Monday, November 25, 2024

HEALTH

Hazardous air in US East Coast puts vulnerable communities at higher risk: Report

As raging wildfires in Canada are continuing to push toxic smoke towards the US East Coast, environmental activists have said that the hazardous...

IITR develops haemoglobin self test kit that gives result in 30 seconds

The CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) has come up with an indigenous innovative rapid haemoglobin detection test kit called 'SenzHb', a paper-based...

Oral diseases affect over 800 mn people in Western Pacific: WHO

More than 800 million or 42 per cent of the people in the Western Pacific region suffer from oral diseases, such as untreated...

Conversion via app case shows how children get swayed by virtual world

The case of religious conversion using the Fortnite gaming app, wherein children were allegedly motivated and encouraged to read verses of the Quran...

New FDA approved antiviral shows promise for kidney transplant patients

The recently approved antiviral Letermovir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus infections (CMV) has also shown promise for kidney transplant patients, who are more...

NMC renews 5-yr recognition for two TN govt medical colleges

Tamil Nadu Health Minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has allowed the Government Stanley Medical College and the...

High carb & fat food ‘silently’ driving fatty liver disease in India: Experts

While alcohol is known to damage the liver, less activity coupled with high intake of carb and fat food is silently driving an...

SC notice to UP on bail plea of octogenarian jailed in 4-decade-old milk adulteration...

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by an octogenarian man seeking bail in a...

Long Covid can impact fatigue, quality of life worse than some cancers: Study

Covid-19 survivors suffer immensely from fatigue in their daily lives, which affects their life quality more than some cancers, finds a new study. The...

Three studies show walking & yoga can reduce cancer spread, recurrence

Walking for half an hour daily as well as practising a soft form of yoga can help curb spread of the cancer to...