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.
Two pythons recovered in human habitations released in forest
Oct 15, 2019, at 01:26 pm
Agartala, Oct 15 (UNI) The wildlife officials released two pythons in deep jungles of West and North Tripura on Sunday after giving medication to the snakes caught by the villagers in two locations on Oct 13 last.
Death toll from typhoon Hagibis in Japan reaches 61, 13 people still missing:Reports
Oct 15, 2019, at 10:04 am
Tokyo (Sputnik/UNI) The death toll from the Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has reached 61, while 13 people are still considered missing, media reported on Tuesday.
After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New York: People across the world need to embrace “fundamental change” in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in Bonn, told UN News in an interview that took place following the Climate Action Summit.
World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New York: Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day which, this year, is raising awareness about the serious threats that plastic pollution poses to bird life, with a call for urgent measures to end the problem.
Magnitude-5.7 quake strikes off Japan's Chiba Prefecture: JMA
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Tokyo (Xinhua/UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on Saturday struck off the southeast coast of Chiba Prefecture of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Robotic Surgery extends its wings to Joint Replacement
Oct 11, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Mumbai/Chennai: Indian hospitals using surgical robots for performing complex soft tissue surgical procedures are extending their wings by using this superior technology for joint replacement with the introduction of robots custom built for orthopaedic surgeons, according to Dr Mahendra Bhandari, CEO, Vattikuti Foundation.
Advocacy firm SPAG publishes APAC Healthcare Communications Outlook report
Oct 11, 2019, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): With healthcare pursuing newer ways of treating people, there has been a paradigm shift in the perception of related communications, especially in the Asia Pacific region, according to a study by SPAG, a healthcare specialist independent communications and advocacy firm.
Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York: Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million lives and help end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.
Ebola on the run in DR Congo, ‘now we have to kill the virus’: UN health agency
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York: Efforts to eradicate the deadly Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are proving successful but “now we have to kill the virus”, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
World Mental Health Day sheds light on worrying rates of youth suicide
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:14 am
New York: Worldwide, 800,000 people die by suicide each year - one every 40 seconds - making it the second leading cause of death among young people (aged 15 to 29), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, spotlighting suicide prevention as the theme for this year's World Mental Health Day.
Authorities order capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that killed 2 people in Bandipur
Oct 09, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Chamarajangar, Oct 9 (UNI) The Principal Chief Conservator of forests on Wednesday issued an order to capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that is believed to have killed two people in a month near Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
Authorities order capture or shoot-at-sight of tiger that killed 2 people in Bandipur
Oct 09, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Chamarajangar, Oct 9 (UNI) The Principal Chief Conservator of forests on Wednesday issued an order of capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that believed to be killed two people in a month near Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three scientists for development of lithium-ion batteries
Oct 09, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Sweden, Oct 9 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2019 has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Oct 09, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York: A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, but the global need for eye care is set to increase “dramatically”, with lack of exercise a key factor, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, unveiling its first ever report on vision across the world.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz
Oct 08, 2019, at 09:06 pm
New York: Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for making "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos".