Stigma attached to mental disorders leading to high mental morbidity in India: Experts

Mar 22, 2017, at 05:01 am

Coimbatore, Mar 21 (IBNS): More than 100 million people in India-over 10 percent of the population – suffer from mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, but the society's views about these are clouded by several misconceptions, with exorcism and magic still considered a part of treatment in rural India and even some urban areas, said experts assembled at Amrita University for a three-day workshop on global mental health.

Link between vitamin D treatment and autism prevention, says study

Mar 22, 2017, at 01:24 am

London, Mar 21 (IBNS): Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevents autism traits in their offspring, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.

Protein could prevent brain damage caused by stroke, says study

Mar 22, 2017, at 01:21 am

London, Mar 21 (IBNS): A small protein that could protect the brain from stroke-induced injury has been discovered by researchers from The University of Queensland and Monash University.

End-of-life planning talks often fail to communicate goals, finds study

Mar 21, 2017, at 10:22 pm

London, Mar 21 (IBNS): Too few older adults plan ahead for end-of-life medical decisions.

South-East Asia countries adopt Call for Action to accelerate efforts to end TB

Mar 17, 2017, at 05:26 am

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS) Health Ministers from countries in WHO South-East Asia Region which bear half the global TB burden, and WHO on Thursday signed a Call for Action for Ending TB, pledging to scale-up efforts and implement adequately funded, innovative, multisectoral and comprehensive measures to achieve the global target to end the disease by 2030.

Union Health Minister Nadda apprises Lok Sabha about National Health Policy 2017

Mar 16, 2017, at 09:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Thursday that the National Health Policy proposes raising public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of GDP in a time bound manner.

Columbia Asia Hospitals Pune highlights key health concerns women must pay attention to

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:28 am

Pune, Mar 14 (IBNS): With changing lifestyles, more women entering the urban workforce and shifting reproductive behaviors, the health concerns being faced by women have also witnessed a shift in recent years.

India TB Caucus launched to accelerate elimination of TB

Mar 11, 2017, at 02:03 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Over 30 members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly came together for the launch of the India TB Caucus, a network of elected representatives committed to end TB in India.

New research finds infants are more exposed to harmful pollution on the way to school than on the way home

Mar 09, 2017, at 11:21 pm

London, Mar 9 (IBNS): Babies in prams accompanying older siblings on the school run are twice as likely to be exposed to harmful air pollution in the morning than in the afternoon, a new study has found.

When robots ease the pain of women’s health issues

Mar 09, 2017, at 11:12 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): In India, the medical community has been boldly embracing a revolutionary surgical option to help women conquer an increasing range of gynaecological maladies.

Research into palliative care top priority for cancer patients, says study

Mar 09, 2017, at 10:35 pm

London, Mar 9 (IBNS): In the first ever study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey with funding from the UK Oncology Nursing Society surveyed cancer patients and nurses to help identify priorities for future research into oncology nursing and how it should be delivered.

Army organises Anaemia Awareness Campaign

Mar 09, 2017, at 02:44 am

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Anaemia is a common ailment among women which effects up to 60% of women and 80-90% preschool children in our country but a majority of these cases are preventable or can be treated easily, improving the quality of life of the women and children in the society.

Robotic surgery joins the fight against female cancer

Mar 08, 2017, at 07:44 pm

New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): As Women’s Day approaches, women’s countless courageous battles and stories of their successes make headlines. But there’s one battle that women wage that is getting increasingly skewed.

Eastern region's first successful NGS procedure completed in Guwahati based IHR

Mar 08, 2017, at 12:31 am

Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS): In a remarkable development in the field of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF or test tube baby), and giving a hope to many couples suffering from childlessness, Guwahati-based Institute of Human Reproduction (IHR) has successfully undertaken a latest method in IVF to deliver a healthy baby.

Industry hub Pune looks to add robots for cancer surgeries

Mar 07, 2017, at 10:38 pm

Pune, Mar 7 (IBNS): India’s leading automobile and manufacturing hub Pune and no stranger to shop floor robots, will soon see city hospitals add surgical robots in their operation theatres to bring succour to cancer patients.

Early periods associated with risk of gestational diabetes, says study

Mar 07, 2017, at 02:55 am

Queensland, Mar 6 (IBNS): The age at which girls start menstruating could flag a later risk of diabetes during pregnancy, according to a University of Queensland study.

The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO

Mar 06, 2017, at 02:08 pm

Geneva, Mar 6 (IBNS): More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of are attributable to unhealthy environments.

West Bengal Assembly passes Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill

Mar 04, 2017, at 12:18 am

Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): The West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed the West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill, 2017.

New TB drug candidates developed from soil bacteria

Mar 03, 2017, at 09:37 pm

Washington, Mar 3 (IBNS): A new treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is set to be developed using compounds derived from bacteria that live in soil - according an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.

New study reveals air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics

Mar 03, 2017, at 08:33 pm

London, Mar 3 (IBNS): Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.

Contaminated PHD potable water supply blamed for jaundice outbreak in Odisha's Cuttack

Mar 03, 2017, at 06:43 pm

Bhubaneswar, Mar 3 (IBNS): In Odisha, contaminated potable water supplied by the Public Health Department (PHD) has been allegedly the major cause of jaundice outbreak in Cuttack, according to media reports.

Kolkata: Apollo Gleneagles CEO Rupali Basu resigns

Mar 02, 2017, at 08:36 pm

Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)-Eastern Region of Kolkata's Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Rupali Basu, resigned from her post on Thursday, amid prolonged controversy over the death of a patient, reports said.

Canada: Ontario to promote clinics for people living with rare diseases

Mar 01, 2017, at 03:34 am

Toronto, Feb 28 (IBNS): The announcement of the opening of a new Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) clinic and the expansion of inherited metabolic disorders and red blood cell disorders clinics was made jointly by Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services at Toronto General Hospital on Monday, a news release said.

More women reporting excessive weight gain during pregnancies; lifestyle factors to blame, say doctors at Columbia Asia Hospitals, Ahmedabad

Feb 27, 2017, at 09:39 pm

Ahmedabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): In a disturbing trend being witnessed in the city, an increasing number of women are reporting excessive weight gain during pregnancy, a problem that increases the rate of complications such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, premature birth as well as miscarriage.

Hospitals register 40% rise in Asthma attacks

Feb 27, 2017, at 09:11 pm

Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IBNS): With the seasonal change and excessive pollution levels, Gurgaon is seeing a rise in the number of asthma attacks. While annually, hospitals are seeing an increase of 10-15% in the cases of asthma attacks, this period of seasonal change affects a 30-40% increase in the number of patients who come to the hospital.

High levels of chemicals found in indoor cats, says study

Feb 27, 2017, at 09:01 pm

London, Feb 27 (IBNS): A study from Stockholm University has now established what was previously suspected, that the high levels of brominated flame retardants measured in cats are from the dust in our homes.

Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health, says study

Feb 27, 2017, at 08:58 pm

London, Feb 27 (IBNS): People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress, according to research by academics at the University of Exeter, the British Trust for Ornithology and the University of Queensland.

Child obesity ‘35-40%’ inherited from parents, study finds

Feb 27, 2017, at 02:48 am

London, Feb 26 (IBNS): Around 35-40 per cent of a child’s BMI – how fat or thin they are – is inherited from their parents, a new study has found.

Online media use shows strong genetic influence, says study

Feb 27, 2017, at 12:08 am

London, Feb 26 (IBNS) Online media use such as social networking and gaming could be strongly influenced by our genes, according to a new study by researchers from King’s College London.

Deprivation in early childhood can affect mental health in adulthood, says study

Feb 26, 2017, at 11:50 pm

London, Feb 26 (IBNS): Despite living in strong and supportive families for over 20 years, many children exposed to severe early deprivation in Romanian institutions aged 0-3 experience a range of mental health problems in early adulthood, according to new King’s College London research.