New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Vast swathes of the US government ground to a halt at midnight on Wednesday after a standoff between US President Donald Trump and the Democrats cut off funds for the administration’s operations with no signs...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Union government on Wednesday launched a month-long adoption awareness campaign to boost the rehabilitation of children with special needs.November is annually observed as adoption awareness month. But, the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has...
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Pakistan's capital Islamabad has reported 52 dengue cases in a single day. Of those, 33 were reported in rural areas while 19 were found in urban areas of Islamabad, according to the District Health Office, local...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A reinfection with the SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19 disease, doubled the risk of developing long Covid among children, according to a large study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.The findings involving over...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Young night shift workers are more at risk of developing kidney stones, according to a study.The findings, published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, showed that the shift workers have a 15 per cent higher...
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India’s pharma exports, currently valued at nearly $27.8 billion, are expected to cross $30 billion by the year-end, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Tuesday.Singh stated that...
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Heart attack, stroke, or heart failure come with warning signs in 99 per cent cases, according to a large study that refuted the notion that these devastating events often strike people without warning signs.The study...
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A common gene variant may be delaying diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in millions of men worldwide, and increasing their risk of serious complications, according to a study.G6PD deficiency is a genetic condition that affects...
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A common gene variant may be delaying diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in millions of men worldwide, and increasing their risk of serious complications, according to a study.G6PD deficiency is a genetic condition that affects...
Jaipur, Sep 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited (RMSCL) has banned the distribution and use of a cough syrup batch after patients in Bharatpur and Sikar districts reported adverse reactions, including vomiting, drowsiness, anxiety, dizziness, restlessness, and even...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A newly developed blood test may aid in predicting the risk of developing severe liver disease within 10 years, according to a study.The study, by researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, showed that the...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India must ensure equitable, timely global access to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended lenacapavir -- the first twice-yearly injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) product -- to tackle the burden of HIV worldwide, according to an...