New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is set to organise a conference on the importance of utilising artificial intelligence (AI) for empowering persons with disabilities...
Bengaluru, May 29 (IANS) A silent health crisis is brewing within corporate India, with a significant number of employees suffering from chronic illness, poor mental health, and burnout, according to an alarming report on Thursday.The report by Plum, India's leading...
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) An inexpensive, long-approved HIV drug can improve vision in patients with a blinding complication of diabetes more effectively, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial. The drug, lamivudine, could represent an important new option...
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Late diagnoses and high costs are driving cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) -- an aggressive form of blood and bone marrow cancer, said health experts.After the US and China, India reportedly had the highest...
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Love to drink sugar-sweetened beverages like soda, fruit juice, or energy and sports drinks? They may raise your risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study.However, dietary sugars consumed in or added...
Phnom Penh, May 28 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy from Cambodia's Kampong Speu province died of H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the fourth human death from the virus so far this year, the country's Ministry of Health said in a press...
Jerusalem, May 28 (IANS) Israeli scientists have pinpointed a crucial network of immune cells that allows humans to digest food safely without triggering harmful reactions. The discovery, led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), sheds new light...
Seoul, May 28 (IANS) The number of babies born in South Korea increased for the ninth consecutive month in March, data showed on Wednesday, in a positive sign for a country struggling with a demographic crisis.A total of 21,041 babies...
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women, according to a study on Tuesday, reinforcing the role of weight management in psoriasis...
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has urged the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-Kundli) to develop a smartwatch-like device that can measure an individual's daily calorie or energy intake which...
Sydney, May 27 (IANS) A vast dust storm moving across Australia has shrouded Sydney in a dense haze, sparking health alerts and underscoring the growing impact of climate extremes nationwide.New South Wales (NSW) Health on Tuesday issued alerts for very...
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Amid the surging number of cancer cases in women, a new study on Tuesday found its association with increasing global warming conditions.In the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, scientists found that...