New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Vaccination, screening and early treatment are crucial to fight cervical cancer, which is causing the death of a woman every eight minutes in India, said health experts on Friday.January is observed globally as Cervical Cancer...
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Daylight can help improve metabolic health, enabling people with type 2 diabetes to achieve better glycaemic control, according to a study.Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland and Maastricht University in the Netherlands...
Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) The world's oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year since modern record-keeping began, a new international study revealed on Friday.Published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, the analysis shows that the...
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Maternal use of antibiotics during pregnancy may raise the risk of babies developing Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease -- a common bacterial disease, according to a study.While the bacteria usually live harmlessly in the gut...
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Even a single drinking binge -- roughly four drinks for women or five for men within about two hours -- can weaken the gut lining, according to a study.The study showed that a single session...
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to launch the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite aboard PSLV-C62 rocket on January 12, marking the first mission of 2026.The EOS-N1 (also called Anvesha) is an Earth observation...
Ulan Bator, Jan 8 (IANS) Mongolia's measles tally surged to 13,861 after 8 new local infections were reported in the past 24 hours, the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Thursday.More than half of new measles infections...
Hanoi, Jan 8 (IANS) Vietnam's Ministry of Health has warned of a complicated dengue situation and the risk of a prolonged outbreak, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.The country recorded more than 181,000 dengue fever cases in 2025, including 36...
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Intensifying its drive against banned Chinese Manja, Hyderabad police seized a large quantity of the contraband item worth Rs 1.24 crore and arrested 143 people.Ahead of the Sankranti festival, the authorities stepped up enforcement against the...
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) US space agency NASA on Thursday postponed its scheduled spacewalk over a ‘medical concern’ with an astronaut.Two Expedition 74 NASA astronauts -- Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman -- were slated for the first spacewalk of...
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) People who eat more industrially processed foods and beverages laced with preservatives, widely used to extend shelf-life, may increase the risk of cancer, according to a study.The study, published in The BMJ, showed that higher...
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which it described as a sweeping reset of federal nutrition policy that is aimed at reversing chronic disease, lowering health care costs, and shifting...