WHO meet: Southeast Asian MPs focus on public health
March 19th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, March 19 (IANS) The WHO has brought together parliamentarians from Southeast Asia to discuss challenges and strengthen the public health system at a three-day conference of member nations starting ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Dutch women advised to remove breast implants
January 12th, 2012 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Jan 12 (IANS) Women in the Netherlands have been advised to remove their breast implants as a precaution because they raise the risk of ruptures and other complications.Women ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Stricter radiation norms soon for mobile handsets
June 5th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Concerned by the latest World Health Organisations (WHO) study linking mobile phone usage with brain tumours, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Assam Rifles to assist cancer, AIDS patients in northeast
May 21st, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, May 21 (IANS) Counter-insurgency outfit Assam Rifles, India's oldest paramilitary force, will now be seen in a new role - assisting people of the northeastern region in tackling dreaded ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Ultrasound as effective as CT scans in most cases
May 12th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) CT scans confer no clinical advantage over a simple, low-cost ultrasound procedure, says a new study.Michael Vaiman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine compared ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Even men can feel as unattractive as women
July 27th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) It is not just women who feel unattractive at certain times of the month. Men are just as likely to suffer "fat days", feeling less confident about their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sports stars are no role models, says study
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): A new study has shown that the drunken, loutish behaviour of some of our sporting heroes has little or no effect on young people.Scientists at the Universities of ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Wear blue jeans, spread word about pneumonia (Nov 2 is World Pneumonia Day)
October 31st, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) For the first time, World Pneumonia Day will be observed this Monday. To spread awareness about the single largest cause of death in children worldwide, netizens ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Bharat Biotech’s rabies vaccine to touch 20 million doses
October 27th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 27 (IANS) City-based vaccines and biotherapeutics manufacturer Bharat Biotech expects to more than double sales of its anti-rabies vaccine, INDIRAB(r),in two years to touch 20 million doses.
INDIRAB sales crossed the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Child groups to observe Nov 2 as World Pneumonia Day
October 21st, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A coalition of over 50 child health organisations from across the world will observe Nov 2 as the first World Pneumonia Day.
Two million children under five ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Two out of every three blind in India are women
October 8th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Nearly two million people are blind in India but what is startling is that around 66 percent of them are women, government authorities and experts said Thursday, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Shared birthdays, personal connections can improve sales
July 21st, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 21 (IANS) If a salesperson shares a birthday or a birthplace with you, you're more likely to make a purchase and feel good about it, according to a study.
"This ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gay sex ruling will help HIV/AIDS prevention in India
July 3rd, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, July 3 (IANS) Amnesty International, the global human rights group, Friday welcomed the Delhi high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality and alleged the Victorian-era law that banned gay sex ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Swine flu outbreak worsens in Argentina
June 28th, 2009 - 5:09 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, June 28 (EFE) Health officials in Argentina said Saturday the government may declare a state of emergency as the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, is spreading alarmingly in ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Lowering salt intake could could mean fewer heart attacks, deaths
March 12th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 12 (IANS) For every gram of salt that Americans reduce in their daily diets, over 200,000 deaths and quarter million new heart disease cases could be averted over a decade, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Trend to bar smokers from employment needs revision, say US experts
January 22nd, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): US experts have called for the re-evaluation of some workplace policies, which are barring employment to smokers.The trend for employers, especially in the US, to bar smokers ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Battery-powered smoking device banned by State Government
December 31st, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 31 (ANI): The Brumby Labor Government in Australia has banned a battery-powered device, which is said to be a healthy alternative to smoking.The device, which resembles a traditional cigarette, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Madonna donated $2.6m to Kabbalah in 2007
December 31st, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 31 (ANI): Madonna donated 3.1 million dollars in 2007, most of which included her support towards Kabbalah faith, according to recently available tax filings for her Ray of Light ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
College fete gives common man access to good healthcare
November 8th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The 'Nutrition for Health Care Mela' organised by Delhi University's Lady Irwin College in the capital drew huge crowds from neighbouring low-income residential areas and university employee ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fran Drescher to be named public diplomacy envoy for US
September 6th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 6 (ANI): American actress Fran Drescher will be the latest celebrity to be named public diplomacy envoy by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Flavour enhancer MSG linked to obesity
August 14th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) People who use monosodium glutamate or MSG to spice up their food are more likely to be overweight than others, though their physical activity and calorie intake are ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Affordable fluoride toothpaste still too expensive for the poor
June 13th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A collaborative study has shown that fluoride toothpaste is prohibitively expensive for the world's poorest people.The team, which includes Ann Goldman of the School of Public Health ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Vitamin D deficiency linked to cancer, heart problems
May 12th, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by admin
Toronto, May 12 (IANS) With recent studies claiming that vitamin D deficiency is leading to chronic health problems such as cancer and heart ailments, Health Canada has decided to review how much ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jailed doctor-activist Binayak Sen gets US-based award
April 22nd, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by admin
Vellore (Tamil Nadu), April 22 (IANS) Indian physician and rights activist Binayak Sen - who is behind bars in Chhattisgarh for alleged links with Maoists - has been awarded the prestigious Jonathan ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Shutting schools could blunt flu pandemic, claims study
April 10th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Closing schools during a deadly flu pandemic could slow the spread of the disease and prevent up to one in seven cases, says a new study.Health organisations ... Read more...
Posted in National |