‘Catastrophic’ healthcare costs put mothers and newborns at risk
Jun 04, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, June 4 (IBNS): Pregnant women are putting their lives and their babies at risk because of “catastrophic” and prohibitive healthcare costs before, during and after childbirth, UNICEF said on Monday.
Nagpur: Woman performed her own delivery at GMCH
Jun 03, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Nagpur, Jun 3 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman admitted to the government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) had to perform her own delivery due to the hospital administration’ s apathy on Sunday, sources said.
Suspected Nipah virus case reported from Ernakulam : CM
Jun 03, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 3 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said a suspected case of Nipah infection has been reported in Ernakulam.
Jun 03, 2019, at 09:45 am
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): On a day when World Bicycle Day is being observed globally, Dr. Harsh Vardhan rode a cycle to arrive in Nirman Bhawan here to take charge as the Indian Health Minister.
Eating blueberries every day improves heart health: Study
Jun 01, 2019, at 06:09 pm
London, June 1 (IBNS): Eating a cup of blueberries a day reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard and across the UK.
Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may hit fundamental cognitive abilities: Study
Jun 01, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Barcelona,June 1 (IBNS): A growing body of research suggests that exposure to air pollution in the earliest stages of life is associated with negative effects on cognitive abilities.
More than 7,000 die annually of passive smoking in India
May 31, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (UNI) While tobacco consumption continues to be a major cause of cancer-related deaths, passive smoking too claims over thousands of lives annually in India.
Don’t let smoking steal life’s breathtaking moments, urges UN health agency
May 30, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, May 30 (IBNS): Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, in a call for faster action from governments to tackle smoking and the “enormous” health, social, environmental and economic costs it entails.
Kerala: Hospitals directed to certify brain death as mandatory
May 28, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (UNI) Kerala Health Department has directed all the hospitals in the State to certify brain death as mandatory as part of promoting organ donation.
May 28, 2019, at 09:39 am
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Amid what global Vaccine Alliance Gavi is calling an “unprecedented combination” of epidemics, the UN and partners are supporting the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s major new immunization campaign against cholera which began on Monday, targeting more than 800,000.
Awareness drive at Menstrual Festival
May 26, 2019, at 07:48 pm
Hyderabad, May 26 (UNI): As part of 'Menstrual Festival', a one-day seminar with the theme 'Celebrate The Blood', was hosted on the eve of Menstrual Hygiene Day on Tuesday by Good Universe - a Society of social workers, professionals, health care specialists and young like minded people, at Sarath City Capital Mall, here on Sunday.
Women to run for fitness in Jammu city on Sunday
May 25, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Jammu, May 25 (UNI) Hundreds of women will be running to promote fitness in Jammu on Sunday.
DR Congo: ‘No time to lose’ says newly appointed UN Ebola response coordinator
May 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): With the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s worst ever Ebola outbreak now in its tenth month, the United Nations on Thursday announced measures to strengthen its response, with the Organization’s newly appointed Emergency Coordinator (EERC) declaring there is “no time to lose”.
End ‘shame, isolation and segregation’ of fistula sufferers, urges UN reproductive health chief
May 24, 2019, at 04:26 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Although obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, more than two million women and girls still live with the painful and disfiguring condition, according to UN data.
Sixty measles cases confirmed in New Zealand's Auckland
May 20, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Auckland, New Zealand, May 20 (Xinhua) Sixty measles cases were confirmed in New Zealand's Auckland including five news cases over the weekend, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) announced on Monday.
Over 1,200 people died from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since August : Health Ministry
May 20, 2019, at 10:01 am
Moscow, May 20 (Sputnik/UNI) More than 1,200 people have died from the Ebola virus disease since August in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's Health Ministry said.
Preschoolers who watch TV sleep less, study finds
May 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Amherst, May 18 (IBNS): Preschoolers who watch TV sleep significantly less than those who don’t, according to new research by University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer and developmental science graduate student Abigail Helm.
Woman devotee dies of cardiac arrest at Meenakshi temple
May 17, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Madurai, May 17 (UNI) A sexagenarian woman devotee died of cardiac arrest while worshipping at the World-renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on Friday.
Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report
May 16, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, May 16 (IBNS): Many countries need to invest more and take greater action to reduce the number of babies born with low birth weights which put their health at risk, urges a United Nations-backed report released on Wednesday.
May 15, 2019, at 08:47 am
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Key lifestyle choices such as getting regular exercise, not smoking or drinking too much, can reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.
Common food additive found to affect gut microbiota
May 14, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Sydney, May 14 (IBNS): University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present in many food items, may have a substantial and harmful influence on human health.
Global study predicts more than 50 percent rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040
May 14, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Sydney, May 14 (IBNS): More than 15 million people each year will need chemotherapy by 2040, a landmark study published today by a team of Australian researchers has shown.
WHO is establishing technical advisory group and roster of experts on digital health
May 14, 2019, at 03:19 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): WHO is establishing a global multi-disciplinary technical group to advise us on issues related to digital health.
WHO welcomes industry action to align with global trans fat elimination targets
May 14, 2019, at 03:16 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): WHO welcomes the commitment by the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to align with the WHO target to eliminate industrially produced trans fat from the global food supply by 2023.
May 13, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): Being raised in impoverished urban neighbourhoods more than doubles the average person’s chances of developing a psychosis-spectrum disorder by middle adulthood. These are the striking findings of a new study by Concordia and University of California, Davis researchers involving nearly 4,000 families monitored over 30 years.
Dietary fats entering the brain may explain link between obesity and depression
May 13, 2019, at 05:22 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): Obesity and depression have long been linked, with previous clinical studies finding an association between these two conditions. However, until now, the mechanisms of how obesity affects depression and vice versa have not been fully understood.
How much coffee is harmful to your health, study answers
May 13, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Sydney, May 13 (IBNS): Latte, cappuccino or short black, a morning coffee is an essential for many people looking to kick start their day. But while the humble coffee may be a vital feature of the daily grind, how much is too much?
Jammu and Kashmir: Man suffers cardiac arrest, police cop saves life by giving CPR
May 12, 2019, at 08:33 pm
Jammu, May 12 (UNI) An inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police has saved a precious life of a man, who suffered a cardiac arrest while travelling towards Jammu from Srinagar in a cab, sources here said.
Stress in early life could make people more likely to develop depression: Study
May 11, 2019, at 04:29 pm
London, May 11 (IBNS): New research by the University of Bristol has found that early life adversity could make an individual more at risk of developing negative thinking, which could lead to major depressive disorder (MDD). The findings provide biological and psychological evidence to support work first proposed in the 1960s.
Study aims at unpacking the links: Chronic stress, fertility and the ‘hunger hormone’
May 10, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): Researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic stress and reproductive problems, in a pre-clinical study that shines the spotlight on a hunger-triggering hormone.