Global Preparedness Monitoring Board convenes for the first time in Geneva
Sep 11, 2018, at 09:23 am
Geneva, Sept 11 (IBNS): WHO and the World Bank Group on Monday convened the first meeting of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), a new body set up to monitor the world’s readiness to respond to outbreaks and other health emergencies.
Change your diet to save both water and your health: Study
Sep 11, 2018, at 09:10 am
London, Sept 11 (IBNS): Shifting to a healthy diet is not only good for us, but it also saves a lot of precious fresh water, according to a JRC study published in Nature Sustainability.
‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ clean-up project launches trial run: UN Environment
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:39 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): A trial run of an innovative system designed to clean up the world’s seas and oceans, founded by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) “Champion of the Earth” laureate Boyan Slat, has set off from San Francisco, in a bid to begin the removal of the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
‘Direct existential threat’ of climate change nears point of no return, warns UN chief
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): The world risks crossing the point of no return on climate change, with disastrous consequences for people across the planet and the natural systems that sustain them, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for more leadership and greater ambition for climate action, to reverse course.
Middle-aged drinkers should have alcohol free days, urges health chiefs
Sep 10, 2018, at 05:58 pm
London, Sept 10 (IBNS): A YouGov poll has found that one in five of UK adults are drinking above the Chief Medical Officer’s low risk drinking guidelines and more than two thirds of these say they would find cutting down on their drinking harder to do than one or more other lifestyle changes - improving their diet, exercising more, or reducing their smoking, if they were smokers.
800,000 people commit suicide every year: WHO
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:27 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS): Every year, close to 800,000 people commit suicide, the second leading cause of death amongst people aged 15-29 in 2016.
Uneven progress on climate action at Bangkok conference
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:17 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS): Climate change talks wrapped up in Bangkok today, leaving several issues still to be resolved.
3.8 earthquake hits Haryana, tremors felt in New Delhi
Sep 09, 2018, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit Haryana's Jhajjar district as tremors of it were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region on Sunday, officials said.
Earthquake tremors hit Delhi, NCR, say reports
Sep 09, 2018, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Earthquake tremors were felt in New Delhi and the National Capital Region on Sunday.
'Mindful people' feel less pain; MRI imaging pinpoints supporting brain activity
Sep 08, 2018, at 04:53 pm
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS): Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine may have found one of the answers – mindfulness.
Sri Sathya Sai Hospital to hold free medical camp in Kolkata
Sep 08, 2018, at 03:53 pm
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IBNS): Sri Sathya Sai Hospital, part of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Trust, and Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations in West Bengal will conduct a free of cost medical camp on September 30, 2018 at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.
Backed by UN agency, countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease
Sep 08, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS): Gathered at a major United Nations agricultural conference, over 45 countries today pledged to eradicate by 2030 a highly contagious and devastating disease responsible for the death of millions of small farm animals, at cost of more than $2 billion each year.
Backed by UN agency, countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease
Sep 08, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS): Gathered at a major United Nations agricultural conference, over 45 countries today pledged to eradicate by 2030 a highly contagious and devastating disease responsible for the death of millions of small farm animals, at cost of more than $2 billion each year.
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Infosys and Temasek announce Joint Venture in Singapore
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:10 pm
Singapore ,Sept 7 (IBNS): IT giant Infosys announced the formation of a joint venture with Temasek, the global investment company headquartered in Singapore.
Countries in WHO South-East Asia to intensify efforts to control dengue, eliminate malaria
Sep 07, 2018, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) Countries in WHO South-East Asia resolved to accelerate efforts to control dengue which threatens nearly 1.3 billion people with frequent and largescale outbreaks, and control malaria, that continues to be endemic in the Region.
More daytime sleepiness may trigger Alzheimer’s disease: Study
Sep 07, 2018, at 03:44 pm
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): Analysis of data captured during a long-term study of aging adults shows that those who report being very sleepy during the day were nearly three times more likely than those who didn’t to have brain deposits of beta amyloid, a protein that’s a hallmark for Alzheimer’s disease, years later.
Sep 06, 2018, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The World Health Organization on Thursday called upon countries in its South-East Asia Region to strengthen emergency medical teams, to be better prepared to respond to public health emergencies.
Political party hoardings scarring Kolkata should be removed: Roopa Ganguly
Sep 06, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IBNS): Hoardings of political parties are part of the collective garbage that ails Kolkata, said actor and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly while speaking at the second Behtar India Go Green City summit, presented by DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance, at Birla High School.
Sep 06, 2018, at 12:58 pm
Tokyo, Sept 6 (IBNS) : A strong earthquake, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido on early Thursday, triggering a series of landslides and left at least two dead, 125 injured and many missing.
Runaway climate change still “a real possibilityâ€: UN Secretary-General
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:43 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Greater ambition, urgency and action are needed if we are to prevent ever greater climate-related crises, said UN Chief Antonió Guterres on Wednesday, at the launch of the 2018 New Climate Economy report, at UN Headquarters in New York
Albinism: UN official welcomes latest developments in ‘landmark’ Malawi murder case
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): The top United Nations representative in Malawi is urging the Government to promptly prosecute those allegedly responsible for the death of a young man with albinism whose butchered body was found earlier this year.
Inactivity puts physical and mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults at risk, says WHO
Sep 05, 2018, at 09:18 am
New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall quality of life, according to a newly released United Nations health agency study.
Sep 04, 2018, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region on Tuesday committed to make essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices affordable and accessible to all, both within the Region and beyond.
Leptospirosis claims 12 lives in flood-ravaged Kerala
Sep 03, 2018, at 11:33 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 3 (IBNS): After floods, the south Indian state of Kerala is now witnessing the death of 12 people due to the waterborne disease leptospirosis, media reports said on Monday.
Three more die in Kerala rat fever disease
Sep 03, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Sept 3 (IBNS) : Three more people have died of leptospirosis or 'rat fever' over Saturday and Sunday as Kerala limps back to normal after a devastating flood, media reports said.
Scientists identify 35 genes associated with cannabis use
Sep 02, 2018, at 06:55 pm
London, Sept 2 (IBNS): A large-scale genetic study found that some of the same genes associated with the use of cannabis are also associated with certain personality types and psychiatric conditions.
Climate change increasing the prevalence of harmful parasite, warn scientists
Sep 02, 2018, at 06:49 pm
London, Sept 2 (IBNS): A rise in a parasite called liver fluke, which can significantly impact livestock production in farms in the UK and across the world, could now be helped by a new predictive model of the disease aimed at farmers.
Chinese medicine ingredient can help reduce obesity: Study
Sep 02, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Berlin, Sept 2 (IBNS): A plant-derived substance widely used in traditional Chinese medicine has demonstrated promising weight loss effects.
Otago-led research set to make smartphones even smarter
Sep 01, 2018, at 04:04 pm
Toronto, Sept 1 (IBNS): The accuracy of the global positioning system (GPS) in smartphones has been significantly improved thanks to research conducted at the University of Otago, New Zealand, in collaboration with Curtin University, Australia.
NASA’s long-serving climate chief Michael Freilich to retire next year
Sep 01, 2018, at 12:03 pm
Washington, D.C., Sept 1 (IBNS): Michael Freilich, who is leading NASA’s work in earth science and climate change for 12 years, announced recently of his retirement early next year from the agency, media reports said.