Noida, May 3 (IANS) Fitex India, a two-day event to be held in Greater Noida from Thursday, will bring together over 20 internationally acclaimed celebrated fitness experts and gurus. To be hosted at the India…
Hanoi, May 3 (IANS) Vietnam, which has more than five million patients with kidney failure, is facing an acute shortage of the organ for transplantation, a media report said on Thursday. The country, with a…
Ottawa, May 3 (IANS) Canadian Member of Parliament Gord Brown died suddenly after apparently suffering a fatal heart attack in his Parliament Hill office on Wednesday. Brown, 57, has been a Conservative MP since 2004….
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved acceptance of a WHO protocol to eliminate the illicit trade in tobacco products, an official statement said. “The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 100-bed hospital in Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs 95 crore. Addressing the…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The government on Wednesday extended the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) by two years till 2020 with a financial outlay of Rs 14,832, crore to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday asked the Central government to call a meeting of Environment Ministers of NCR states and other stakeholder departments to find solution to the…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The WHO report that projects India in a bad light in terms of air pollution is a grim reminder that the issue has become a national health crisis, the Centre…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a plan to set up 20 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country, six of…
New York, May 2 (IANS) If your grandparents are struggling with isolation, showing them how to use Facebook may help as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that social networking sites offer tools and…
Tokyo, May 2 (IANS) New research has found that people with blood type O may be at increased risk of dying from severe trauma – an injury that has the potential to cause long-term disability…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Indian cuisine offers a variety of spices that tingle not only your taste buds, but also impact health positively. Black pepper, which can turn dull dishes into lip-smacking, can help…
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Actress Jacqueline Fernandez says her mantra during the summer is to eat right and keep it cool. The actress, who is also an investor in Indian cold pressed juice brand RAW…
New York, May 2 (IANS) Long-term exposure to traffic-related pollution may significantly increase the risk of asthma in early childhood, a study has warned. The findings, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking cancellation of allotment of two landfill sites in the city by a Central government-controlled body to…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) In a rare case, doctors at Fortis Hospital here said they removed 14 live round worms, measuring 15-20 cm each, from a 38-year-old woman’s bile duct, the duct which connects…
New York, May 1 (IANS) Children raised without pets in an urban setting are more vulnerable to mental illness than those raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria-laden dust, says a new…
London, May 1 (IANS) Eating lots of refined carbohydrates, particularly white pasta and rice, may advance the start of menopause by about one-and-a-half years, warns a study. The findings, published in the Journal of Epidemiology…
New York, May 1 (IANS) Smoking and alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of a rapid and irregular heart rate, called atrial fibrillation, which can lead to a stroke, dementia, heart failure and other complications, a…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India is making significant strides towards meeting climate commitments and is on course to surpass its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets before 2030, said an independent study by the Council…