New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): The Union Health Ministry on Friday urged people to adopt organ donation as a way of life, to help provide a new lease of life to hundreds of people with organ failure.One person do

New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): A team of Finnish researchers has developed a new suite of methods to test for the antivirulence and antibacterial effect of hundreds of unknown compounds from the Arctic Sea.The te

New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): Efforts led by the government to curb tuberculosis (TB) in India has led to a 16 per cent decline in incidences, while deaths have been lowered by 18 per cent, said Anupriya Patel,

Faridabad, August 29 (IANS): A whopping 75 per cent of corneal blindness cases in India are untreated due to lack of eye donors, said an expert on Thursday.Corneal blindness is the second leading cause of visua

New Delhi, August 29 (IANS): The new and deadlier Mpox strain -- Clade 1b -- poses a notable risk to children, said experts on Thursday, amid an outbreak of the infectious disease in Africa.The ongoing outbreak

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): A molecule developed in India by Professor D.S. Rawat and his team for the treatment of Parkinson's disease has cleared Phase I of human clinical trials.  The drug discovery is

Hyderabad, August 27 (IANS): Pharma giant Bharat Biotech on Tuesday announced the launch of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to help combat cholera which continues to pose a significant global public health challe

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): Amid the current outbreak of Mpox, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) approved an indigenous RT-PCR test for the deadly infectious disease that delivers results

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): A novel nasal and needle-free Covid-19 vaccine, licenced to Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals, is set to be a game changer against the infectious disease, according to research

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday launched a six-month global strategic preparedness and response plan to stop the deadly outbreak of Mpox, declared as a public health e

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): While consuming sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas, fruit punch, and lemonade, at home or outside is quite a norm, these may lead to significant harm to health -- from infections

New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Time of day when medications are administered can have a significant impact on cancer treatment outcomes, claimed a study.Researchers at Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany

New Delhi, August 25 (IANS): Monkeypox (Mpox) has once again surged to global attention and unlike the 2022 outbreak, the 2024 outbreak is impacting a broader demographic globally, a latest Lancet report has wa

New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Minor brain injuries at a young age that lead to concussion even for a short period may impact the brain later, and raise the risk of dementia, finds a study.The study, led by resea

New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Neoadjuvant chemotherapy -- used to shrink tumours before cancer surgery -- can significantly improve treatment outcomes and boost survival rate, said experts here on Saturday.Neoad

New Delhi, August 23 (IANS): In a bid to strengthen the digital healthcare ecosystem, the government on Friday launched National Medical Register (NMR) portal that will be a comprehensive and dynamic database f

New Delhi, August 23 (IANS): Scientists have found a mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, that can cause infection in the brain’s central nervous system.The discoveries mig

New Delhi, August 22 (IANS): The excessive use of gadgets among individuals aged 20 to 55 is leading to a significant increase in back and spine problems, doctors warn.  Many are experiencing severe and de

New Delhi, August 21 (IANS): Playing with grandchildren can boost the mental well-being of older adults, even as age is the biggest risk factor for dementia and other neuro disorders like Alzheimer's disease, a

New Delhi, August 21 (IANS): Even modest smoking of just 1-2 cigarettes per day, either before or during pregnancy is strongly linked to serious health issues for the foetus, warned research.The research, led b