Cancer survivors who quit smoking sooner can live longer
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:22 am
Birmingham, Sept 14 (IBNS): Lung cancer survivors who quit smoking within a year of diagnosis will live for longer than those who continue to smoke, according to new research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
Cancer survivors who quit smoking sooner can live longer, says study
Sep 13, 2017, at 12:55 am
London, Sept 12 (IBNS): Lung cancer survivors who quit smoking within a year of diagnosis will live for longer than those who continue to smoke, according to new research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
Late bedtime and lack of sleep lead to overweight children in China, finds study
Sep 13, 2017, at 12:50 am
London, Sept 12 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that Chinese children who go to bed later and sleep less are more likely to be more overweight.
Study shows so-called 'healthy obesity' is harmful to cardiovascular heath
Sep 13, 2017, at 12:28 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): Clinicians are being warned not to ignore the increased cardiovascular health risks of those who are classed as either ‘healthy obese’ or deemed to be ‘normal weight’ but have metabolic abnormalities such as diabetes.
AYUSH Minister inaugurates world’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab in Kolkata
Sep 12, 2017, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the virology laboratory at Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research institute for Homoeopathy in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Long sitting periods may be just as harmful as daily total, says study
Sep 12, 2017, at 11:05 pm
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): A new study finds that it isn’t just the amount of time spent sitting, but also the way in which sitting time is accumulated during the day that can affect risk of early death.
Sep 11, 2017, at 09:00 pm
Hyderabad, Sep 11 (IBNS): Telangana Health Minister C Laxma Reddy inaugurated the World Congress of Optometry 2017 in Hyderabad on Monday.
Take action on road safety; prevent road injury, death across South-East Asia Region: WHO
Sep 10, 2017, at 07:20 pm
Male, Sept 10 (IBNS): The World Health Organization on Sunday urged health ministers from across the South-East Asia Region to intensify action to enhance road safety, including by strengthening post-crash response and working across sectors to increase the safety standard of roads and vehicles.
Sep 09, 2017, at 04:18 am
Male, Sept 8 (IBNS): The World Health Organization has emphasized the critical need for countries in the South-East Asia Region to strengthen primary health care – including the skills of frontline health workers – and enhance monitoring of health services coverage and financial protection as they strive to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of health and wellbeing for all.
Sugarcane component cuts stress, increases sleep, finds study
Sep 07, 2017, at 09:00 pm
Tokyo, Sept 7 (IBNS): Everyone empirically knows that stressful events certainly affect sound sleep.
Yoga and meditation improve brain function and energy levels, finds study
Sep 07, 2017, at 08:29 pm
Toronto, Sept 7 (IBNS): Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Health for all emphasized as WHO South-East Asia Region’s health ministers meet opens
Sep 07, 2017, at 01:02 am
Male, Sept 6 (IBNS): The World Health Organization emphasized the need to make health for all a top priority in WHO South-East Asia Region as health ministers, leaders and officials commenced a five-day meeting here today.
Eating meat linked to higher risk of diabetes, finds study
Sep 07, 2017, at 12:21 am
Singapore, Sept 6 (IBNS): While a plant-based diet is generally considered healthier than a meat-based diet in preventing the risk of diabetes, not all meats affect the risk equally.
Study finds more losers than winners for Southern Ocean marine life
Sep 06, 2017, at 12:37 am
London, Sept 5 (IBNS): A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be more ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ over the next century as the Antarctic seafloor warms. The results are published today (4 September) in the journal Nature Climate Change.
UP faces tragedy again, 49 children die in Farrukhabad hospital
Sep 05, 2017, at 04:43 am
Farrukhabad, Sept 4 (IBNS): Just days after the Gorkhpur tragedy which witnessed child deaths at a hospital, new reports have surfaced stating that 49 babies died in a month at a government hospital in Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh,
City Hospital Trauma Team saves a toddler with crush injury of head
Sep 05, 2017, at 02:08 am
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): A 3-year old toddler was in a serious condition when her head was crushed under the wheels of a car with serious scalp injury and extensive skull fractures on the left side of the head.
Forty-nine children die in Farrukhabad hospital
Sep 04, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IBNS) : In a grim reminder of the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, 49 children have reportedly died in a government hospital in Farrukkhabad, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly due to shortage of oxygen, media reports said.
Green Corridor arranged in Guwahati for a critically ill six-month-old child to airlift
Sep 04, 2017, at 01:16 am
Guwahati, Sept 3 (IBNS): The busiest traffic on one of Guwahati’s road on Sunday morning came almost to a standstill for nearly 28 minutes to allow the movement of an ambulance carrying a critically ill six-month-old child to the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport.
Eating protein three times a day could make seniors stronger, says study
Sep 03, 2017, at 01:57 am
Washington, Sept 2 (IBNS): Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or mobility problems. Eating enough protein is one way to remedy it, but it would seem that spreading protein equally among the three daily meals could be linked to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.
Earth-sized planets forty light years away could be habitable
Sep 01, 2017, at 11:50 pm
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): There could be water on multiple Earth-sized planets orbiting the recently discovered TRAPPIST-1 dwarf star - making them potentially habitable - according to an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.
Children’s sleep quality linked to mothers’ insomnia, says study
Sep 01, 2017, at 11:39 pm
London, Sept 1 (IBNS): Children sleep more poorly if their mothers suffer from insomnia symptoms – potentially affecting their mental wellbeing and development - according to new research by the University of Warwick and the University of Basel.
Misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms in India leading to multi-drug resistant bacteria says study
Aug 31, 2017, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The misuse of antibiotics in food animals, especially for meat and poultry production, is a global problem and a serious threat to public health.
New app could use smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancer, finds study
Aug 30, 2017, at 02:04 am
Washington, Aug 29 (IBNS): Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses — with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent — in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.
Surgeons urged to create new knowledge
Aug 28, 2017, at 09:44 pm
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IBNS): Five centuries ago, India was regarded as a fount of knowledge where scholars would come to imbibe wisdom. Given that it is home to the largest number of doctors, engineers and software professionals in the world, it can easily reclaim its ancient position as the knowledge hub of the world.
An unlikely tool to combat diabetes is chocolate, say researchers
Aug 28, 2017, at 02:16 am
London, Aug 27 (IBNS): What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It’s crazy enough to laugh off.
Most U.S. teens are getting cancer-preventing vaccine
Aug 28, 2017, at 12:42 am
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends parents get two doses of HPV vaccine for their children at ages 11 or 12 to protect against cancers caused by HPV infections. Although most children are getting their first dose of HPV vaccine, many children are not completing the vaccination series.
Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds
Aug 28, 2017, at 12:32 am
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding.
Outdoor light at night linked with increased breast cancer risk in women, finds study
Aug 27, 2017, at 12:41 am
Boston, Aug 26 (IBNS): Women who live in areas with higher levels of outdoor light at night may be at higher risk for breast cancer than those living in areas with lower levels, according to a large long-term study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The link was stronger among women who worked night shifts.
Aug 27, 2017, at 12:38 am
Boston, Aug 26 (IBNS): Women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those with lower concentrations, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Migraine: Women more likely than men to fall prey
Aug 26, 2017, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Women are more likely to experience headaches than their male counterparts, says a recent article.