Over $46 billion lost to premature cancer deaths in BRICS economies, UN research finds
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): Premature deaths as a result of cancer is costing major emerging economies tens of billions of dollars a year, a new United Nations health study has found, underlining the need for context-specific strategies for both prevention as well as treatment for those suffering from the disease.
Liverpool to lead international diabetic eye disease research project: Study
London, Jan 31 (IBNS): Liverpool is to lead on a £1.15 million international research project to help transform early detection of diabetic eye disease in developing countries.
High rates of diabetes, hypertension found in India, finds study
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): Rates of diabetes and hypertension are high among middle-aged and elderly people across all geographic measures and sociodemographic groups in India, according to the first nationally representative study of those conditions in the country.
Medicaid expansion linked with better, more timely surgical care
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion was linked to better access to surgery and higher quality surgical care, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
War in Ukraine has escalated HIV spread in the country: Study
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): Conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks throughout the country as displaced HIV-infected people move from war-affected regions to areas with higher risk of transmission, according to analysis by scientists.
Ireland to hold abortion referendum vote in May
Dublin, Jan 30 (IBNS): Ireland is going to host a referendum vote on the much debated abortion ban in May.
Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): A new nanopore technology for direct sequencing of long strands of DNA has resulted in the most complete human genome ever assembled with a single technology, scientists have revealed.
Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): People with Alzheimer’s disease are known to have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle and may increase risk of developing the disorder. Now, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that such circadian rhythm disruptions also occur much earlier in people whose memories are intact but whose brain scans show early, preclinical evidence of Alzheimer’s.
UN health agency finds high levels of antibiotic resistance to world’s most common infections
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): Antimicrobials have been a driver of unprecedented medical and societal advances, but their overuse has resulted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting new surveillance data on Monday which reveals widespread resistance to some of the world’s most common infections, including E. coli and pneumonia.
Feelings determine from which side we embrace each other, finds study
Zurich, Jan 29 (IBNS): In emotionally charged situations, we tend to hug each other from the left side more often than in neutral contexts.
WHO lauds global partnership to stop Leprosy
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Welcoming the launch of the ‘Global Partnership to Stop Leprosy’, the World Health Organization today said a stronger force with a common vision was much needed to accelerate efforts to end leprosy.
Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in Nigeria’s history under way – UN health agency
New York, Jan 26 (JEN): The Nigerian Government launched a mass vaccination campaign in alliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, aiming to immunize more than 25 million people before the end of this year.
Kolkata's first colon therapy centre inaugurated
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS) Kolkata stands witness to its first colon hydrotherapy centre Aero Wellness near Chakraberia Road.
5 things one needs do to quit smoking
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): A popular New Year’s resolution that many fail to keep is to quit smoking.
A high-salt diet produces Dementia in mice: finds study
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A high-salt diet reduces resting blood flow to the brain and causes dementia in mice, according to a new study by scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine.