New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Ayurveda offers a sustainable healthcare solution for both humans and the environment, said Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush on Friday.Speaking at the curtain raiser for Ayurveda Day 2025 at the...
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Government initiatives Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 aim to strengthen the nutrition of children, adolescent girls, and pregnant women, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Friday.In a post shared on the social media...
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Friday declared 94 drug samples tested by the Central and state drugs regulatory authorities as ‘Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)' in its monthly drug alert for August.For...
Kinshasa, Sep 18 (IANS) At least 31 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said Thursday. Patrick Otim, an official from the WHO Regional Office...
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) Six more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh since Wednesday, raising the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the nation to 167 in 2025, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has...
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Formally recognising Type-5 diabetes, a lesser-known malnutrition-related form of diabetes, can help develop diagnostic criteria and aid in effective management of the condition, affecting an estimated six million people in India and 25 million worldwide,...
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Israeli researchers have discovered that the protein oxytocin plays a key role in how young brains respond to parental separation, helping shape emotional development from a very early age.Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science...
Maputo, Sep 17 (IANS) The government of Mozambique has approved the Cholera Elimination Plan, valued at 31 billion meticais (about $490 million), aiming to eradicate the disease as a public health threat by 2030, reports said.The announcement was made on...
Windhoek, Sep 17 (IANS) Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared a measles outbreak in the Opuwo district of northwestern Kunene Region, where 10 out of 20 suspected cases have tested positive, officials said Wednesday.All patients are in...
Windhoek, Sep 17 (IANS) Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared a measles outbreak in the Opuwo district of northwestern Kunene Region, where 10 out of 20 suspected cases have tested positive, officials said Wednesday.All patients are in...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) From the currently used sputum testing, soon tuberculosis screening can be done via a simple tongue swab, according to a study.The potential breakthrough using an enhanced CRISPR-based technology could allow easier, community-based screenings for the...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Changing weather conditions are driving influenza A strain H3N2 cases in Delhi-NCR, said health experts on Wednesday.City doctors have reported a sharp increase in viral illness in Delhi-NCR.H3N2 is a seasonal flu that circulates in...