Russia successfully launches manned spacecraft for space station
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:00 am
Moscow, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Russia's Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft carrying three astronauts successfully took off for the International Space Station (ISS) and entered the planned orbit Thursday, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said.
Mar 14, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): Despite a decline in new HIV infections globally, a UN report launched on Wednesday highlights that nearly all people who inject drugs live in countries that do not provide suitable harm-reduction service coverage, meaning they are denied adequate access to essential health services.
Mar 14, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): Human activity is damaging the planet so badly, exacerbated by climate change, that it will increasingly put our health at risk, warns a major report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), released on Wednesday at the UN Environment Assembly, currently taking place in Nairobi.
Cloudy morning in Delhi, light rain likely
Mar 13, 2019, at 12:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) The national capital on Wednesday woke up to a pleasant cloudy morning with minimum temperature settling at 15 degrees C.
5.2-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Wakayama Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
Mar 13, 2019, at 12:09 pm
Tokyo, Mar 13 (Xinhua) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck off the Kii Peninsula close to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan's southwest, the weather agency here said Wednesday.
UN unveils global influenza strategy to prevent ‘real’ threat of pandemic
Mar 12, 2019, at 08:55 am
New York, Mar 12 (IBNS): A new UN-led plan has been unveiled to tackle the estimated one billion cases of influenza which occur each year, and protect against the “real” threat of a global pandemic, the head of the organization’s health agency said on Monday.
Belly fat raises risk of heart disease, stroke in older women despite normal BMI: Study
Mar 11, 2019, at 07:33 pm
New York, Mar 11 (IBNS): Bad news for women who carry fat around their waist rather than on their thighs: New research finds that postmenopausal women shaped like apples are at higher risk for stroke and heart attack than their pear-shaped counterparts.
Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure: Study
Mar 11, 2019, at 06:54 pm
Washington, Mar 11 (IBNS): A study of more than 17,000 U.S. adults shows that moderate alcohol consumption—seven to 13 drinks per week—substantially raises one’s risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session.
E-Cigarettes linked to heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression
Mar 11, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Washington, Mar 11 (IBNS): Concerns about the addictive nature of e-cigarettes—now used by an estimated 1 out of 20 Americans—may only be part of the evolving public health story surrounding their use, according to data being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session.
A nap a day keeps high blood pressure at bay: Study
Mar 11, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Washington, Mar 11 (IBNS): It seems that napping may do more than just reboot our energy level and improve our mood. New research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session found that people who took advantage of a midday snooze were more likely to have a noticeable drop in blood pressure compared with those who didn’t nap.
Rains likely in Uttar Pradesh on March 13, 14
Mar 11, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Lucknow, Mar 11 (UNI) Light to heavy rains are expected to lash several areas of the state on March 13 and 14 due to the western disturbances being active during this time, the weather department said on Monday.
Mar 10, 2019, at 08:30 pm
New York, Mar 10 (IBNS): Amidst a deadly Ebola outbreak, on Saturday morning armed groups brutally attacked an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern city of Butembo, prompting the United Nations health agency’s chief chief’s call “to protect the treatment centres”.
Moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake registered in Indian Ocean: US Geological Survey
Mar 10, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Moscow, Mar 10 (Sputnik) A moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Indian Ocean on Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Himachal Pradesh: Light tremors felt in parts of Kinnaur district
Mar 08, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Shimla, Mar 8 (UNI) The snowbound district of Kinnaur felt light tremors on Thursday, Met Office informed.
Minor girl overcomes crippling disability after rare surgery in SKIMS
Mar 08, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Srinagar, Mar 8 (UNI) A rare surgery performed at S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, has helped an 11-year-old girl to overcome crippling disability.
Fortis Hospital introduces Special Health Card for Airtel customers in Kolkata
Mar 06, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, on Wednesday announced the launch of a special health card in partnership with Bharti Airtel.
State run hospitals set targets to earn revenue: Health minister
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 6 (UNI) The Karnataka Government run hospitals are not only mandated to provide Health services across the state, but also given targets to earn profit, Karnataka Health minister Shivananda Patil informed here on Wednesday.
Inclement weather continues in Himachal Pradesh
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Shimla, Mar 6 (UNI) Rain, snow, hailstorm and mainly overcast sky unrelenting normal life in the state, as the Met office on Wednesday noted the day and night temperature below normal.
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): The UN agency leading the global effort to end AIDS, said on Tuesday that a new case of a patient who has been “functionally cured” of HIV infection, is greatly encouraging, but there is still a long way to go before the illness can be eradicated.
Your 7 Step Plan to Getting Pregnant Faster
Mar 05, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Once you have decided to start a family, the only thing that makes you feel uneasy is the wait. Couples want to get pregnant in the first try,but what they don’t know is that the body doesn’t act that fast. There’s no special elixir, magic pill,or sure-shot tips to conception that can get someone pregnant in an instant. However, when planned well, one can get your body prepared for a quick and healthy pregnancy.
Mar 05, 2019, at 03:14 pm
Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Australia Fest has brought together science communicators and educators in a project that brings to life an innovative exhibition on maths and computational thinking.
Delhi: Cold morning with moderate fog, 5 flights diverted
Mar 05, 2019, at 12:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) The national capital woke up to a cold morning with moderate fog on Tuesday with minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees C, a notch below season's average.
Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: Rights council hears
Mar 05, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York, Mar 5 (IBNS): Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the century amid concerns that six billion people regularly inhale air “so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being at risk”, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Monday.
Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Mar 05, 2019, at 09:56 am
Goldach, Mar 5 (IBNS): Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.
Cold morning in Delhi, possibility of light rain
Mar 04, 2019, at 12:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4 (UNI) National capital witnessed a cold morning on Monday with a partly cloudy sky, while minimum temperature settled at 11.2 degrees C, two notches below season's average.
'Once lost , hearing doesn't come back': World Health Organization warns on World Hearing Day
Mar 03, 2019, at 04:43 pm
New York, Mar 3 (IBNS): Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. To address this problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging people on this year’s World Hearing Day, held on March 3, to check their hearing.
Ocean life faces ‘onslaught of threats’ from human activity, but tools exist to save it
Mar 03, 2019, at 04:38 pm
New York, Mar 3 (IBNS): Underwater life is severely impacted by an “onslaught of threats,” but we already have the tools to positively influence ocean conservation, the UN said in a statement marking 2019 World Wildlife Daywhich, this year, is celebrated under the theme “Life Below Water: for people and planet.”
Online OPD booking at Kolkata medical college hospitals
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:20 am
Kolkata, Mar 3 (UNI): In order to simplify the registration process and reduce the long queues of patients at government hospitals, the State Health Department has launched online ticket booking for patients visiting outpatient departments (OPDs) of the medical college hospitals in Kolkata.
Laws must protect, ‘not reject’ says UNAIDS chief on Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:20 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): Discriminatory laws and practices that bar access to health and other services must be changed, the United Nations agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS said on Friday, Zero Discrimination Day.
Trees in ‘green’ Cameroon refugee camp, bring shade and relief from ‘helter-skelter’ of life
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:18 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): The land is sandy, dry and scorched by the searing sun of the African Sahel, but that has not stopped the planting of some 50,000 trees at a camp for Nigerian refugees in the far north-east corner of Cameroon.