New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India is not only protecting its citizens, but also supporting other countries in achieving control of HIV/AIDS, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Monday.Speaking at the occasion of World AIDS Day at Vigyan Bhawan,...
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Just over a hundred out of 130 cities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) have shown a reduction in PM10 levels in 2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Monday.In a written reply in the...
Ulan Bator, Dec 1 (IANS) A total of 424 HIV carriers and AIDS patients are now living in Mongolia, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Monday.A total of 36 new HIV cases were recorded in the first...
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Preventive measures and early testing are essential in the fight against HIV/AIDS, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World AIDS Day on Monday.World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1 to address...
Kathmandu, Nov 30 (IANS) An estimated 34,337 adults and children are living with HIV in Nepal, with new infections declining rapidly between 2010 and 2024, Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population said.Statistics released by the National Centre for AIDS and...
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Ayurveda offers personalised approach to tackle obesity and metabolic disorders, said Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State (IC) for Ayush, on Saturday.In a bid to strengthen research-driven integrative healthcare and advance treatment for obesity and metabolic...
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Researchers in Australia have identified a drug that can help overcome treatment resistance in relapsed neuroblastoma -- the deadly childhood cancer.The discovery could improve neuroblastoma treatment -- the most common solid tumour in children outside...
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Amid worsening air pollution in the national capital, health experts on Saturday emphasised the need for solutions that work throughout the year, and not for a short period.Delhi’s air quality remained entrenched in the very...
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) An international team of scientists has found compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma.The risk is especially higher in children with a family history...
Windhoek, Nov 28 (IANS) Namibia is currently grappling with five simultaneous disease outbreaks, Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao announced on Friday. According to Luvindao, the ministry is actively responding to outbreaks of poliovirus, cholera, measles, mpox, and Crimean-Congo...
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) is emerging as a key driver of an integrated and outcome-oriented national research ecosystem, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, on Friday.Conducting a...
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine, and there has been an 88 per cent drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World...