Apr 15, 2019, at 04:37 pm
New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): While developing countries have long struggled with the price of medicines, today’s costs have rendered it a world-wide challenge, and the key topic of concern at a global medicines forum in South Africa, co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Apr 15, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): January 11, 2022 will mark 100 years of insulin use, when a young boy dying from diabetes was given the first insulin injection.
Study finds screen time has little impact on teen well-being
Apr 14, 2019, at 03:48 pm
London, Apr 14 (IBNS): Research by Oxford University academics has found little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. Based on data from more than 17,000 teenagers, the study casts doubt on the widely accepted notion that spending time online, gaming or watching TV, especially before bedtime, can damage young people’s mental health.
Ability to lift weights quickly can mean a longer life: Study
Apr 14, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Lisbon, Apr 14 (IBNS): Prolong your life by increasing your muscle power. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
Sexual problems in India on the rise, says expert
Apr 13, 2019, at 09:30 pm
Kolkata, Apr 13 (UNI) Lifestyle changes have impacted men and sperm count has gone down by 50 per cent in the last 50 years.
Apr 13, 2019, at 06:11 am
New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern”, according to a statement issued on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Want to quit smoking? partner up, says study
Apr 12, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Lisbon, Apr 12 (IBNS): Kicking the habit works best in pairs. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Boston, Apr 12 (IBNS): Diets that replaced red meat with healthy plant proteins led to decreases in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Purdue University.
Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Boston, Apr 12 (IBNS): Adequate intake of certain nutrients is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods, but not supplements, according to a new study. There was no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death.
Diet rich in animal protein is associated with a greater risk of death: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): A diet rich in animal protein and meat in particular is not good for the health, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland finds, providing further backing for earlier research evidence.
Inappropriate pain management after surgery is a major cause of the opioid crisis: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Targets to eliminate pain after surgery have driven increases in the use of opioids, and are a major cause of the opioid crisis in the USA, Canada and other countries. For the first time, a new Series of three papers, published in The Lancet, brings together global evidence detailing the role of surgery in the opioids crisis.
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): The first global estimates of their kind suggest that more than one in ten childhood asthma cases could be linked to traffic-related air pollution every year, according to a health impact assessment of children in 194 countries and 125 major cities worldwide, published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
Bihar: Health services affected at hospitals after junior doctors go on strike
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Patna, Apr 8 (UNI) Health services were badly affected in medical colleges and hospitals after junior doctors went on an indefinite strike in protest against enrollment of students of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in post graduate courses in state`s medical colleges through state quota.
Food additive may influence how well flu vaccines work
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Washington, Apr 8 (IBNS): Michigan State University scientists have linked a common food preservative to an altered immune response that possibly hinders flu vaccines.
Moderate alcohol consumption does not protect against stroke, study reveals
Apr 07, 2019, at 05:08 pm
New York, Apr 7 (IBNS): Blood pressure and stroke risk increase steadily with increasing alcohol intake, and previous claims that 1-2 alcoholic drinks a day might protect against stroke are dismissed by new evidence from a genetic study involving 160,000 adults.
World Health Day 2019 promotes Universal health coverage
Apr 07, 2019, at 11:32 am
Washington, DC, Apr 7 (IBNS): World Health Day 2019, being observed on Sunday, promotes Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Everyone, Everywhere, media reports said.
Study shows link between phone use and lower wellbeing
Apr 05, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Sydney, Apr 5 (IBNS): A world-first Deakin study has confirmed what many have wondered for some time: problematic smartphone use is associated with lower wellbeing.
Digital device overload linked to obesity risk: Study
Apr 05, 2019, at 03:59 pm
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): If your attention gets diverted in different directions by smartphones and other digital devices, take note: Media multitasking has now been linked to obesity.
Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps: World Health Organization
Apr 05, 2019, at 03:50 pm
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): Women outlive men everywhere in the world – particularly in wealthy countries. The World Health Statistics 2019 – disaggregated by sex for the first time – explains why.
One in five deaths are associated with poor diet globally: Study
Apr 05, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): People in almost every region of the world could benefit from re-balancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, published in The Lancet.
Women outliving men ‘everywhere’, new UN health agency statistics report shows
Apr 05, 2019, at 08:51 am
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): Average life-expectancy globally has increased by five-and-a-half years since the turn of the century, and women outlive men “everywhere”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Apr 03, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): Around 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique on Tuesday to help stave off a possible epidemic, after the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, amid reports that the disease has already infected more than 1,000 people in affected areas.
New Delhi: Fortis operates 60-yr-old diabetic with advanced colon cancer
Apr 02, 2019, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi/Patna, Apr 2 (UNI) Sixty-year-old Arun Kumar diagnosed with advanced colon cancer was successfully operated here at Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh.
Researchers say weekly bottle of wine has same cancer risk as ten cigarettes
Apr 02, 2019, at 05:14 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Researchers in Southampton have found drinking a bottle of wine a week increases the risk of cancer by as much as smoking between five and 10 cigarettes.
Study finds new target to prevent, treat alcoholism
Apr 02, 2019, at 04:11 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): New research conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication to prevent and treat alcoholism.
Seniors struggle with anxiety when personal needs not met, says study
Apr 02, 2019, at 04:04 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): Older adults who struggle with dressing, bathing and preparing meals, but don’t get the help they need, may experience high levels of anxiety that can lead to adverse consequences, such as wearing soiled clothes or going hungry.
Just an hour of weekly walking staves off disability, finds study
Apr 02, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): Just one hour a week of brisk walking — as if you are late to an appointment or trying to make a train — staves off disability in older adults with arthritis pain, or aching or stiffness in a knee, hip, ankle or foot, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Autism awareness must be made among people: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 02, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said an awareness about autism should be made among people.
Trips to the toilet at night are a sign of high blood pressure: Study
Mar 30, 2019, at 10:28 pm
Yokohama, Mar 30 (IBNS): Trips to the toilet at night are a sign of high blood pressure, according to results from the Watari study presented today at the 83rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS 2019).
A poop test for Liver Cirrhosis, says study
Mar 30, 2019, at 05:11 pm
New York, Mar 30 (IBNS): In a study of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their twins and other close relatives, UC San Diego researchers were able to diagnose liver cirrhosis simply by analyzing a person’s stool microbes