Over 150 people died from Dengue fever in Malaysia in 2019: Reports

Oct 30, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI As many as 154 people have died from dengue fever in 2019 in Malaysia, while almost 109,000 more were infected during the same period, media reported, citing the country's health minister, Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Air quality severe in Delhi as people gasping for air

Oct 30, 2019, at 02:01 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Delhiites woke up to another morning breathing in bad air as the ambient air quality continued to be under the ' severe category' with an average index value of 416 on Wednesday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

New Zealand strengthens community vaccination to battle measles outbreaks

Oct 30, 2019, at 10:16 am

Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: Trained community pharmacists in New Zealand will deliver MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccinations to people aged 16 and over in the latest step of the government's plan announced on Wednesday to battle measles outbreaks.

UN summit tackles climate change-induced threat to mountain water supplies

Oct 30, 2019, at 09:35 am

New York/IBNS: The world’s mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN’s weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address the world’s rapidly-changing water systems.  

Greenpeace activists protesting deforestation block entry to total's refinery in France

Oct 29, 2019, at 04:26 pm

Moscow, Oct 29 (Sputnik/UNI): Greenpeace activists blocked the entry to a processing plant belonging to French multinational oil and gas company Total in southeastern France on Tuesday as part of a protest against deforestation caused by the use of palm oil for producing transport fuel.

Delhi air condition is still bad

Oct 29, 2019, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Air quality continued to be 'very poor' in the National Capital on Tuesday with an average air quality index of 392 at around 1400 hrs, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.

Flood hits Nagaland’s Dimapur : Indian army, Assam Rifles personnel rescue stranded villagers

Oct 28, 2019, at 09:17 am

Guwahati/IBNS : Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies, villages at Dimapur in Nagaland.

Mysuru: Four-yr-old Leopard caught near T Narasipura

Oct 27, 2019, at 07:36 pm

Mysuru, Oct 27(UNI) A four year-old Leopard, which has been giving anxious movements for the villagers of Kuppe near T Narasipura in Mysuru District of Karnataka, was captured by the forest officials on Saturday.

Magnitude 2.7 earthquake hits Palghar, no casualty

Oct 26, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Palghar/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter Scale hit Palghar area in Maharashtra on Saturday, officials said.

Cyclone Kyarr:'Diwali' celebrations may be badly hit in North Karnataka

Oct 26, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Bengaluru, Oct 26 (UNI) Celebrations of 'Diwali'--the festival of lights-- may be a dump affair in North Karnataka where rains under the influence of depression in Arabian is lashing since last Saturday.

Moderate use of screen time can be good for your health, new study finds

Oct 26, 2019, at 04:33 pm

London/IBNS: Research by the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University, carried out in partnership with researchers at Cardiff University and Cambridge University, has found that moderate levels of screen time can have a positive effect on children’s wellbeing and mental health.

One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women foregoing contraceptives

Oct 26, 2019, at 06:47 am

New York/IBNS: Around two-thirds of sexually active women surveyed in a new UN study indicated that although they wished to avoid or postpone having children, they had stopped relying on contraception out of concern for how it was affecting their health. As a result, around a quarter of all pregnancies are unplanned.

World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good

Oct 25, 2019, at 09:39 am

New York/IBNS: In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday, following the conclusion by a group of experts that WPV3, type three of the disease, has been eradicated completely.

Sonowal asks DC Kamrup to undertake tree census to stop felling of trees

Oct 22, 2019, at 07:34 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: To help conservation of Assam’s Greater Adjutant Stork commonly known as Hargilla, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday asked the Deputy Commissioner Kamrup to use his administrative machinery along with forest department to undertake tree census and identify trees with specific numbers in Dadariya, Pachariya and Singimari area.     

2019 Ozone hole is the smallest on record since its discovery

Oct 22, 2019, at 06:20 pm

New York: The annual ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on Sept. 8, and then shrank to less than 3.9 million square miles (10 million square kilometers) for the remainder of September and October, according to NASA and NOAA satellite measurements.

Aarey case: Construction of Metro car shed may continue but no more cutting down of trees, says SC

Oct 21, 2019, at 04:37 pm

Mumbai/New Delhi/ IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Metro car shed project in Aarey colony area in Mumbai can continue.

Wokha DC issues advisory on wild bear in Nagaland

Oct 21, 2019, at 01:11 pm

Kohima/UNI: The Deputy Commissioner of Wokha district has issued a Public Advisory about a sloth bear sighting at Government High School colony in Wokha town on October 18.

Buffalo dies due to Anthrax in at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam

Oct 20, 2019, at 08:12 pm

Guwahati/UNI: A buffalo death due to Anthrax has been reported at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.

Potato as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance: Study

Oct 19, 2019, at 04:11 pm

New York/IBNS: Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels and boosting performance in trained athletes, scientists report.

Increase health benefits of exercise by working out before breakfast : Study

Oct 19, 2019, at 04:09 pm

New York: According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism health scientists at the universities of Bath and Birmingham found that by changing the timing of when you eat and exercise, people can better control their blood sugar levels.

Woman gives birth to quadruplets in K'taka

Oct 19, 2019, at 02:25 pm

Vijayapura/UNI: A woman gave birth to quadruplets at a private hospital in Vijayapura city on Saturday, hospital sources said.

UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency

Oct 19, 2019, at 06:37 am

New York/IBNS: The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, experts meeting in Geneva said on Friday.

Tuberculosis infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: UN health agency

Oct 18, 2019, at 08:47 am

New York: A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said on Thursday, in an appeal for far greater funding and political support to eradicate the curable and preventable disease.

Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

Oct 17, 2019, at 05:08 pm

New York: Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a recipe for soaring global obesity rates, even in countries where many still suffer from hunger. On World Food Day, which falls on Wednesday, the UN’s food agency, FAO, is calling for action to make healthy, sustainable diets affordable and accessible for all.

NASA unveils new spacesuits for human lunar landing

Oct 16, 2019, at 09:57 am

Washington, Oct 16 (Xinhua/UNI) The US space agency NASA unveiled on Tuesday the next-generation spacesuits to be used in its Artemis program that will send the first woman and next man to the Lunar South Pole by 2024.

Overweight before age 40 increases the cancer risk: Study

Oct 15, 2019, at 05:09 pm

London: In an international study, lead by the University of Bergen, the researchers wanted to find out how adult overweight (BMI over 25) and obesity (BMI over 30) increase the risk of different types of cancer.

Dog ownership associated with longer life: Study

Oct 15, 2019, at 05:03 pm

New York: Dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone, according to a new study and a separate meta-analysis published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.

Brain scans may provide clues to suicide risk: Study

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:41 pm

New York: Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Utah Health have identified brain circuitry differences that might be associated with suicidal behavior in individuals with mood disorders.

Over 50 lakh benefitted from Indian government's Ayushman Bharat scheme

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:11 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the efforts made in the health sector as India achieved a major milestone of providing benefit to over 50 Lakh people under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

White tiger Subhranshu dies in Nandankanan Zoo

Oct 15, 2019, at 01:35 pm

Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI)  White tiger Subhranshu, suffering from blood protozoan disease, died in Nandankanan  Zoo today.