Seoul, May 17 (IANS) South Korea has suspended imports of poultry and related products from Brazil after a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak was confirmed at a commercial farm in the country, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.The Ministry of...
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) High midlife stress may increase the chances of Alzheimer's disease in women after their menopause, according to a study.Scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, in the US, discovered that...
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) If you are finding it hard to control hypertension or high blood pressure then eating dark chocolate, grapes, or drinking tea may help you, according to a study.Researchers from the University of Surrey, UK, found...
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults, according to a new study.Improving these can help prevent one in 10 cases...
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Embracing a healthy lifestyle, eating balanced diet, and monitoring timely can help control high blood pressure, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Hypertension Day on Saturday.World Hypertension Day is observed every year on...
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) The United States has reported 1,024 measles cases so far in 2025, marking a sharp increase from previous years, according to the latest data released by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).A...
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Indian biotech companies are actively developing mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics, said a team of scientists at the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology.They were speaking at the 14th Webinar...
Geneva, May 16 (IANS) Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing more than 295 million people across 53 countries to the brink, according to a joint report by UN agencies released on...
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Hypertension or high blood pressure is a silent killer that affects over 294 million people in the Southeast Asia region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, ahead of World Hypertension Day.World Hypertension...
Hanoi, May 16 (IANS) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's southern economic hub, has recorded 7,398 cases of dengue fever from the beginning of 2025 to May 11, a 136 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024, Vietnam...
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The indigenous PSLV, or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, is set to mark its 63rd launch with Earth Observation Satellite-09 (EOS-09) on May 18, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V. Narayanan on Friday.Narayanan noted...
Abuja, May 16 (IANS) The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 138 since the beginning of this year, public health authorities said. In a statement on its website, the Nigeria...