Researchers have found that being overweight before the age of 40 could increase the risk of various cancers in adults. "Obesity is an established risk factor for several cancers. In this study, we have focused on the degree, timing and duration of overweight and obesity in ...
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the ‘World Health Organization (WHO) India Country Cooperation Strategy 2019-2023: A Time of Transition programme in New Delhi. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the scheme begun in collaboration with...
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have found that rotavirus infection might play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes. Rotavirus remains the major cause of infantile gastroenteritis worldwide, although the advent of vaccination has substantially decreased associated ...
Scientists at University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney have developed an online intervention to help traumatised refugee men overcome the stigma associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). "The prevalence of PTSD in people from a refugee background is five times ...
India has successfully achieved the target of 25 per cent reduction in visual impairment, the latest National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey 2015-2019 has revealed. The WHO Global Action Plan for Universal Eye Health 2014-2019 targeted a ...
Tomatoes might cost you dearly in India nowadays but adding one or two in your daily diet could keep your virility up and running, according to researchers. A dietary compound called LactoLycopene found in tomatoes has been shown to improve sperm quality and those took this supplement had almost 40 per cent ...
Scientists in the US have designed an oral drug capsule that can carry insulin and protect it from the harsh environment in the digestive tracts. The study published in this week's Nature Medicine has shown that the capsule containing proteins that cannot be taken orally reaches the small intestine ...
The World Health Organization's first report on vision warns that the excessive time children spend indoors is linked to an increase in eye conditions such as myopia. The report published on Tuesday has not linked these increasing problems directly to the use of smartphones or any other kind of screen, the Efe news...
Researchers have developed a new non-invasive optical imaging system that promises to improve diagnosis and treatments for dry eye disease which often causes irritation and blurred vision. Dry eye occurs when there is instability in the inner layer of the tear film ...
Health authorities in the US state of Florida said that three new cases of locally transmitted dengue had been confirmed in the Miami-Dade County, taking the total number to eight this year. In a statement on Friday, Florida's Health Department said of the three cases, ...
