India reports 1,805 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

Mar 27, 2023, at 06:00 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India has registered 1,805 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total active case in the country at 10,300, as per the Health Ministry on Monday.

Study shows sniffing other people's body odour may help in reducing social anxiety

Mar 27, 2023, at 01:56 am

London: A study has revealed that sniffing other people's body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety.

Walk a mile daily to prevent blood clots in blood veins: Health expert

Mar 27, 2023, at 01:52 am

Hyderabad: Blood clots in blood veins can be avoided with just a mile's walk daily, an expert from KIMS hospital said here on Sunday.

Mediterranean diet reduces risk of heart disease, death in women: Study

Mar 27, 2023, at 12:49 am

A world-first look at the effect of the Mediterranean diet in women confirms it lowers risk of heart disease and death and should be recommended for prevention.

Study finds substance use disorders do not increase likelihood of COVID-19 deaths

Mar 27, 2023, at 12:05 am

New research from Boston Medical Center found that substance use disorders do not increase the likelihood of dying from COVID-19. Published in Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, the study showed that the increased risk for severe COVID-19 in people with SUD that has been seen may be the result of co-occurring medical conditions.

Study reveals vaccination reduces risk of long COVID-19

Mar 26, 2023, at 11:50 pm

Being vaccinated against Covid halves people’s risk of developing long Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Scientists warn of rise in potentially fatal bacterial infection due to global warming

Mar 26, 2023, at 11:37 pm

Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of the United States.

COVID-19 cases spike in India: Four more people die in past 24 hours

Mar 26, 2023, at 11:14 pm

New Delhi: Four people lost their lives due to Covid-19 infection during the past 24 hours in the country while active cases increased by 832 in the same period.

Health is now a crucial agenda of discussion among member states ever since COVID-19 pandemic occurred: BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell 

Mar 26, 2023, at 06:19 am

Kolkata: BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell on Saturday said health has emerged as a crucial agenda of discussion among the member states ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020.

Risk of cervical cancer twice as high in women with mental illness: Study

Mar 26, 2023, at 12:02 am

Women with mental illness, neuropsychiatric disability, or substance abuse are less likely to go for gynaecological smear tests for cervical cancer and run more than twice the risk of developing the disease.

Study says blind people sense their heartbeats better than sighted

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:56 pm

Blind people are better at sensing their own heartbeats than sighted, shows a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Jagiellonian University in Poland.

Study finds blood pressure greater than 130/85 mmHg can cause heart damage in adolescents: Study

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:26 pm

New York: Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics concludes.

Study finds good physical fitness does not protect children from obesity-related low-grade inflammation

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:19 pm

New York: The increased prevalence of childhood obesity has resulted in an increased incidence of sustained low-grade inflammation since childhood.

Is COVID-19 making a comeback? India registers six deaths in past 24 hours

Mar 25, 2023, at 10:51 pm

New Delhi: Six patients have died due to Coronavirus infection in the country in the last 24 hours while the number of active cases increased by 674 during this period, according to data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Leander Paes unveils Ben Nevis's new healthcare programme for senior sportspersons

Mar 25, 2023, at 05:40 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Olympian Leander Paes and his father Dr Vece Paes have recently unveiled Ben Nevis Diagnostic Center's new healthcare programme for senior members of the sporting community.

Kolkata: Health experts discuss benefits of consuming almond

Mar 25, 2023, at 03:44 am

Kolkata: With an aim to engage with health professionals, Indian Dietetic Association, Bengal Chapter, and the Almond Board of California hosted a session on the benefits of consumption of almonds.

Now you have more reason to listein to your favourite music as study reveals it enhances efficiency of certain medicines

Mar 25, 2023, at 02:11 am

MSU research reveals anti-nausea medicine is more effective when chemotherapy patients pair treatment with listening to their favorite music.

Indian govt to set up regional National Institute of Virology in Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 25, 2023, at 12:17 am

Srinagar: The Indian government plans to open the regional National Institute of Virology in Jammu & Kashmir, media reports said.

World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease

Mar 24, 2023, at 11:43 pm

New York: For the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis (TB) rose last year due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts and other crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Scientists use locks of music composer Beethoven's hair to find clues of his death

Mar 24, 2023, at 11:43 pm

The research, led by the University of Cambridge, the Beethoven Center San Jose and American Beethoven Society, KU Leuven, FamilyTreeDNA, the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn, the Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, uncovers important information about the composer’s health and poses new questions about his recent ancestry and cause of death.

WHO chief warns against misinformation over global pandemic accord

Mar 24, 2023, at 11:33 pm

New York: The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against “misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media” which has falsely alleged that a new global pandemic accord being negotiated, would allow the WHO to override national sovereignty relating to a future outbreak.

Japan govt decides to cull about 330,000 chickens in Aomori Prefecture over bird flu

Mar 24, 2023, at 10:48 pm

Tokyo: Around 330,000 chickens will be culled in Japan's Aomori Prefecture due to a new outbreak of bird flu, the local administration said on Friday.

Sweet change our brains: Study

Mar 24, 2023, at 10:18 pm

Chocolate bars, crisps and fries - why can't we just ignore them in the supermarket? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, in collaboration with Yale University, have now shown that foods with a high fat and sugar content change our brain: If we regularly eat even small amounts of them, the brain learns to consume precisely these foods in the future.

Researchers shine light on how stress impacts women's hearts

Mar 24, 2023, at 10:07 pm

New York: Right in the middle of women’s history month, it’s staggering to think back on how recently women and their hearts began to be taken seriously by the scientific community.

Access to chronic disease medication ‘still out of reach for many’: WHO report

Mar 24, 2023, at 06:53 pm

New York: Although COVID-19 is disappearing from view, access to medicines that treat non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, remain out of reach for millions across the world, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new report published on Wednesday.

MSN Group launches urinary incontinence drug

Mar 23, 2023, at 12:02 am

Kolkata: MSN Labs, a research-based and fully-integrated global pharmaceutical company based out of Hyderabad, announced the launch of Fesobig, a bio-equivalent generic version of Fesoterodine Fumarate.

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Mar 22, 2023, at 11:23 pm

Dodoma: Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-west Kagera region.

Diet and exercise programs alone won't tackle childhood obesity: Study

Mar 22, 2023, at 10:24 pm

Sydney: Focusing on immediate fixes such as diet and exercise programs alone won't curb the tide of childhood obesity, according to a new study that for the first time maps the complex pathways that lead to obesity in childhood.

Viacon Marketing and Technologies announces implementation of menstrual leave

Mar 20, 2023, at 06:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: On the International Women’s Day, Viacon Marketing and Technologies announced menstrual leave to its women and trans women employees.

Covid-19: Centre's top meeting today amid spike in cases

Mar 20, 2023, at 06:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The top medical body of the central government will on Monday hold a meeting on the current scenario of Covid-19 amid a recent spike in cases, media reports said.