WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
after years of concealment from the public, the us administration revealed a small, lightweight nuclear device that was to be delivered to an enemy harbour using a navy or Marine parachutist. The information, along with 270,000 pages of materials kept secret for the last 50 years, was made public recently …
the World Health Organisation (who) and Kenyan medical officials sent a team to the north eastern part of the country to investigate the spread of a mysterious disease whose symptoms match those of the Ebola virus. Garissa region near the Somalian border, hard-hit by the recent floods, has registered 143 …
the collision of an asteroid with the Earth, responsible for creating a deep-sea crater off the southern coast of Chile, might have thrown life forms towards the South Pole 2.2 million years ago. For long, researchers have been trying to find out how marine life reached the dry valleys of …
People who frequently visit libraries may risk developing of allergic disorders, according to a study published in Aerobiologia . A B Singh and his team at the Centre for Biochemical Technology (CBT), New Delhi, have found high levels of allergy-causing fungal spores in library air. When the researchers investigated six …
The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of "all hoarding by roadsides' in the capital which it said were hazardous and a disturbance to traffic. In its earlier court order, the court had directed the civic agencies to "identify and remove all hoardings which are on road-sides and which are …
some animals put on low-calorie diets have been found to increase their life span. If the method is confirmed in other animals, too, then it may become a reliable means of extending a mammal's life span. Experiments on monkeys whose body formations are similar to humans have shown encouraging results. …
With the help of ultrashort pulses of X-rays, scientists can now have a quick look at the movement of atoms during fast chemical reactions. Antoine Rousse and his colleagues at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques, France, used X-ray pulses for extremely short periods (120 femtoseconds) to capture the
herbal medicines are gradually gaining acceptance in the us. The Food and Drug Administration (fda), recently agreed to allow a British company to test a herbal eczema treatment on people, even though its active ingredient is not known. Till now, fda was only willing to approve trials once the active …
a simple 15-minute screening test for people suffering from headache has been devised by scientists at the Cincinnati Headache Institute, Ohio University, usa. The procedure would help doctors know the exact location of pain, the severity of pain and whether other factors such as stress, are contributing to it. This …
this book is a rather bold attempt at exploring the complex relationship between man and nature on a larger plane, and conservation programmes and well-being of local people as a specific focus. It delves into the vexing problem of where to draw the line between social and environmental exigencies and …
The world's first anti-leprosy vaccine, 'MW-vaccine', which has been developed in India, will be released for commercial use today. The National Institute of Immunology (NII) developed the vaccine, under a project of the department of biotechnology, after working on it for almost 10 years. Last week, the vaccine was cleared …
The American College of surgeons has conferred its covered "International Guest Scholar" award on Dr Ashok Kumar Hemal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, in recognition of his outstanding work in laparoscopic surgery, an institute spokesman said on Thursday.
A massive underwater volcano has been erupting off the Oregon coast for days, and scientists are scrambling to get closer and study how life survives deep in the ocean.
A survey, conducted by the Government of Meghalaya, at the instance of the Supreme Court, has identified 250 children engaged in hazardous industries in the State.
A quarter of men have high levels of a growth protein linked to a greater likelihood of prostate cancer, says a new study that may point scientists towards to reduce the incidence of the cancer.
A recent survey conducted among some 3,000 school children in Rajasthan has recealed that while seven per cent urban children were suffering from asthma, it afflicted 10 per cent of the rural children.
A Kerala Government-sponsored research project on higher incidence of cancer suspected to be caused by higher levels of radiation along the Karunagapalli-Chavara coast in Kollam district will receive financial and technical assistance from Japan.
The Delhi government is going to issue directives to private bloodd banks to stop organising voluntary donation camps . In a meeting on Wednesday of senior officials of the Union and Delhi governmant health departments, it was decided to warn private blood banks of possible contempts of court if they …
