‘Travel, urbanisation have led to 50-fold rise in dengue cases’
September 17th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Constant travelling and rapid urbanisation of rural areas have contributed to a nearly 50-fold increase in dengue cases over the last 50 years, say experts."Aedes aegypti ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
80 confirmed cases of dengue in Bengal
August 10th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) As many as 80 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported so far in West Bengal, a senior health official said Friday."So far there are 80 ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Long-term pesticide exposure is harmful: STM study
June 20th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Long-time exposure to pesticides via inhalation may cause moderate to severe blood toxicity and reduction in the total number of bone marrow cells, leading to several ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Cuba develops mathematical models to fight dengue
March 24th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, March 24 (IANS) Cuba has developed mathematical models to help fight dengue, a media report said Friday.Experts from Havana's Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute developed the models.Spearheaded by young ... Read more...
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Cuban, US scientists seek to cooperate
December 14th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) In a significant development, Cuban and US scientists said here Tuesday they believe progress is being made in future cooperation between their communities despite the ... Read more...
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HIV positive patients seek action against doctor
September 5th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Wearing black badges, around 100 HIV positive people Monday staged a demonstration outside the West Bengal health department headquarters here demanding punishment for a government doctor ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Exercise decreases salt’s effect on blood pressure
March 24th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 24 (ANI): A new study has shown that the more physically active you are, the less your blood pressure rises in response to a high-salt diet."Patients should be advised to ... Read more...
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Physical activity counters salt’s effect on blood pressure
March 24th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 24 (IANS) There's some good news for people who like their snacks well salted. Physical activity ensures that your blood pressure remains under control even if you like ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Sun-triggered protein ‘makes skin cancer worse’
February 4th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that an unexpected immune protein exacerbates cancer due to sun exposure.Their study suggests that drugs blocking the protein might halt tumor growth in skin ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Intermittent drug treatment ‘can curb malaria’
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Three randomized controlled trials show that intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in kids adds to the benefit of sleeping under bed nets.It also showed that public health intervention ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
After 33 years, it’s ‘homecoming’ for Nepal president
January 28th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) It was a trip down the memory lane for Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav who on Friday returned to the city where he had taken his ... Read more...
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Nepal has drawn inspiration from India: Ram Baran Yadav (Lead)
January 28th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Friday said his country's "democratic struggle has drawn inspiration from India", particularly this eastern metropolis."Nepal's democratic struggle has drawn inspiration from India, particularly ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Coming soon: A trap to trick pregnant mosquitoes!
December 26th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): Experts are developing an innovative trap to fight dengue fever - using mosquitoes' motherly instincts.Researchers at the Tulane University are deploying small devices with just the right mix ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Largest clinical trial confirms new drug for worldwide malaria treatment
November 7th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): The largest clinical trial ever conducted has concluded that the drug artesunate should now be the preferred treatment for the disease in both children and adults everywhere in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aid for maternal, newborn and child health doubled over 5yrs
September 17th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): New statistics have revealed that the amount of official development assistance (ODA) to maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in developing countries has apparently doubled between 2003 and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Floods in Pakistan result of deforestation, dam construction: Experts
August 14th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): It's Independence Day for Pakistan, but there seems to be no freedom from the floods that have been ravaging the country since the past few weeks.Already termed the ... Read more...
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HIV+ woman commits suicide: Will XVIII IAC address stigma?
July 15th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant, Citizen News Service (CNS)Just a week before the world's largest AIDS Conference opens in Vienna, Austria, yet another woman has committed suicide on being told of her HIV positive ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
King Tut died from sickle-cell disease, not malaria: Experts
June 26th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): King Tutankhamun's death was a result of sickle-cell disease, and not malaria - according to experts.A team from Hamburg's Bernhard Noct Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) claims that ... Read more...
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School based sex education classes have little effect: Study
June 9th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Researchers have revealed that school based sex education classes have had little effect on reported sexual behaviours among African adolescents and no effect on the prevalence of HIV ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brit Indian kids have better mental health than Brit Whites
May 12th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): British children with Indian ancestry have better mental health than British Whites, a new research from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has shown.Anna Goodman, the ... Read more...
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Fish oil does not improve memory of elderly
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) The largest ever trial of fish oil supplements has found no evidence that they offer benefits for cognitive function in older people.
A study investigated the effects of ... Read more...
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Fish oil supplements ‘don’t boost brain power’
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Fish oil supplements offer no benefits for cognitive function in older people, according to a new study.The OPAL study investigated the effects of taking omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists identify new species of human malaria
April 20th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): While studying ovale malaria - a form of the disease thought to be caused by a single species of parasite, scientists discovered that the parasite is actually two ... Read more...
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Neonatal and infant circumcision safe when done by experts
February 16th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): A new study has found that neonatal and infant circumcision is safe when done by trained staff.The review has appeared in the open access journal BMC Urology.According to ... Read more...
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Researchers profile malaria parasite genome
February 6th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Researchers have achieved a breakthrough by successfully profiling the malaria parasite genome for the first time - opening the way to more potent drugs for the disease that ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
AIDS patient jumps to death
December 19th, 2009 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Depression apparently prompted an AIDS patient to jump to her death Saturday from the third floor of the hospital where she was admitted, police said.
Lakshmi Samanta, a 25-year-old ... Read more...
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Parasitic disease targets HIV-infected gay males
November 30th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) A rare parasitic disease, normally transmitted by contaminated water, has been shown to be transmitted by sex between HIV-positive men.
Taiwanese researcher Chieng-Ching Hung, who led the study, had ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
TV exposure linked to aggressive behavior in young kids
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that three-year-old kids who are exposed to more TV are at an increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior.For the study, Jennifer A. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
WHO Director-General visits Cuba
October 25th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Oct 25 (IANS) Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has arrived in Cuba for a four-day visit.
Her visit includes a tour of important scientific institutions in the country ... Read more...
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Shame ‘propels’ people to wash hands after loo visit!
October 15th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): People are more likely to wash their hands after using the toilet when they have been shamed into it, a new study claims.The research by the London School ... Read more...
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Genome of hospital superbug C. difficile unravelled
September 25th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Scientists from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute claim to have unravelled the genome of the most virulent form of hospital ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Malaria parasite developing drug resistance in Cambodia
July 30th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Malaria parasites in western Cambodia are becoming increasingly resistant to artemisinin-based therapies, say researchers.Artemisinin-based therapies are the first-line treatment for malaria, which is caused by most deadly ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study deflates nutritional value of organic food
July 30th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Don't place too much value on organically grown food -- they are nutritionally no better than food grown with synthetic chemicals, says an exhaustive new study.
Consumers are willing ... Read more...
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Organic food has ‘no health benefits’
July 30th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Organically produced foods are not nutritionally superior to conventionally produced foodstuffs, according to researchers.Consumers appear willing to pay higher prices for organic foods based on their perceived health ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Financial crisis to fuel more suicides, homicides: study
July 8th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Market crashes are likely to fuel more homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a new study.
Researchers at London School of Hygiene & ... Read more...
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