Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Shares of MedPlus Health Services slipped over 3.6 per cent on the BSE, touching an intra-day low of Rs 755.3 per share on Monday. However, later in the day, the stock recovered and was trading 2.42...
Singapore, Oct 13 (IANS) Singapore's northern region faces higher rates of chronic illnesses compared with the rest of the country, prompting the government to strengthen local health services, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung has said.Currently, the three northern towns...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Women, especially young, account for seven out of 10 patients with autoimmune diseases, said health experts, emphaising the need for increasing awareness and early screening among females.Autoimmune diseases are chronic conditions where the body's immune...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are the leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet on Monday.The study, based on...
Dhaka, Oct 12 (IANS) Five more persons have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025 to 230, the media reported on Sunday citing officials....
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Japan has reported a significant outbreak of flu, with more than 4,030 people being affected nationwide, according to local media reports.The country is experiencing a flu season about a month earlier than last year. It...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) In a breakthrough, Canadian researchers have enhanced the existing menstrual cup into a safer, easier, and more environmentally sustainable tool, using seaweed, to track women’s health.The new menstrual cup can be leveraged to detect infections,...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare both for body and mind is crucial for a self-reliant India, said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh.Singh said this while virtually inaugurating the 10th Annual...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Treating patients with steroids may offer a universal complementary treatment to fight tuberculosis (TB) -- affecting more than 10 million people annually worldwide, according to a study. The study published in the journal Scientific Reports...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Gut microbiome may hold the key to improving depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions -- one of the world’s most pressing health challenges affecting nearly one in seven people globally, according to a study.Researchers...
Dakar, Oct 10 (IANS) Seventeen people have died since the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Senegal, a senior official from the country's Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene said.Boly Diop, head of epidemiological surveillance at the ministry, told...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is working to enhance the integration of insurance, as well as research in the Ayush sector, the Ministry of Ayush said on Friday.AIIA has been making continued efforts...