New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda and the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram witness the signing ceremony of PPP agreement between ICMR and Sun Pharma, in Research and…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The South East Asian region has recorded a 85 percent decline in malaria mortality rate between 2000 and 2014, a World Health Organisation statement said on Monday. The global health…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) LiveHealth, a mobile health app that provides electronic medical records (EMR) solution, on Monday announced it has delivered a record 61 lakh instant diagnostic reports to nearly three lakh patients…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) If you notice significant lack of growth in your kid compared to his/her peers, do not panic as it is a common symptom for children suffering from short stature condition,…
New York, April 25 (IANS) A team of international tobacco control experts has found that use of e-cigarettes can reduce overall smoking as well as potentially decrease the mortality rates particularly arising out of cigarette…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) Do not throw away leftover cooking oil. You can convert it into biodiesel in a microwave and use that to run your car. Turning cooking oil into auto…
New York, April 25 (IANS) Children exposed to chemicals used in liquid laundry detergent packets may have serious health effects such as breathing problems, heart problems, and even death, warns a study. The study, published…
Geneva, April 25 (IANS) As many as 21 countries, including six in the African region and four of India’s neighbours — Bhutan, China, Nepal and Malaysia, could be free of malaria by 2020, the World…
London, April 25 (IANS) Researchers have for the first time visually depicted the movement of dinosaurs around the world during the Mesozoic Era — from about 252 to 66 million years ago — including a…
New York, April 25 (IANS) Interacting with a healthy environment that includes exercise, certain genes can play an important role in prolonging lifespan, new research has found. The researchers studied the genes in the brain’s…
New York, April 25 (IANS) Diabetes can damage the auditory system, new research has found, suggesting that clinicians should include the testing of hearing in managing Type-2 diabetes. The findings, published in the journal Current…
Wellington, April 25 (IANS) A “Mediterranean” diet, high in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods, is likely to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people who already have heart disease, finds a…
Washington, April 25 (IANS) In one of its most ambitious projects in deep space, a team of NASA researchers are proposing to send robots at the centre of icy moons to explore the subsurface ocean…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India’s pharmaceutical industry, with a market size of over Rs.2 lakh crore, ranks third in volume and 13th in value across the globe, it was announced on Sunday. “The pharmaceutical…
New York, April 24 (IANS) Fructose, a sugar common in the western diet, can damage hundreds of brain genes in a way that could lead to a range of diseases — from diabetes to cardiovascular…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Jogging without any proper prior exercise or knee activity can damage the knee joints requiring them a long duration for recovery, said joint replacement experts. According to them, anyone willing…
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US space agency is preparing to put in the sky an array of new experimental aircraft — known as X-planes and intended to carry on the legacy of demonstrating advanced…
London, April 24 (IANS) Far from making you smarter, electrical stimulation of the brain’s cells while solving challenging tasks can lead to mental overload, warn researchers. The researchers wanted to test whether a treatment that…
Japanese Beetle on apple (Credit:University of Maine Cooperative Extension ) London, April 24 (IANS) The leaves of virus-infected plants reflect light differently to attract the attention of disease-spreading greenfly, new research suggests. Plant viruses alter…
New York, April 24 (IANS) Do you feel embarrassed at your foul-smelling body odour? Hold on as skin care products company Nivea Men has developed a smartphone app called “NOSE” that quickly senses and tells…