 30 (IANS) A second child in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, has died from measles amid a growing number of cases, according to the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.The patient, nine months...
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended all countries to use both maternal vaccine and a monoclonal antibody to protect babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -– the leading cause of acute lower respiratory...
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Urgent action is needed to ban flavoured tobacco, nicotine products that are increasingly being disguised as safer alternatives and deliberately targeted at children and adolescents, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, ahead of...
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Sleeping disorders may be act as an early indicator of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia (LBD) -- a type of dementia, according to a study.The study focussed on patients with Rapid...
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Depression can significantly raise the risk of dementia both in middle age as well as among those aged 50 and above, according to a study. Dementia affects over 57 million people globally. There is currently...
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Delhi's first Ayushman Arogya Mandir is now ready to begin operations from the Tis Hazari Court complex. Previously functioning as a Mohalla Clinic, the facility has now been upgraded and redesigned to offer improved healthcare...
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) People with autism could be at a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life, according to a large-scale study that showed similar underlying biological mechanisms of the conditions.Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet questioned...
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Junk foods -- essentially high in saturated fats, sugar, and/or salt (HFSS) -- together with screen time can have a serious impact on the demographic dividend of India, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran at...
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Amid another global wave of Covid-19 disease, a new study showed that about 15 per cent of babies and toddlers are facing long-Covid conditions and that their symptoms can vary based on age.Long Covid in...
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The growing trend of flexible workforce models, and increased opportunities in the Electric Vehicles (EVs) and e-commerce sectors is set to boost the workforce in India, according to a report on Thursday.The Employment Outlook Report...
Yangon, May 29 (IANS) Myanmar's Ministry of Health has been implementing preventive measures to prevent the outbreak of acute diarrhoea during the rainy season, state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported on Thursday.The health ministry also issued a statement outlining...