Spike in demand for AI may trigger thousands of premature deaths: Study
Dec 10, 2024, at 04:42 pm
The rising demand for Artificial Intelligence and resultant computer processing is increasing air pollution levels from power plants and backup diesel generators.
WHO report says proper hypertension treatment can avert 76 million deaths between 2023 and 2050
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:12 pm
A report released by the World Health Organization on Tuesday released a report which showed approximately 4 out of every 5 people with hypertension are not adequately treated, but if countries can scale up coverage, 76 million deaths could be averted between 2023 and 2050.
Aug 11, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Dhaka: A total of 2,959 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours on Thursday, the highest number in a single day so far this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health.
Alcohol and smoking to blame for premature deaths among night owls: Study
Jun 16, 2023, at 10:44 pm
Staying up late at night has little impact on how long ‘night owls’ live, according to new research from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the University of Helsinki published in the peer-reviewed journal Chronobiology International.
US Covid deaths touch 2,259 per day this week: Reports
Jan 30, 2022, at 02:26 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: The seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths in the United States is increasing at a worrying rate, hitting 2,259 on Wednesday, the highest level since last winter's surge, the Daily Mail said in a recent report.
Spanish doctors call for vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 after three deaths reported
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Spanish doctors called on regional authorities to accelerate the immunization of pregnant women following three reported cases of fatalities from COVID-19 in the category during the last month.
India reports highest COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is slowly recovering from the second wave of coronavirus, on Thursday witnessed a big jump in daily COVID-19 toll as it recorded the highest number of deaths due to the contagion in the last 24 hours.
24 new cases, two deaths recorded in Puducherry
Dec 10, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Coronavirus infection continued in the downward trend in the Union territory with just 24 persons tested positive in the last 24 hours, ending at 10 AM, on Thursday.
One in five deaths are associated with poor diet globally: Study
Apr 05, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): People in almost every region of the world could benefit from re-balancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, published in The Lancet.