New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Industry bodies on Wednesday welcomed the draft guidance on medical device software issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).Medical device software is software that is either integrated into a hardware medical device (Software...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A total of 6,06,374 citizens have been imparted with training on the lifesaving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) technique, said the government on Wednesday.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving and vital emergency procedure that improves the survival...
Ulan Bator, Oct 22 (IANS) The total number of measles cases in Mongolia has increased to 13,532, the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries has reached 13,514. Currently, seven people remain...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A team of Singaporean researchers has identified a mechanism where mosquito saliva can help boost the human body's immune response during chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection.The research, published in Nature Communications, showed that sialokinin -- a...
The Hague, Oct 22 (IANS) The Netherlands has confirmed its first case of a new, more transmissible variant of mpox, Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport Jan Anthonie Bruijn said in a letter to parliament.The infection, identified on October 17,...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) People eating more junk food can counteract its ill effects on mental health by cardio exercises such as running, according to an animal study on Tuesday.Researchers at University College Cork in Ireland identified specific metabolic...
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) A traffic home guard and another person accused of harassing and slapping a female junior doctor at a hospital in West Bengal's Howrah have been arrested, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place at the Uluberia...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Amid 'very poor' air quality levels in the national capital after Diwali, former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Tuesday urged the need for ruthless and sustained execution to tackle the condition that has become a...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Ayurveda Day has transformed from national observance into a global health movement, said Dr Naresh Kumar, Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR).Speaking during the 10th Ayurveda Day celebration at the...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Researchers at the Nagaland University have identified a naturally occurring plant compound called ‘Sinapic acid’ as a powerful therapeutic agent that can significantly enable wound healing in patients with diabetes.A diabetic wound is a slow-healing...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Women experiencing earlier menopause can affect heart health, and can together affect brain and cognitive performance, according to a study on Tuesday.While previous studies have established that earlier menopause is associated with a higher risk...
United Nations, Oct 21 (IANS) Eighty-five per cent of health facilities in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are affected by shortages in medicine, while nearly 40 per cent have seen...