Vattikuti Foundation sets up Joint Replacement Surgeons Council of India
Jun 07, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Chennai, June 7 (IBNS): At a time when over 15 crore Indians face knee and hip joint problems and one in four needs urgent joint replacement surgeries, Detroit-based non-profit Vattikuti Foundation, has set up a knowledge-sharing body for surgeons specializing in the area.
More than one million sexually transmitted infections occur every day: WHO
Jun 07, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): The global scale of sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be a “wake-up call” to governments, UN health experts said on Thursday, citing data showing that one in 25 people today have “at least one” curable STI, which occur at a rate of more than one million a day worldwide.
Nipah virus: Six patients tested negative, says Kerala health minister
Jun 06, 2019, at 02:36 pm
Kochi, Jun 6 (UNI) Six patients who were under observation suspecting Nipah Virus at the Government Medical College here were tested negative, Kerala health minister K.K. Shailaja said on Thursday.
Karnataka on high alert following outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala
Jun 06, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Bengaluru, June 6 (UNI): The Karnataka health department has sounded high alert in the state following the outbreak of the Nipah virus in the neighbouring Kerala state.
Workplace interventions may improve sleep habits and duration for employees: Study
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:38 pm
New York, June 5 (IBNS): Simple workplace interventions, like educating employees about the importance of sleep and providing behavioral sleep strategies, may produce beneficial results, according to a new review.
Nipah Virus issue: Kerala CM to chair high-level meeting tomorrow
Jun 05, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Kochi, Jun 5 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will convene a high-level meeting here on Thursday in the wake of Nipah outbreak in the State.
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Nipah: Another 311 people under observation, condition of student improves
Jun 04, 2019, at 11:30 pm
Kochi, Jun 4 (UNI): The health condition of the 23-year-old college student who confirmed positive to the deadly Nipah virus is improving even as another 311 people are under medical observation in Kerala on Tuesday.
Nipah Virus case : Medical team from Delhi reaches Kochi
Jun 04, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kochi, Jun 4 (UNI) A six-member medical team including doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi reached here on Tuesday in the wake of Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala.
Yoga improves health in later life, study finds
Jun 04, 2019, at 04:47 pm
London, June 4 (IBNS): Older adults who practise yoga are more likely to be in better mental and physical shape, research suggests.
Antidepressants and opioids double the risk of falls and fractures in older people: Study
Jun 04, 2019, at 09:50 am
Sydney, June 4 (IBNS): Taking antidepressants or opioids more than doubles the risk of a fall and hip fracture in older people, according to a paper published today in Australian Prescriber.
Coffee not as bad for heart and circulatory system as previously thought: Study
Jun 04, 2019, at 09:36 am
London, June 4 (IBNS): Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn’t as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest.
‘Catastrophic’ healthcare costs put mothers and newborns at risk
Jun 04, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, June 4 (IBNS): Pregnant women are putting their lives and their babies at risk because of “catastrophic” and prohibitive healthcare costs before, during and after childbirth, UNICEF said on Monday.
Nagpur: Woman performed her own delivery at GMCH
Jun 03, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Nagpur, Jun 3 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman admitted to the government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) had to perform her own delivery due to the hospital administration’ s apathy on Sunday, sources said.
Suspected Nipah virus case reported from Ernakulam : CM
Jun 03, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 3 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said a suspected case of Nipah infection has been reported in Ernakulam.
Jun 03, 2019, at 09:45 am
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): On a day when World Bicycle Day is being observed globally, Dr. Harsh Vardhan rode a cycle to arrive in Nirman Bhawan here to take charge as the Indian Health Minister.
Eating blueberries every day improves heart health: Study
Jun 01, 2019, at 06:09 pm
London, June 1 (IBNS): Eating a cup of blueberries a day reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard and across the UK.
Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may hit fundamental cognitive abilities: Study
Jun 01, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Barcelona,June 1 (IBNS): A growing body of research suggests that exposure to air pollution in the earliest stages of life is associated with negative effects on cognitive abilities.
More than 7,000 die annually of passive smoking in India
May 31, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (UNI) While tobacco consumption continues to be a major cause of cancer-related deaths, passive smoking too claims over thousands of lives annually in India.
Don’t let smoking steal life’s breathtaking moments, urges UN health agency
May 30, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, May 30 (IBNS): Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, in a call for faster action from governments to tackle smoking and the “enormous” health, social, environmental and economic costs it entails.
Kerala: Hospitals directed to certify brain death as mandatory
May 28, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (UNI) Kerala Health Department has directed all the hospitals in the State to certify brain death as mandatory as part of promoting organ donation.
May 28, 2019, at 09:39 am
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Amid what global Vaccine Alliance Gavi is calling an “unprecedented combination” of epidemics, the UN and partners are supporting the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s major new immunization campaign against cholera which began on Monday, targeting more than 800,000.
Awareness drive at Menstrual Festival
May 26, 2019, at 07:48 pm
Hyderabad, May 26 (UNI): As part of 'Menstrual Festival', a one-day seminar with the theme 'Celebrate The Blood', was hosted on the eve of Menstrual Hygiene Day on Tuesday by Good Universe - a Society of social workers, professionals, health care specialists and young like minded people, at Sarath City Capital Mall, here on Sunday.
Women to run for fitness in Jammu city on Sunday
May 25, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Jammu, May 25 (UNI) Hundreds of women will be running to promote fitness in Jammu on Sunday.
DR Congo: ‘No time to lose’ says newly appointed UN Ebola response coordinator
May 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): With the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s worst ever Ebola outbreak now in its tenth month, the United Nations on Thursday announced measures to strengthen its response, with the Organization’s newly appointed Emergency Coordinator (EERC) declaring there is “no time to lose”.
End ‘shame, isolation and segregation’ of fistula sufferers, urges UN reproductive health chief
May 24, 2019, at 04:26 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Although obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, more than two million women and girls still live with the painful and disfiguring condition, according to UN data.
Sixty measles cases confirmed in New Zealand's Auckland
May 20, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Auckland, New Zealand, May 20 (Xinhua) Sixty measles cases were confirmed in New Zealand's Auckland including five news cases over the weekend, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) announced on Monday.
Over 1,200 people died from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since August : Health Ministry
May 20, 2019, at 10:01 am
Moscow, May 20 (Sputnik/UNI) More than 1,200 people have died from the Ebola virus disease since August in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's Health Ministry said.
Preschoolers who watch TV sleep less, study finds
May 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Amherst, May 18 (IBNS): Preschoolers who watch TV sleep significantly less than those who don’t, according to new research by University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer and developmental science graduate student Abigail Helm.
Woman devotee dies of cardiac arrest at Meenakshi temple
May 17, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Madurai, May 17 (UNI) A sexagenarian woman devotee died of cardiac arrest while worshipping at the World-renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on Friday.
Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report
May 16, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, May 16 (IBNS): Many countries need to invest more and take greater action to reduce the number of babies born with low birth weights which put their health at risk, urges a United Nations-backed report released on Wednesday.