Toronto, November 17 (PTI): Air quality in India did not improve as much during the first COVID-19 lockdown as originally thought, according to a study which found that ozone levels increased even as other poll
New Delhi, November 17 (IANS): India reported 10,197 fresh Covid cases and 301 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Wednesday morning.
With the addition of 301 new d
New Delhi, November 17 (IANS): India is among 60 countries on track to achieve the global target of a 30 per cent reduction in tobacco use by 2025, according to the fourth World Health Organization's global
Boston, November 16 (PTI): The world's second HIV patient whose body appears to have rid itself off the virus without the use of antiretroviral drugs has been identified, scientists said on Tuesday.
The
New Delhi, November 16 (IANS): In the last 24 hours, India registered 8,865 new Covid-19 cases, marking the lowest single-day infection spike in the last 287 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Washington, November 16 (PTI): People taking a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were significantly less likely to die of COVID-19 than those who did not use the me
New Delhi, November 15 (IANS): India on Monday reported 10,229 fresh Covid cases and 125 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Monday morning.
With the addition of 12
London, November 15 (IANS): Clotting problems and resulting complications are common in Covid-19 patients. Austrian researchers have shown that heparin -- a member of the anticoagulant group of drugs not o
Washington, November 15 (PTI): Mothers who contract COVID-19 infection and those who get vaccinated against the disease produce breast milk with active SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, according to a study.
However, t
New Delhi, November 14 (IANS): An immediate challenge today is the prevention of Diabetes among the youth and pregnant women, Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.
The minister, also a r
New Delhi, November 14 (IANS): Even as India reported 11,271 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the active caseload stood at its lowest in the last 522 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
New York, November 13 (IANS): A team of US researchers are conducting studies to understand whether botanical therapies like medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs provide therapeutic benefit in treating acute C
New Delhi, November 13 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the apex trade association of the country, as part of its 'Illness to Wellness' campaign and in the li
New Delhi, November 13 (IANS): India registered 11,850 new coronavirus cases and 555 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its latest update on Saturday.
With the new fatalities, the
Bengaluru, November 13 (IANS): One in 12 adults or more than 74 million people living in India are diabetes patients, according to a new report from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), ahead of the Wor
Melbourne, November 13 (The Conversation): Pfizer says its antiviral COVID treatment Paxlovid cuts the chance of ending up in hospital or dying by 89 per cent.
What differentiates this from other medicines w
New Delhi, November 12 (IANS): As the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) gasps for clean air amid the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) shooting to severe levels, health experts warned on Friday that increased e
New Delhi, November 12 (IANS) Covid-19 infections, which started about two years ago, has contributed to nearly 25 per cent rise in diabetic patients in the country, revealed OPD data of a private hospital here
New Delhi, November 12 (PTI): India made significant progress in 2020 in ensuring children receive immunisation that provide protection against diarrhoea and pneumonia despite challenges caused by the COVID-19
New Delhi, November 11 (IANS): People with Type-2 diabetes who also suffered Covid-19 are more likely to experience severe fatigue than those who did not have the infectious disease, according to a new study re