New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Consumption of folic acid tablets during pregnancy may help prevent spina bifida — a condition characterised by an incomplete closing of the backbone and membrane around the spinal cord in…
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Breast milk not only provides nutrition to babies, but also protects mothers from developing high blood pressure (BP) for longer-term, suggests a study. Hypertension is relatively common in pregnancy and…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The proceeds from an ongoing exhibition-cum-sale of 2,000 hand-blown glass pieces will go to animal welfare organisation People for Animals as well as artisans from Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district. The…
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) The Punjab government has banned the sale of herbicide glyphosate in the state, which is widely used to control a variety of weeds in almost all crops, with immediate effect, a…
Jaipur, Oct 24 (IANS) The Zika virus has so far affected 135 people in Jaipur, officials said on Wednesday. Veenu Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, said a toll-free number has been set up in a…
Noida, Oct 24 (IANS) Doctors here gave a new lease of life to a three-and-a-half-month old baby from Uzbekistan who was suffering from high-risk end-stage liver disease. Baby Yusuf was suffering from an extremely critical…
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Health and consumer rights groups on Wednesday urged the Punjab government to lift a ban on e-cigarettes in the state while pointing out that the use of tobacco was on the…
Gurugram, Oct 24 (IANS) Balanced and healthy food is crucial for growth of the mind as well as the body which helps amplify self-esteem during adolescence, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said here on Wednesday. “Availability…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) An Indonesia woman delivered a baby girl on board an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta, early on Wednesday morning, officials said here. According to an official, the expectant…
London, Oct 24 (IANS) Women who are in the habit of popping up over-the-counter painkillers during pregnancy could increase the risk of their daughters entering puberty earlier than normal, warns a research. The study observed…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday raised the supervisory visiting charges for ASHA facilitators from Rs 250 to Rs 300, a move that will lead to a cumulative increase of Rs 1,000…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a new director’s post at six branches of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in different cities with a starting…
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Researchers have identified a naturally occurring bone hormone that can potentially reverse memory loss in the ageing brain through exercise. The study on the hormone osteocalcin lends new insight into…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) An Indonesian woman delivered a baby on-board an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta on Wednesday morning, officials said here. Following the medical emergency, the flight was diverted to…
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) Six children were dead and 12 others sick following a viral outbreak at a rehabilitation centre in the US state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Health on Tuesday…
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) Criticizing the culture of instant food, Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged the need to go back to traditional Indian food, saying “instant food means constant disease”. Naidu…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) India exported 458 thousand tonnes of organic products worth $515 million in 2017-18 — around 39 per cent higher from the previous year, said Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) The working conditions of comedians, with little or no pay, contribute to poor mental health, according to researchers. The findings, led by researchers from the Cardiff and Stockholm Universities, showed that…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Ahead of Diwali, Delhi’s Directorate of Education has asked the schools to sensitise the students on the ill-effects of burning firecrackers and encourage them to make the festival pollution-free. The…
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that the fragrant flower lavender is relaxing and may help people unwind and could even be a safer alternative to anti-anxiety drugs. The study, over mice, showed that…