New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Unauthorized sale of Oxytocin by a chemist shop in East Delhi’s Gazipur area came to light during a raid by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the Union Ministry…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday inaugurated an underground reservoir and a booster pump in a south Delhi district to provide potable water to the area and reduce the…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Indian insurance industry is expected to grow to $280 billion by 2019-20, aided by the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing a…
Jerusalem, Sep 9 (IANS) Israeli researchers have found that probiotic treatment can damage the intestines, the Weizmann Institute of Science has said. Researchers contradicted the common idea that probiotic bacteria can strengthen the immune system…
Shimla, Sep 9 (IANS) Special health centres are running in Himachal Pradesh under the National Adolescent Health Programme to solve problems of youths, an official said on Sunday. Consultation and treatment are being provided to…
Seoul, Sep 9 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Sunday confirmed the first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus since the outbreak that affected the country in 2015 leaving 187 infected and 38…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Xiaomi-backed wearable brand Huami on Sunday launched two smartwatches “Amazfit Pace” and “Amazfit Cor” for fitness enthusiasts in India. Priced at Rs 9,999, “Amazfit Pace” is equipped with a 2.4…
London, Sep 9 (IANS) A fungal compound has been identified by a team of Chinese researchers as a promising antibiotic candidate, as they presented an approach that can efficiently obtain it the lab, said a…
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Ancient farming practices led to a rise in the atmospheric emission of the heat-trapping gases carbon dioxide and methane — a rise that has continued since and has profoundly changed…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The proliferation of disease-causing antibiotic resistant organisms is correlated with many social and environmental factors such as poor sanitation, unsafe water and higher corruption, a study published in the Lancet…
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) In a bid to fight back against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers are now developing germ-eating microbes that will attack all sorts of nasties, including bacterial lung infections, plague and deadly germs…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Actress Deepika Padukone has urged women to indulge in self-care and to take some time off their various roles for themselves without feeling guilty about doing so. “Women have a…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid and is erroneous, scientists argued challenging previously held theories. A team led by Philip Metzger, planetary scientist at the University…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Ever wondered why some people seem to feel less pain than others? The answer could lie in mindfulness, which could be targeted in the development of effective pain therapies, researchers…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) After 11 years of gathering breathtaking imagery, and performing unprecedented feats of spacecraft engineering, Dawn — NASA’s space probe for the asteroid belt — is drawing to a close due to…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel blood pressure (BP) application that can give accurate readings using an iPhone, without requiring any special equipment. Developed by the Michigan State University researchers, the…
Patna, Sep 8 (IANS) At least 50 children fell ill on Saturday after consuming their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar’s East Champaran district, officials said. According to district officials, some students have…
By Amaresh Ojha During this last decade there has been a huge surge in the demand for bodybuilding supplements in the country. However, a study by Assocham and business management consultant RNCOS indicates that as…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) NASA has launched a sounding rocket from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to test a supersonic parachute for landing its next rover on Mars. The rocket launched on Friday…
Kulpi (West Bengal), Sep 8 (IANS) Leading by example, Kulpi block in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district has achieved 99 per cent institutional child delivery by providing state-of-the-art facilities, according to an official. “We…