Ravi Shankar Prasad launches govt's SEHAT initiative
Aug 25, 2015, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice launched the government's latest health and IT initiative called SEHAT ( Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine ) at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi on Tuesday.
Ebola aftermath is 'best chance' to transform future epidemic response - UN health agency
Aug 25, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Aug 25 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that infectious diseases have become "a much larger menace" under the unique conditions of the 21st century with its unprecedented global travel volume of nearly 100,000 flights carrying 8.6 million passengers every day.
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan visits Centre for Nano Sciences
Aug 23, 2015, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan visited the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences in Bangalore on Saturday.
Kolkata's Fortis Hospital launches 'Attack the Attack' campaign
Aug 22, 2015, at 09:33 pm
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS) Cardiac arrest claims around 20 lakh lives annually in India alone and to advocate a change and bring about awareness, Kolkata's Fortis Hospital launched its latest program 'Attack The Attack' on Friday in Kolkata.
NASA to test emergency locator transmitters by crashing airplane
Aug 22, 2015, at 04:49 pm
California, Aug 22 (IBNS) Using a Cessna 172 dropped from a height of 100 feet, NASA's Search and Rescue Mission Office will simulate a severe but survivable plane accident Wednesday, Aug. 26 to test emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). NASA Television will air live coverage of the test, which is scheduled to happen between 1 and 2 p.m. EDT.
Clouded Leopard cub admitted at IFAW-WTI run Wildlife Transit Home in Assam
Aug 22, 2015, at 02:49 am
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): A male clouded leopard cub aged between three to six months was admitted at International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) - Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) run Wildlife Transit Home at Kokrajhar in Assam on Aug 13.
Long working hours may increase the risk of a stroke
Aug 22, 2015, at 01:36 am
London, Aug 21 (IBNS) Working long may help one earn a few extra dollars, but it will come at a great cost, affecting our health.
India's nuclear programme has social relevance: Jitendra Singh
Aug 22, 2015, at 12:52 am
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that India’s nuclear programme has a huge social relevance and is specifically meant for peaceful purposes.
Stem cell pioneer presented 'Woman Leader in Science' Award
Aug 21, 2015, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Inventor of human embryonic stem cell therapy, Dr Geeta Shroff, has been presented the prestigious 'Woman leader in Science' award at the 6th Annual Women leader India 2015.
India to host 'Call To Action Summit 2015' ending preventable child and maternal deaths'
Aug 20, 2015, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday announced that India will host the global 'Call To Action Summit 2015- ending preventable child and maternal deaths', on Aug 27 - 28 in New Delhi.
NASA begins to build Satellite Mission to improve Hurricane forecasting
Aug 20, 2015, at 09:29 pm
California, Aug 20 (IBNS): Ten years after Hurricane Katrina formed in the Atlantic, construction of NASA’s next-generation hurricane-observing satellite mission now is underway in Texas.
Govt issues final notification on Eco Sensitive Zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary
Aug 20, 2015, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): The final notification declaring Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Okhla bird sanctuary has been issued by Government of India in the Gazette of India.
NASA's next mission: Send 'your' name to Mars
Aug 19, 2015, at 11:09 pm
California, Aug 19 (IBNS) NASA on Wednesday said Mars enthusiasts around the world could participate in its journey to Mars by adding their names to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander, scheduled to launch next year.
Changing habits and behaviours is key to overcome vaccine hesitancy - UN health agency
Aug 19, 2015, at 05:21 pm
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS) With one in five children still not receiving routine life-saving immunizations, and an estimated 1.5 million dying each year of diseases that could be prevented by vaccines, people who delay or refuse vaccines for themselves or their children are presenting a growing challenge for countries seeking to close the immunization gap, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
No new Ebola cases reported in Sierra Leone in past week for first time since outbreak: UN
Aug 18, 2015, at 08:16 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced that no new Ebola cases were reported during the most recent reporting period in Sierra Leone for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa, thanks to strong community involvement and the thorough work of rapid response teams.
The ALICE experiment at CERN makes precise comparison of light nuclei and antinuclei
Aug 18, 2015, at 02:31 am
Geneva, Aug 17 (IBNS) The ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has made a precise measurement of the difference between ratios of the mass and electric charge of light nuclei and antinuclei.
CRY launches nation-wide campaign 'Healthy Start'
Aug 18, 2015, at 12:01 am
New Delhi / Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): In a small village in the district of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, 7 month old Anwesha plays under the watchful eyes of her fruit-seller father and her mother.
South Sudan: UN health agency ramps up efforts to tackle cholera outbreak
Aug 14, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS) As the battle against cholera outbreak continues in South Sudan, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are boosting assistance to help children and the most vulnerable prevent and reduce the spread of further cases.
At Security Council, top UN health officials spotlight role of emergency preparedness in Ebola fight
Aug 14, 2015, at 03:13 pm
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS) The deadly Ebola outbreak which ravaged West Africa for more than a year has demonstrated the increasing importance of emergency preparedness both in Africa and across the world, said two senior United Nations health officials who noted that if the current intense focus on case detection and contact tracing is maintained, the virus could be "soundly defeated" by year's end.
Consistent efforts made to tackle air pollution: Govt
Aug 14, 2015, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Government has been making consistent efforts to address the issue of air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), an official statement said.
Aug 13, 2015, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, August 13 (IBNS): Narayana Health Network on Wednesday announced the launch of NH Cancer Institute at Narayana Superspeciality Hospital in Kolkata.
BASE experiment at CERN compares protons and antiprotons with high precision
Aug 13, 2015, at 04:48 am
Geneva, Aug 12 (IBNS) In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, the Baryon Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment (BASE) at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator (AD), reports the most precise comparison of the charge-to-mass ratio of the proton to that of its antimatter equivalent, the antiproton.
Priyanka Chopra emphasizes on stepping up the fight against adolescent anaemia
Aug 13, 2015, at 04:40 am
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IBNS) UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra on Wednesday emphasised the importance of stepping up the fight against adolescent anaemia, regarded as a major health problem among adolescents in developing countries including India.
Oxymoronic Black Hole provides clues to growth
Aug 12, 2015, at 05:44 am
California, Aug 11 (IBNS) Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope in Chile have identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the center of a galaxy.
New breath test shows biomarker for early-stage liver disease diagnosis
Aug 12, 2015, at 02:06 am
London, Aug 11 (IBNS) A natural compound called limonene, which is found in oranges and lemons, could be indicative in early-stage diagnosis of liver disease, according to research published in the journal EBioMedicine by researchers in the Molecular Physics Group at the University of Birmingham, UK.
20,000 kgs of Maggi instant noodles seized in Lucknow
Aug 11, 2015, at 06:43 pm
Lucknow, Aug 11 (IBNS) The Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized 20,000 kgs of the two minute noodles from a Nestle warehouse in Lucknow.
Major landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Aug 07, 2015, at 05:45 pm
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IBNS) A major landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday night, reports said.
"India is continuously improving its weather forecasting system"
Aug 06, 2015, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Indian government on Thursday said the weather forecasting systems in the country are comparable to most of the countries in the world with 'respect to weather forecasting'.
Aug 06, 2015, at 07:52 pm
Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): World Vision India declared a category III, national office response on Thursday to assist 100,000 people in India deeply affected by the floods.
New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants
Aug 05, 2015, at 03:29 am
London, Aug 4 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.