4 Easy Ways to Monitor the Diet You're On Effortlessly
Aug 30, 2019, at 12:37 pm
The majority of diets fail before they reach the third or fourth day. You may think it is a matter of willpower, genetics or simply the luck of the DNA draw, but there is actually a science behind losing weight and keeping it off.
Decentralizing healthcare: From metropolitan areas to small cities
Aug 28, 2019, at 01:44 pm
There is a dire need for more initiatives such as Niira Radia’sNayati Healthcare to avoid overcrowding in metropolitan city hospitals and impart quality healthcare in rural areas of the country
Assam: Pregnant woman carried on handcart to hospital
Aug 25, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): In a major embarrassment to the Assam health department, the family members of a pregnant woman have been forced to carry her on a handcart and boat to reach a hospital in Assam’s Barpeta district.
Pollution linked to increase in bipolar disorder and depression: Study
Aug 21, 2019, at 06:02 pm
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): A new study led by University of Chicago researchers suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders.
Ganga Hospital Coimbatore launches centre of breast cancer and plastic surgery
Aug 20, 2019, at 08:36 pm
Kolkata: Ganga Hospital Coimbatore has started a new outreach centre of Breast Cancer & Plastic Surgery at Salt Lake City here.
Vattikuti Foundation invites Indian Robotic Surgeons for KS National Awards 2019
Aug 13, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IBNS): The US-based non-profit Vattikuti Foundation has invited Indian robotic surgeons to participate in Krishnaswamy Subramaniam (KS) National Robotic Surgery Awards 2019 for the Best Robotic Surgery video.
RBL Bank, Practo launch India’s first health-focused credit card
Aug 09, 2019, at 02:16 pm
Mumbai/Bengaluru, Aug 9, 2019: Private sector bank RBL Bank and digital healthcare platform Practo recently launched a co-branded health-focused credit card – RBL Bank Practo Plus — powered by Mastercard.
Aug 09, 2019, at 01:29 pm
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IBNS): Dollar Industries Ltd and Society for Socio Economic and Ecological Development (SEED), an NGO, have collaborated to launch the #BeFreeBeYou campaign to improve awareness about menstrual hygiene among underprivileged adolescent girls.
H1N1 influenza death toll further rises to 90 across Myanmar
Aug 07, 2019, at 08:18 pm
Yangon, Aug 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Death toll of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 rose to 90 in Myanmar as of Wednesday, according to the figures released by the Public Health Department under the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Maternal mortality rate in Bengal down to 101, says Central Report
Aug 05, 2019, at 10:05 am
Kolkata, Aug 5 (UNI) The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Bengal has reduced significantly, according to the Sample Registration Survey’s Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India.
Expert warns public over health dangers posed by 5G
Aug 02, 2019, at 03:02 pm
Kolkata, Aug 01 (UNI): The fifth generation of mobile networks- 5G,promises to deliver ultrafast speed with astonishing connectivity, transforming the world around us into a smart one with boundless potential.
Marathwada: Doctors go on strike in protest against Medical bill
Jul 31, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jul 31 (UNI) Hospital services were affected in Marathwada region on Wednesday as the Indian Medical Association (IMA) doctors began their 24 hours strike in protest against National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill passed in Parliament.
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:30 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): With an unprecedented number of children affected by the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said it would need to triple its budget to tackle the complex crisis, which included intensifying the overall public health response and launching measles vaccinations.
Jul 27, 2019, at 07:09 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Progress is being made in the battle against the global tobacco epidemic, but more action is needed to help people quit the deadly products, according to a new report from the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:59 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): With Ebola accelerating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it plans to scale up and double food assistance to people affected by the disease.
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:51 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Calling for “bold political leadership” ahead of World Hepatitis Day, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and scale up investments in disease elimination.
CII’s Young Indians hosts ‘Gift an Organ - Breaking Myths: Making Miracles’ campaign
Jul 26, 2019, at 10:26 pm
Kolkata, July 26 (IBNS): Young Indians, an integral part and a strategic partner of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Sunday organized an open house to address the noble cause of ‘Gift an Organ - Breaking Myths : Making Miracles’ and spread awareness about some of the most common myths around the initiative.
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In 2019, 124 have died from Japanese Encephalitis in Assam
Jul 26, 2019, at 08:30 pm
Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS): Japanese Encephalitis has claimed the lives of 124 people this year in Assam with four more casualties being reported in past 24 hours.
Jul 25, 2019, at 02:07 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS): The problems of eradicating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not only medical, but also linked “to a variety of political and social factors”, the head of the UN mission in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN health agency ‘strongly recommends’ dolutegravir antiretroviral medication to manage HIV
Jul 23, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, July 23 (IBNS): Based on new evidence, the United Nations health agency on Monday announced it was recommending the use of the antiretroviral drug dolutegravir (DTG) – which, with other medication, treats HIV/AIDS – as the preferred first- and second-line treatment for all cases, including pregnant women and those who have the potential to give birth.
Don’t panic, support DR Congo in fight against deadly Ebola virus, UN health agency urges
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:49 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): Ebola virus is just one challenge among many facing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, reiterating an appeal for the international community to show support and solidarity for its people.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak now a Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:39 pm
New York, July 18 (IBNS): The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was officially declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Wednesday, with the head of the World Health Organization calling for countries to ‘take notice and redouble our efforts”.
Maharashtra: Ten kg tumour removed from man's back in Gondia
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Nagpur, Jul 17 (UNI) A team of doctors at the Government Medical College, Gondia, have successfully removed a huge ten kg soft tissue tumour from the back of a 56-year-old farm labourer from Saori village.
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and more funding in the fight against the disease, with data showing that the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections is slowing, and some countries experiencing a rising number of cases.
Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) an international health emergency, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that the epidemic “is infecting more children” than earlier outbreaks.
Baby foods high in sugar, inappropriately marketed in Europe, reveal two UN studies
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:05 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): Proper nutrition for newborn babies into early childhood is key to development and good health in later life, according to the Regional Director of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, as she launched two new studies on Monday.
DR Congo: Ebola case confirmed in Goma
Jul 15, 2019, at 08:58 am
Goma, July 15 (IBNS): A case of Ebola has been reported from Goma city in DR Congo, officials said.
Mobocracy may spell doom for the medical profession in India: Expert
Jul 10, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Kolkata, Jul 10 (UNI) Health-care professionals are four times more likely to be injured and away from work as compared to other professionals.
Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, July 10 (IBNS): The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Tuesday that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every country should have, including new cancer treatments that can be swallowed rather than injected.
Human brains reorganise experiences while resting to find new solutions: Study
Jul 09, 2019, at 05:48 pm
London, July 9 (IBNS): Researchers have found coherent chains of activity in human brains during rest, which may be important substrates of our powerful reasoning abilities.