5.7 magnitude earthquake hits SW Iran
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Tehran, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) A 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Richter scale struck Masjid Soleiman region in southwest Iran's Khuzestan province on Monday, Iranian Seismological Center reported.
Monsoon showers lash parts of Himachal Pradesh
Jul 06, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Shimla, Jul 6 (UNI) The southwest monsoon showers lashed many parts of Himachal Pradesh in past 24 hrs as it advanced in the hill state, MeT office said on Saturday.
Doctor commits suicide on first day of duty
Jul 05, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Nagpur, July 5 (UNI): A 26-year-old doctor allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room of Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here, police said here on Friday.
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Southern California
Jul 05, 2019, at 10:18 am
Los Angeles, Jul 4 (Xinhua/UNI) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted 12 km southwest of Searles Valley in the U.S. state of California 17:33:48 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Pharmacist runs government health centre in the absence of doctors
Jul 04, 2019, at 12:27 pm
Guwahati, July 4 (IBNS): A pharmacist has been forced to run a government health centre in Assam in the absence of doctors.
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Odisha to plant 6 crore trees this monsoon, to distribute 4 crore more
Jul 03, 2019, at 09:48 pm
Bhubaneswar, July 3 (UNI): Odisha's forest department will plant six crore trees during the current rainy season, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said here today.
Livelihoods of millions in East and Southeast Asia at risk from Swine Fever epidemic
Jul 03, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, July 3 (IBNS): The rapid spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) across East and Southeast Asia is threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of households in the region which rely on pig farming, The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, reported on Tuesday.
June 2019 was hottest month ever on record: European satellite agency
Jul 03, 2019, at 09:56 am
London, July 3 (IBNS): Summer has barely begun, but temperature records are already being broken. Data released today show that the European-average temperature for June 2019 was higher than for any other June on record.
Scientists find zebra odour useful in fight against trypanosomosis disease
Jul 02, 2019, at 06:05 pm
Nairobi, Jul 2 (Xinhua) Researchers in Kenya have found that specific odours in zebra skin can provide leads to boost the management of the deadly trypanosomiasis disease, which is transmitted by tsetse flies to people and livestock.
Japanese Encephalitis claims 28 lives in Assam
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS): Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 28 lives in Assam so far, officials said on Tuesday.
Rain mayhem: 32 lives lost in Maharashtra, holiday declared today
Jul 02, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Mumbai, Jul 2 (UNI) At least 32 people were killed in various rain-related incidents, including wall collapses in this financial capital, Thane and Pune, and over 75 injured or missing on Tuesday, as rains battered parts of Maharashtra.
Jalandhar moves to build green, plastic-free future
Jul 01, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Jalandhar, Jul 1 (UNI): In order to make the district garbage-free, the administration and Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar will work jointly to encourage the residents to give their whole-hearted support for clean and green Jalandhar, by sensitising them under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Flute music helps to build brains of premature babies
Jul 01, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Bern, Jul 1 (UNI) Swiss neuroscientists have reported positive effects of specially composed and performed music on developing neural networks of premature babies.
Consumers empowered by sharing medical ‘selfies’: Study
Jun 30, 2019, at 07:00 pm
Sydney, June 30 (IBNS): Taking medical ‘selfies’ and sharing them with a doctor empowers and reassures healthcare consumers, and can improve doctor-patient relationships, a two-part QUT-led study has found.
Video of tiger chasing bike riders goes viral on internet, Twitter users left shocked
Jun 30, 2019, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): Social media users were left amazed and shocked after a video surfaced on the internet where two people riding on a bike could be seen chased by a tiger in Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala's Wayanad district.
Harsh Vardhan dispatches a Central Team to Review Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation in Assam
Jun 30, 2019, at 05:46 pm
New York, June 30 (IBNS): In view of the recent reported Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases in Assam, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has dispatched a central team to review the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation in the State, on Sunday.
Ebola fight ongoing amid evidence of ‘several massacres’ in DR Congo’s Ituri province
Jun 29, 2019, at 08:14 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): The vital work of tracing people infected with deadly Ebola virus disease in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is progressing, despite evidence of “several” massacres in the affected area earlier this month, the UN said on Friday.
BSF conducts annual medical conference in Shillong
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:36 pm
Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) organised their Annual Medical Conference at their campus in Shillong on Friday.
Gene therapy for corneal blindness: Light at the end of tunnel?
Jun 28, 2019, at 03:12 pm
India-born biomedical researcher Rajiv Mohan working in USA's University of Missouri is pursuing a singular mission: bring sight to the sightless. He has developed a way to genetically alter a pathway that limits the amount of light that enters the eye and help cure corneal blindness. Ralph Chapoco, Sean Na and Karina Zaiets report from USA with Godhuly Bose from India
Heavy rainfall, flood prediction during G20 Summit
Jun 27, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Osaka, Japan, Jun 27 (Sputnik): The authorities of Japan’s Osaka, which will host the G20 Summit on Friday and Saturday, warned on Thursday that the city may face heavy rainfall, floods and landslides following a tropical cyclone that is currently approaching the Kansai region.
Heavy rains lash Chennai and suburbs, bring relief from unrelenting heat
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:28 pm
Chennai, June 26 (UNI): Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Wednesday evening, brining the much needed respite from the unrelenting heat wave conditions in the area.
Hamdard launches its Wellness Centre in Bangalore
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Bengaluru, June 25 (IBNS): Hamdard Laboratories, over a 100 year old iconic FMCG company, and India’s leading Health & Wellness business house furthers its expansion into retail with the launch of their next Wellness Centre ‘Hamdard Wellness’ in Bangalore on Tuesday after the successful opening of the centres in Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Patna, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
Study finds that drinking just one pint of beer or a large glass of wine may impair sense of control
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:02 pm
London, June 25 (IBNS): New research by neuroscientists from the University of Sussex shows that drinking only one pint of beer or a large glass of wine is enough to significantly compromise a person’s sense of agency.
New study finds coffee could be the secret to fighting obesity
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:42 am
London, June 25 (IBNS): A new study finds that drinking a cup of coffee could have a direct effect on the body's brown fat functions.
NASA starts new efforts to resume heat probe to study inner temperature of Mars
Jun 23, 2019, at 01:32 pm
Los Angeles, Jun 23 (Xinhua): NASA InSight lander's mission team has started new efforts to try to get InSight's heat probe digging again on Mars, said the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday.
3.7 magnitude earthquake hits Maharashtra
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Jun 22 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richetr Scale hit Maharashtra's Nanded and Hingoli districts on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
Jun 22, 2019, at 01:10 pm
Bengaluru, June 22 (IBNS): On the occasion of International Yoga Day on Friday, Bengaluru based health-tech start-up Dozee, launched their Mindfulness feature on their healthcare app and provided the first-of-its-kind experience to cancer patients at HCG – The Specialist in Cancer Care.
Alarming: Study finds melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled in recent years
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:48 pm
New York, June 21 (IBNS): A newly comprehensive study shows that melting of Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated dramatically since the start of the 21st century.
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): On World Refugee Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for more support to fill the gaps in training for teachers on trauma and psychosocial assistance for migrant and refugee students.
First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): More than seven in 10 people with epilepsy in developing countries are not getting the low-cost care they need, and UN health experts said on Thursday this could lead to a “significantly higher” risk of death among sufferers than in industrialized nations.