Beijing, May 5 (IANS) Talking on a mobile for 30 minutes or more per week is linked with a 12 per cent increased risk of high blood pressure compared with less than 30 minutes, according to a research.
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New York, May 6 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sacked a top investigator who led the global team into Covid-19 pandemic origins "following findings of sexual misconduct".
According
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS): The West Bengal health department's decision to introduce E- prescriptions in all the state-run health utilities in the state from this year is expected to bring about a permanent sol
New York, May 5 (IANS): Secondary bacterial pneumonia that does not resolve was a key driver of death in patients with Covid, according to a study.
Interestingly, it may even exceed death rates from the vira
New Delhi, May 4 (IANSlife) Pregnancy is a life-changing experience for women, as they prepare to bring a new life into the world. It is a time of great joy and anticipation, but it can also be a time of stress
New York, May 3 (IANS) Women aged 55 years and younger have nearly double the risk of being hospitalised in the year immediately after a heart attack compared to men of similar age, according to a study.
The
New York, May 3 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the medical field has the possibility to increase inequities, particularly among people with low-access to healthcare and those who are from the
New York, May 2 (IANS) People with long Covid accompanied with neurological symptoms such as brain fog have less activity in certain brain regions normally used for memory tasks, revealed a study.
The study,
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS): Dengue virus has evolved to be more severe in India, said a team of scientists led by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), stressing the need for developing a vaccine against the str
New York, May 2 (IANS) Doing simple breathing exercises may help reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, claimed a study.
Researchers from the University of Southern California showed that a brief
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Long-term air pollution has now been found to be associated with an increased risk of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat, researchers report.
Air pollution is a modifiable risk factor
New York, May 1 (IANS) US pharma giant Eli Lilly's new blood sugar control drug is also helpful in losing weight, the company has said.
In a recent phase 3 clinical trial including 938 participants, thos
London, May 1 (IANS) Scientists will soon be able to develop antivirals to manage mpox, formerly known as monkeypox as well as Covid.
Since May 2022, mpox has spread into more than 100 countries and caused o
London, April 29 (IANS): The UK has begun the first human clinical trials of a new Zika vaccine, after it showed promising results in animal studies.
The vaccine is being trialled by the University of Liverp
Moscow, April 29 (IANS) A team of Russian researchers has uncovered the mechanisms behind the emergence of new and dangerous coronavirus variants, such as Alpha, Delta, Omicron, and others.
The team, led by
San Francisco, April 28 (IANS) An hour-long endoscopic procedure that uses controlled electrical pulses to modify the lining of the first part of the small intestine may help patients with Type 2 diabetes stop
New Delhi, April 27 (IANSlife) Tea is not only a tasty beverage to drink with friends, to welcome guests with, or to have by our sides when we want to be alone with our thoughts, but it also has many health ben
London, April 27 (IANS) Boys and girls who eat a handful of walnuts a day, or at least three times a week can have substantial improvements in cognitive abilities, including attention, suggests a study led by S
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS): Postpartum haemorrhage is the biggest contributor to high maternal mortality in India, experts said on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines postpartum haemorrhag
Jaipur, April 26 (IANS): The Union Ministry of Ayush has started making preparations to open OPD and IPD of ayurveda and homeopathy in all the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) being run in the co