New York, July 16 (IANS) Patients taking statin medications -- commonly used to reduce blood cholesterol levels -- are at a 41 per cent lower risk of in-hospital death from Covid-19, researchers have found.
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New Delhi, July 15 (PTI): Patients who experience long COVID report more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems, according to the largest global study to date of 'long-haulers' published on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 15 (PTI): Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which
Columbia (US), July 14 (The Conversation): As someone who studies immune responses to respiratory infections, I've watched news of the emerging coronavirus variants with concern. I wondered whether vaccinat
New Delhi, July 13 (IANSlife) Yoga can help you manage stress, and the best part is it does not take a lot of time. You don't have to spend hours on the mat or invest years in learning complicated postures.
Geneva, July 13 (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday warned of the "devastating outbreaks" caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19, say
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India has already reported more than twice as many Covid-19 cases in 2021 as it had all of last year, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. India passed the m
New York, July 11 (IANS) Drinking one or more cups of coffee per day was associated with about a 10 per cent decrease in risk of Covid-19, compared to less than one cup daily, claimed a study. The study, led
New York, July 10 (IANS) Supplementing testosterone significantly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low levels of the hormone, a new study suggests. The study, presented at the Europe
New Delhi, July 9 (IANSlife) Sixteen-year-old Priyanka Rauth, along with her parents and grandmother, live in a one-room shelter in one of the most crowded slums of Kolkata. The family shares a community toilet
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) As the second Covid wave leaves India devastated amid the third wave warning, those who were severely hit by the deadly respiratory disease must also keep the health of their kidneys in
London, July 9 (IANS) The overall risk of children becoming severely ill or dying from Covid is extremely low, a new study has confirmed. The study, led by scientists from University College London, and the
Sydney, July 9 (IANS) An international team of scientists in a new study has claimed that evidence points to the natural origin of Covid, debunking the theory that Covid-19 leaked out of a Chinese laboratory.
London, July 9 (PTI): The risk of severe illness and death from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is extremely low in children and teenagers, according to a new comprehensive analyses of public health
Sydney, July 8 (IANS) Body's natural immune response following Covid infection is sustained for up to seven months, but these antibodies are not sufficient against contemporary variants of the virus, finds
SYDNEY, JULY 8 (IANS): Body's natural immune response following Covid infection is sustained for up to seven months, but these antibodies are not sufficient against contemporary variants of the virus, finds
LONDON, JULY 7 (IANS): Arthritis drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab can reduce the risk of death and the need for mechanical ventilation in patients with Covid-19, finds a study. The results, based on analysis
MUMBAI, JULY 7 (IANS): Eating almonds twice a day can help improve glucose metabolism as well as keep cholesterol levels in check, suggests a study. The study showed that almond consumption can improve blood
New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): There is no scientifically validated evidence to support the theory that the coronavirus leaked from a laboratory in China, and more recent, peer-reviewed studies strongly suggest that
London, July 6 (IANS): Scientists at the University of Oxford have started vaccinations of a novel HIV vaccine candidate as part of a Phase I clinical trial in the UK. The goal of the trial is to evaluate th
