London, December 16 (IANS): Researchers have now claimed that people in poorest areas are more likely to be affected by severe Covid-19 -- and to die from the disease -- than those in more affluent districts.
New Delhi, December 15 (IANSlife): Lungs play a significant role in the human body. The increase in air contamination and poor lifestyle choices contrarily influence the lungs' wellbeing, which can lead to
New York, December 15 (IANS): Many studies earlier showed that in the first few months after their Covid-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and e
December 14 (PTI): Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.4 per cent effective in providing protection against COVID-19 and has demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy against severe coronavirus cases, the vaccine'
December 13 (IANS): Moscow, Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is likely to offer two-year-long protection against Covid-19, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the vaccine's developer, Gamaleya National Research
New Delhi, December 13 (IANS): As India gets readied for a massive Covid vaccination programme, heath experts on Sunday said that 21 days is an ideal gap between the first and the second booster dose, and those
New York, December 12 (IANS): Carrots are a good source of beta-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A and to get the full health benefits of this superfood, we need an active enzyme to produce this vitami
New York, December 11 (IANS): Young adults who increased their social media usage are significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, say researchers.
Compared to the participants of the s
New York, December 11 (IANS): After nine hours of non-stop debate, a high powered US vaccine advisory panel endorsed mass use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, putting the country just one step away from
New Delhi, December 10 (IANS): Soon after Russian officials warned its citizens to avoid alcohol for two months after getting the Sputnik V vaccine shot, health experts in India said on Thursday that the move i
London, December 9 (IANS): In a significant development, the first full results from interim analysis has confirmed that the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine has an acceptable safety profile and is efficacious against s
New Delhi, December 8 (IANS): Covaxin, the COVID vaccine candidate by Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech Limited, being developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Resear
New Delhi, December 8 (IANS): The government has marked 30 crore Indians for the large-scale immunisation of Covid-19 vaccine after it gets the necessary approval, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfar
New Delhi, December 7 (IANSlife): Working from home has become the new norm in the pandemic, which means work is not restricted to office hours alone. Prolonged sitting in wrong posture in front of laptops and
London, December 7 (IANS): The Mediterranean diet which is high in vegetables, whole grains, fish and olive oil, not only helps you lose weight but may also help reduce the risk of having another heart attack.
New York, December 6 (IANS): Researchers have urged policymakers to prioritise vaccination for individuals with diabetes as such people, once infected with Covid-19, are three times more likely to have a severe
New Delhi, December 5 (IANSlife): Just as vaccine manufacturers announce positive updates that could help bring the Covid-19 pandemic to a culmination, experts continue to stress on the need of handwashing to s
New York Decèmber 4 (IANS): US-based drugmaker Moderna has said that it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine available globally in the first quar
New York, December 4 (IANS): Chronic kidney disease is the leading risk factor for hospitalisation from Covid-19, says a study of electronic health records.
For the study, the researchers examined the health
New York, December 2 (IANS) Researchers have said that Covid-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among pregnant and postpartum women.
"We know the perinatal peri