Outdoor air pollution kills 2.18 million Indians annually: Study

IANS | November 30, 2023 1:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Outdoor air pollution from all sources claims 2.18 million lives per year in India, which could potentially be avoided by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy sources, according to a new modelling study.

After Centre's flagging, states on alert following respiratory infections in China

IANS | November 29, 2023 12:56 PM

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Days after the Union Health Ministry asked all states and union territories (UT) to implement ‘Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of Covid-19’ which provides for integrated surveillance of respiratory pathogens presenting as cases of influenza like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) among children in China, at least six states have put their health infrastructure on alert mode.

New stem cell therapy may halt multiple sclerosis progression

IANS | November 28, 2023 6:51 PM

London, Nov 28 (IANS) An injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe, well-tolerated, and has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage, show initial results of clinical trial.