New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Amid rising cancer cases in India, the Union government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening services to fight the deadly disease across states.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) An international team of scientists has found compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) is emerging as a key driver of an integrated and outcome-oriented national research ecosystem, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, on Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine, and there has been an 88 per cent drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) In a major leap toward strengthening public health security, India is set to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), real-time data analytics, and digital intelligence platforms to strengthen disease surveillance, according to officials at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday.
Geneva, Nov 28 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called on countries to strengthen access to affordable and science-based care to people facing infertility.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and the Haryana government on a petition highlighting the alleged humiliation of three female sanitation workers at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak, who were reportedly forced to furnish photographic proof of menstruation to their supervisors.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ghaziabad, has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Nagaland Medical Council, the Nagaland State Drugs Control Administration (NSDCA), Department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland, and the State Pharmacy Council, Government of Nagaland, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Even as cities and urban spaces are getting more polluted, a new technology developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) can help keep city streets clean and also eliminate harmful airborne dust.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever -- one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks --, increasing the threat to humans, according to new research.
