Bihar to build nine trauma centres in a year to help road accident victims
Patna, Nov 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar will set up at least nine trauma centres along the major national highways within a year to provide immediate medical treatment to road accident victims, which may help to save lives in the process.
Victoria becomes first Australian state to legalise euthanasia
Melbourne, Nov 29 (IBNS): After a gruelling debate which lasted more than 100 hours, including two whole-night sittings, Victoria has become the first state in Australia to legalise euthanasia or assisted dying, reports said.
Moderate coffee drinking “more likely to benefit health than to harm itâ€, finds study
London, Nov 28 (IBNS): Drinking coffee is “more likely to benefit health than to harm it” for a range of health outcomes, say researchers in The BMJ.
Tiny worms may offer new clues about why it's so hard to quit smoking, finds study
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute found that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism may contribute to nicotine dependence, and to the withdrawal effects that can make quitting smoking so difficult.
Heart failure in the UK continues to rise; poorest people worst affected, finds study
London, Nov 25 (IBNS): The number of people being diagnosed with heart failure in the UK continues to grow, and the poorest people are significantly more likely to be affected by the condition, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
Teenage depression linked to father’s depression, finds study
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): Adolescents whose fathers have depressive symptoms are more likely to experience symptoms of depression themselves, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Babies understand when words are related, finds study
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): The meaning behind infants’ screeches, squeals and wails may frustrate and confound sleep-deprived new parents. But at an age when babies cannot yet speak to us in words, they are already avid students of language.
Video game improves balance in youth with autism, finds study
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various “ninja” poses could help children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their balance, according to a recent study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Preservatives may harm “good†human bacteria, UH Maui study finds
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Food preservatives may be harmful to beneficial bacteria in the human body, according to a study at University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.
Schizophrenia originates early in pregnancy, “mini-brainâ€, research suggests
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in adolescence or young adulthood, but new research reveals that the brain disease likely begins very early in development, toward the end of the first trimester of pregnancy. The finding opens up a new understanding of this devastating disease and the potential for new treatment possibilities in utero.
For older women, every movement counts, new study finds
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Folding your laundry or doing the dishes might not be the most enjoyable parts of your day.
India will lead global fight against TB: JP Nadda at WHO conference
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), an Indian policymaker’s forum, co-hosted a meeting for high burden countries (HBCs), at the sidelines of the first ‘WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB’ in Moscow on Friday.
India will lead global fight against TB: JP Nadda at WHO conference
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), an Indian policymaker’s forum, co-hosted a meeting for high burden countries (HBCs), at the sidelines of the first ‘WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB’ in Moscow on Friday.
World Diabetes Day observed by Kolkata Metro Railways
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Metro Railways, Kolkata in association with Rotary Calcutta Metro City, Rotary District 3291 and SRL Ltd organized Two mega Diabetes Detection Camps at the Park Street and Central stations from 9 am- 1 pm where over 450 beneficiaries were screened for Diabetes on the occasion of the World Diabetes Day on Tuesday.
World Diabetes Day observed by Eastern Railways at Sealdah Station
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Eastern Railways, in association with Rotary Calcutta Metro City, Rotary District 3291 and SRL Ltd, organized a diabetes screening camp at the Sealdah Railway Station where 325 tests were conducted on the occasion of World Diabetes Day on Tuesday.