Death toll in Indonesian earthquake touches 832, search for survivors continues
Oct 01, 2018, at 09:01 am
Jakarta, Oct 1 (IBNS) Rescuers continued to search for survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu which was badly hit by a 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami on Friday.
Study sounds warning over greenhouse emissions from Arctic rivers
Sep 30, 2018, at 07:12 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): A new study involving scientists from the University of Aberdeen has revealed that river networks bordering the Arctic Circle are responsible for a far higher level of carbon emissions than previously believed.
Newer contraceptive pills linked to reduced ovarian cancer risk in young women: Study
Sep 30, 2018, at 06:37 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): New types of combined oral contraceptives (containing both lower doses of oestrogens and newer progestogens) are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer, in young women, finds a large study from the University of Aberdeen.
Sep 30, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Climate change results from “an economic calculus” that pushes global destruction, Francine Baron, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Dominica told the United Nations Assembly on Saturday, stressing that “it must be accepted as the responsibility of our time.”
Massive earthquake in Indonesia leaves hundreds dead: UN chief ‘deeply saddened’
Sep 30, 2018, at 03:59 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Following a major, 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Friday, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement that he’s “deeply saddened” by the “terrible loss of life” and injuries from the disaster.
Himachal calamity : 16 trekkers, including 10 foreigners go missing
Sep 29, 2018, at 03:13 pm
Shimla, Sept 29 (IBNS) : Sixteen trekkers, including ten foreigners, were stated to be missing after they lost contact due to bad weather conditions at Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, media reports said. According to reports, policemen along with local porters and mountaineering experts have launched a search operation to locate the missing trekkers.
Nearly 400 killed in Indonesia earthquake and tsunami
Sep 29, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Jakarta, Sept 29 (IBNS) : Indonesian officials said on Saturday that nearly 400 people had been killed in Friday's strong earthquake and a tsunami on the central island of Sulawesi, media reports said quoting officials.
Senior Citizen Health Insurance – Probably the Best Gift for Your Parents
Sep 29, 2018, at 12:45 pm
There is no form of love that can be compared to the love of your mother and there is no form of care that you get from your father. It is rightly said that – God cannot ensure his presence everywhere, so he created parents.
Indonesia: Tsunami hits Palu after strong earthquake
Sep 29, 2018, at 08:30 am
Jakarta, Sept 29 (IBNS): A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Friday, triggering a tsunami, officials said.
Pacific Islands on the front line of climate change: UN chief
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:27 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): The concerns of the Pacific Islands, on the front line of climate change, are at the heart of the United Nations work, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, at a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), an intergovernmental organization, which holds UN Observer status.
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:24 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): States across the world should act now to decriminalise abortion and make every effort to ensure women and girls have the right to make their own decisions about pregnancy, said a group of United Nations human rights experts on Friday, in a statement marking International Safe Abortion Day.
Violence and displacement in Ebola-hit DR Congo threatens humanitarian response
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:19 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Increasing violence in Ebola-affected areas of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens the safety of tens of thousands of people there, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Indonesia: 7.5 earthquake hits Central Sulawesi
Sep 28, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Jakarta, Sept 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit central Sulawesi in Indonesia on Friday, officials said.
Eating disorder study shows how the brain dictates food choices
Sep 28, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Washington Sept 28 (IBNS): Joanna Steinglass has worked with anorexia nervosa patients since 1999, when she was a resident psychiatry at the College of Physicians & Surgeons.
Burst of morning gene activity tells plants when to flower: Study
Sep 28, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Washington, Sept 28 (IBNS): For angiosperms — or flowering plants — one of the most important decisions facing them each year is when to flower. It is no trivial undertaking. To flower, they must cease vegetative growth and commit to making those energetically expensive reproductive structures that will bring about the next generation.
Chronic illnesses: UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses outlined by World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, who drove home the danger by asking delegates to stand up, when they heard the name of an illness that had killed someone they loved: One by one, every single person in the room, got to their feet.
Fight against ‘vicious’ tuberculosis epidemic drastically underfunded: UN deputy chief
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:29 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The fight against tuberculosis (TB) is drastically under-funded, with a gap of around $13 billion per year, said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the first-ever High-Level TB Meeting, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Evidence that increased BMI causes lower mental wellbeing: Study
Sep 26, 2018, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): There is an increasing need to prevent obesity because of the consequences for mental as well as physical health, new research by academics at the University of Bristol has found.
Climate change and multilateralism figure high on first day of UN General Assembly debate
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:20 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): If there was one issue that was a recurrent theme on Tuesday on the first day of the United Nations General Assembly's annual general debate, it was the potentially catastrophic impact of climate change , from Secretary-General António Guterres’s opening address warning global Heads of State and Government that “its speed has provoked a sonic boom SOS across the world”, to individual leaders highlighting their individual vulnerabilities.
Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:41 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): A "perfect storm" of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could enable the deadly disease to spread, but there are “no plans” to pull UN workers out of the country despite concerns for their security, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Two mild intensity earthquakes hit Assam
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:29 am
Guwahati, Sep 25 (IBNS): Two mild intensity earthquakes rocked Assam on Tuesday morning.
More people should be encouraged to play golf and enjoy its health benefits: Experts
Sep 24, 2018, at 05:30 pm
London, Sept 24 (IBNS): More people should be encouraged to play golf and enjoy its many health benefits, an international panel of experts has concluded.
Eight of ten with cancer risk genes don’t know it: Study
Sep 23, 2018, at 07:01 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS): A genomic screening approach of more than 50,000 people shows that more than 80 percent of those who carry an identifiable genetic risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer don’t know it despite frequent interaction with the healthcare system.
Insulin shows great potential against chronic Colitis: Study
Sep 22, 2018, at 05:26 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Diabetes is not the only disease on which insulin has an effect, it appears. In a new study that involved tests on mice researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have discovered a new method for treating chronic colitis with regular insulin.
Breast milk may help babies’ brain development: Study
Sep 22, 2018, at 05:07 pm
London, Sept 22 (IBNS): Babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula, a study has found.
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:58 am
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): New Ebola virus hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are threatening progress made in tackling the deadly disease and increasing its risk of spreading, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:47 am
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): More one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were caused by harmful use of alcohol, according a report released on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk: Study
Sep 21, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Londo, Sept 21 (IBNS): Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia.
Adults with varied sleep-wake times weigh more, have higher blood sugar, risk of disease: Study
Sep 21, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Durham, Sept 21 (IBNS): Sufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it’s not just an issue of logging at least seven hours of Z’s.
A Rotarian accounts the success story of Polio Eradication
Sep 21, 2018, at 04:37 pm
Ashok Mahajan, Past Rotary International Director and Past Trustee The Rotary Foundation in conversation with Subhojit Roy