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UHC Ensures All People, Everywhere, Can Get Quality Health Services They Need

Kolkata: Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) on December 12 is the annual rallying point for the growing movement for universal health – to ensure that everyone, everywhere, has access to quality...

8 Dec 2019 6:19 AM GMT

Get Cholesterol Checked From 20S To Calculate Heart Risk

London: A study has said that people should get their cholesterol levels checked from their mid-20s as the readings can be used to calculate lifetime risks of heart disease and stroke. The study,...

7 Dec 2019 7:10 AM GMT

UK Lesbian Couple Become First Parents With Shared Motherhood Technique

London/New Delhi: A lesbian couple in the UK has become the first parents in the world to deliver a baby that was carried in the wombs of both, a media report said. Jasmine Francis-Smith (28) gave...

7 Dec 2019 7:05 AM GMT

Domestic abuse victims twice at risk of long-term illnesses

London: Female survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk of developing long-term illnesses that cause widespread bodily pain and extreme tiredness, a new study suggests. Published in the...

6 Dec 2019 9:42 AM GMT

Protein Deficiency Common Among Indians, Says Experts

Like iron and calcium deficiency, protein deficiency is also common among Indians, say experts. Most Indians think that protein deficiency is not an important concern. The most common myths are that...

4 Dec 2019 9:39 AM GMT

Protein promotes cancer, suppresses anti-tumour immunity

New York: Researchers have found that a protein involved in immune response to microbes also can fuel cancer development and suppress the response to the disease. Working in mouse models of lung...

4 Dec 2019 9:30 AM GMT

Breast Cancer Linked To Permanent Hair Dye, Straighteners

New York: Researchers have found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don''t use these products. The...

4 Dec 2019 7:18 AM GMT

Now you can experience Delhi's toxic air in Madrid too

Madrid: You can now experience New Delhi''s high level of toxic air in this Spanish capital too, but with no harmful effects on your health! In a side event at the ongoing 25th Conference of the...

4 Dec 2019 7:10 AM GMT

Climate Risk To Health Growing But Prioritized Funding Lacking To Safeguard Human Health From Climate Change

Kolkata: Safeguarding human health from climate change impact is more urgent than ever, yet most countries are not acting fully on their own plans to achievethis, according to the first global...

4 Dec 2019 6:51 AM GMT

Measles Claim 60 Lives In Samoa

Suva: As many as 60 people died due to measles epidemic in the island nation, a government statement on Wednesday. '4,052 measles cases have been reported since the outbreak with 171 recorded in the...

4 Dec 2019 6:47 AM GMT

Skin Allergy Patients Multiply In Kanpur Due To Pollution

Kanpur: With air-quality index in Uttar Pradesh`s Kanpur district remaining over 300 (very unhealthy/hazardous) for a prolonged period of time, patients of urticaria are on the rise. Urticaria, also...

3 Dec 2019 8:58 AM GMT

Union Health Ministry To Introduce New Drug To Treat HIV/ AIDS By Feb Next Year

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has planned to introduce a new drug for the treatment of patients suffering from HIV/AIDS. 'Dolutegravir' is a new drug which is likely to be available in the...

3 Dec 2019 7:42 AM GMT

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