Feb 02, 2018, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): With nearly 4.8 million children in WHO South-East Asia Region missing measles vaccination every year, the ‘big six’ countries of the Region today shared their immunization challenges and lessons learnt for accelerating efforts to eliminate measles and control rubella by the year 2020.
Breast cancer treatments may increase the risk of heart disease
Feb 02, 2018, at 09:37 pm
Dallas, Feb 2 (IBNS): Breast cancer patients may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure and may benefit from a treatment approach that weighs the benefits of specific therapies against potential damage to the heart, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation.
World's largest govt healthcare scheme to cover 10 cr Indian families: Jaitley
Feb 01, 2018, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Presenting the Union Budget 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said a National Health Protection scheme is being launched to cover 10 crore poor Indian families offering up to Rs 5 lakh in hospitalisation a year.
South-East Asia region aims to close immunity gap, wipe out measles by 2020 – UN health agency
Feb 01, 2018, at 02:50 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): The so-called ‘big six’ countries in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia region are meeting today in New Delhi on an accelerated strategy to wipe out measles and rubella in the next three years by targeting as many as 500 million children with vaccines.
Over $46 billion lost to premature cancer deaths in BRICS economies, UN research finds
Feb 01, 2018, at 02:42 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): Premature deaths as a result of cancer is costing major emerging economies tens of billions of dollars a year, a new United Nations health study has found, underlining the need for context-specific strategies for both prevention as well as treatment for those suffering from the disease.
World to witness 'Super Blue Blood Moon' tonight
Jan 31, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Washington, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Jan. 31 full moon is special for three reasons: it’s the third in a series of “supermoons,” when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit -- known as perigee -- and about 14 percent brighter than usual.
Liverpool to lead international diabetic eye disease research project: Study
Jan 31, 2018, at 09:47 pm
London, Jan 31 (IBNS): Liverpool is to lead on a £1.15 million international research project to help transform early detection of diabetic eye disease in developing countries.
Global temperature targets missed within decades unless carbon emissions reversed: Study
Jan 31, 2018, at 09:42 pm
London, Jan 31 (IBNS): New projections by researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Southampton, and the Australian National University in Canberra, could be the catalyst the world has sought to determine how best to meet its obligations to reduce carbon emissions and better manage global warming as defined by the Paris Agreement.
Earthquake jolts parts of Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 31, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon, however, no loss of life was reported.
Pakistan: 6.1 quake strikes Pakistan, one killed
Jan 31, 2018, at 08:10 pm
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IBNS): A 6.1 quake jolted several parts of Pakistan, resulting in the loss of a life, local Dawn News reported.
High rates of diabetes, hypertension found in India, finds study
Jan 31, 2018, at 01:52 am
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): Rates of diabetes and hypertension are high among middle-aged and elderly people across all geographic measures and sociodemographic groups in India, according to the first nationally representative study of those conditions in the country.
Medicaid expansion linked with better, more timely surgical care
Jan 31, 2018, at 01:46 am
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion was linked to better access to surgery and higher quality surgical care, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
War in Ukraine has escalated HIV spread in the country: Study
Jan 31, 2018, at 01:37 am
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): Conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks throughout the country as displaced HIV-infected people move from war-affected regions to areas with higher risk of transmission, according to analysis by scientists.
Ireland to hold abortion referendum vote in May
Jan 30, 2018, at 06:40 pm
Dublin, Jan 30 (IBNS): Ireland is going to host a referendum vote on the much debated abortion ban in May.
Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device
Jan 30, 2018, at 03:22 pm
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): A new nanopore technology for direct sequencing of long strands of DNA has resulted in the most complete human genome ever assembled with a single technology, scientists have revealed.
Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:54 pm
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): People with Alzheimer’s disease are known to have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle and may increase risk of developing the disorder. Now, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that such circadian rhythm disruptions also occur much earlier in people whose memories are intact but whose brain scans show early, preclinical evidence of Alzheimer’s.
UN health agency finds high levels of antibiotic resistance to world’s most common infections
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): Antimicrobials have been a driver of unprecedented medical and societal advances, but their overuse has resulted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting new surveillance data on Monday which reveals widespread resistance to some of the world’s most common infections, including E. coli and pneumonia.
Assam: 80-year old man killed in rhino attack in Majuli river island
Jan 30, 2018, at 03:23 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): A 80-year old man was died in rhino attack in Assam's Majuli Island on Monday morning.
Feelings determine from which side we embrace each other, finds study
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:25 pm
Zurich, Jan 29 (IBNS): In emotionally charged situations, we tend to hug each other from the left side more often than in neutral contexts.
Oceanic plastic trash conveys disease to coral reefs: Study
Jan 28, 2018, at 12:22 am
California, Jan 27 (IBNS): For coral reefs, the threat of climate change and bleaching are bad enough.
WHO lauds global partnership to stop Leprosy
Jan 27, 2018, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Welcoming the launch of the ‘Global Partnership to Stop Leprosy’, the World Health Organization today said a stronger force with a common vision was much needed to accelerate efforts to end leprosy.
Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in Nigeria’s history under way – UN health agency
Jan 26, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Jan 26 (JEN): The Nigerian Government launched a mass vaccination campaign in alliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, aiming to immunize more than 25 million people before the end of this year.
Dust storms linked to gas escape from Mars atmosphere
Jan 24, 2018, at 02:30 pm
Washington, Jan 24 (IBNS): Some Mars experts are eager and optimistic for a dust storm this year to grow so grand it darkens skies around the entire Red Planet.
What scientists can learn about Moon during Jan. 31 Eclipse
Jan 24, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Washington, Jan 24 (IBNS): The lunar eclipse on Jan. 31 will give a team of scientists a special opportunity to study the Moon using the astronomer’s equivalent of a heat-sensing, or thermal, camera.
7.9 earthquake hits near US coast
Jan 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
New York, Jan 23 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale hit southern Alaskan coast in the US on Tuesday, officials said.
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to fly safely past Earth on Feb 4
Jan 22, 2018, at 08:53 pm
Washington, Jan 22 (IBNS): Asteroid 2002 AJ129 will make a close approach to Earth on Feb. 4, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. PST (4:30 p.m. EST / 21:30 UTC).
Kolkata's first colon therapy centre inaugurated
Jan 21, 2018, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS) Kolkata stands witness to its first colon hydrotherapy centre Aero Wellness near Chakraberia Road.
‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ coming on Jan 31
Jan 20, 2018, at 12:47 pm
Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): If you live in the western part of North America, Alaska, and the Hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a lunar trifecta: a pre-dawn “super blue blood moon.”
5 things one needs do to quit smoking
Jan 19, 2018, at 09:52 pm
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): A popular New Year’s resolution that many fail to keep is to quit smoking.
At least nine killed as storm Friederike wreaks havoc in Germany, the Netherlands
Jan 19, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Berlin, Jan 19 (IBNS): Packing wind speed up to 203 kilometres per hour, storm Friederike punched its way across Western Europe, battering towns and affecting millions on Thursday.