Study shows obesity increases asthma risk by up to 38 percent in children
Nov 26, 2018, at 05:11 pm
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): Ten percent of pediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated, according to research led by Nemours Children’s Health System.
6.2 earthquake hits areas close to Taiwan Strait
Nov 26, 2018, at 10:02 am
Beijing, Nov 26 (IBNS): A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit areas close to the Taiwan Strait, officials said.
6.3 earthquake hits border area between Iraq and Iran, 350 hurt
Nov 26, 2018, at 09:53 am
Baghdad, Nov 26 (IBNS): At least 350 people were hurt as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the border area between Iraq and Iran on Sunday, as per the US Geological Survey.
Classroom friendships may offset effects of punitive parents: Study
Nov 25, 2018, at 07:34 pm
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Angry, threatening and highly critical parenting is more likely to result in children with defiant, noncompliant and revengeful behavior that spills over to adulthood and impacts relationships with all authority figures.
Emotional abuse may be linked with menopause misery: Study
Nov 25, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Sperm count 50% lower in sons of fathers who smoke: Study
Nov 25, 2018, at 05:25 pm
London, Nov 25 (IBNS): Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring.
Occupational health study links air pollution and cancer
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:08 pm
London, Nov 24 (IBNS): University of Stirling experts have discovered new evidence of the link between air pollution and cancer as part of a new occupational health study.
The good leopards of Mumbai's urban forest
Nov 24, 2018, at 03:53 pm
A unique collaborative initiative between citizens, wildlife researchers and the forest department is monitoring and collecting data on wildlife, particularly leopards, in Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai. Mongabay India writers Aditi Tandon and Kartik Chandramouli report on the man-animal co-existence
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Nov 24 (IBNS): To bring the voice of the people to the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Poland (known by the shorthand 'COP 24', from 2 to 14 December), the United Nations has launched the ‘People’s Seat’ initiative, calling millions of change advocates worldwide to submit messages for an address that will be delivered to leaders attending the conference, by renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record, UN report shows
Nov 23, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, Nov 23 (IBNS): Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to a report issued on Thursday by the United Nations weather agency, which reveals that there is no sign of reversal of this trend, responsible for climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and extreme weather.
DR Congo violence puts Ebola humanitarian response at risk, UN food relief agency warns
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): A spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned any violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could slow down the humanitarian response to the Ebola outbreak in the vast country’s north-east, following an attack on a UN base and nearby hotels housing UN staff, in the city of Beni on Friday.
Indian Navy sets up a free health screening camp for children at Dwarka, New Delhi
Nov 20, 2018, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Indian Navy is conducting a Free Health Screening Camp for the children of Government Co-Ed Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Site 2, Sector 6, Dwarka from 19 to 22 Nov 18.
-1542718347.jpg "First successful minimally invasive cardiac surgery in North 24 Parganas performed at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital")
Nov 20, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Barasat, Nov 20 (IBNS): First Successful Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in North 24 Parganas performed at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital.
Errors and negligence by doctors was a key issue discussed at the Medicon International 2018
Nov 20, 2018, at 04:34 pm
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS): Medicon International 2018, recently organised in Kolkata, focused mainly on involving people from the medical fraternity, such as general physicians, post graduates and specialists.
UN health agency launches action plan as global malaria cases rise
Nov 20, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Targets to reduce global rates of infections and deaths from malaria are not being met, says the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2018 World malaria report, released on Monday.
With worst AQI, Kolkata becomes India's most polluted metro
Nov 19, 2018, at 08:51 pm
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): Surpassing Delhi, Kolkata has become the most polluted metropolitan in India, in last 72 hours, with a 'very poor' and 'hazardous' Air Quality Index (AQI), reports said.
Nov 19, 2018, at 07:36 pm
New York, Nov 19 (IBNS): Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018.
Nov 18, 2018, at 11:36 am
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS): Amid rising concern in the healthcare sector, renowned physician Prof. F.E. Udwadia on Saturday said that medicine now a days has unfortunately been compartmentalised where doctors look at parts of a patient not whole.
NASA, Northrop Grumman launch space station, national lab cargo
Nov 17, 2018, at 07:49 pm
Washington, Nov 17 (IBNS): Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,400 pounds of cargo after launching at 4:01 a.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:39 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): A new generation of green infrastructure which boosts the local economy, ensures water supplies and protects the environment is being built in Timor-Leste thanks to the support of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
What is the essence of the blood sugar test?
Nov 15, 2018, at 07:53 pm
The measurement of the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood is done through a procedure which is known as the blood sugar test. The doctor can ask to get the test done to help in the diagnosis of diabetes. People with diabetes can use the test to manage the condition and keep it under check. The blood sugar tests offer fast results and let the individual know of the following:
Cyclone Gaja : Storm intensifies, to make landfall in Tamil Nadu today
Nov 15, 2018, at 02:13 pm
Chennai, Nov 15 (IBNS) :The cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ will make a landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban on Thursday evening bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu.
Farmers on the frontline in battle against drug-resistant microbes: UN health agency
Nov 15, 2018, at 10:22 am
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed that as some 700,000 people are dying each year from antimicrobial resistant infections, an untold number of sick animals are also suffering from diseases that do not respond to treatment.
‘Make healthy choices’ urges UN agency, to prevent and manage chronic diabetes
Nov 15, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): The global prevalence of adult diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, World Diabetes Day, with the call to “eat healthily, be physically active and avoid excessive weight gain.”
Uzbekistan to develop Healthcare System Development Draft Concept 2025
Nov 14, 2018, at 11:33 pm
Tashkent, Nov 14 (IBNS) The most low-cost and effective way of preventing diseases is to promote a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. Unfortunately, due to a sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition, half of the population of Uzbekistan is overweight, 46 percent have high blood cholesterol, and 31 percent have high blood pressure.
ISRO launches communication satellite
Nov 14, 2018, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): Adding one more glorious chapter to the history of India's space chapter, India's heaviest rocket was lifted off successfully from Sriharikota on Wednesday.
Cyclone ‘GAJA’ to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours
Nov 14, 2018, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS) : The Cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’ over West central and adjoining East central and South Bay of Bengal moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 06 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST on Wednesday over Westcentral and adjoining East central & South Bay of Bengal, about 540 km east of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 640 km northeast of Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu).
World Diabetes Day 2018 focuses on family as doctors advise good diet and physical activity
Nov 14, 2018, at 12:27 pm
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS): Risk of heart attacks and strokes are up to three times more likely in people with diabetes, said doctors as the world observes the World Diabetes Day (WDD) on Nov 14 with the World Health Organisation (WHO) stressing on the role of family to curb its scourge.
Government must ‘secure’ polls in key DR Congo vote due next month: UN envoy
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:59 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): With key national elections due next month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups in the east of the country still threaten to derail the vote, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
‘Strongest evidence yet’ that being obese causes depression, finds study
Nov 13, 2018, at 05:10 pm
Sydney, Nov 13 (IBNS): New research released today from the University of South Australia and University of Exeter in the UK has found the strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.