WHO, Health Ministry to hold awareness event on World Hepatitis Day
In a bid to raise awareness about hepatitis among people as well as health care providers and policymakers, the World Health Organisation (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), is organising an event on World Hepatitis Day in Mumbai on July 28.
Jul 22, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
Climate change: 2,50,000 more deaths per year by 2030, says WHO
As per WHO's assessment, heat exposure will cause around 38,000 deaths in the elderly in the next 15 years. Also, deaths due to diarrhoea are projected to reach 48,000, and as many as 60,000 deaths due to malaria and 95,000 due to childhood malnutrition.
Jul 11, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Rio Olympics won't accelerate spread of Zika, claims WHO
The UN health agency said that only pregnant women should try to skip the August games in Brazil.
Jun 15, 2016, 10:42 AM IST
A maternal death occurs every five minutes during child birth: WHO
Postpartum bleeding or postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is defined as loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood within first 24 hours of child birth.
Jun 12, 2016, 23:49 PM IST
Rio Olympics should be moved or postponed due to Zika, suggest experts
More than hundred prominent doctors in a letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO) have suggested that the Rio Olympics should be moved or postponed over the Zika outbreak in Brazil.
May 28, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
Over 80 percent of world's city dwellers breathe polluted air: WHO
Over 80 percent of world's city dwellers breathe polluted air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a World Health Organisation reports said on Friday.
May 28, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
Delhi no longer most polluted city; Gwalior, Allahabad top the chart in India
The national capital was ranked ninth worst city in the survey, with an annual average PM 2.5 measurement of 122.
May 12, 2016, 16:11 PM IST
World Health Day 2016: Five ways to prevent diabetes!
Diabetes is caused mainly from unhealthy eating habits, stress and lack of physical activity.
Apr 07, 2016, 10:25 AM IST
WHO confirms new Ebola case in Liberia
WHO said a 30-year-old woman died of Ebola on Thursday while being transferred to a hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia.
Apr 01, 2016, 22:59 PM IST
Centre notifies new rules for management of bio-medical waste
Under the new rules, bio-medical waste has been classified into four categories instead of the earlier 10 to improve the segregation of waste at source.
Mar 28, 2016, 11:21 AM IST
Bedaquiline,1st drug for multi-drug resistant TB launched!
Health Minister JP Nadda launched first drug for multi-drug resistant TB at a high-profile meeting of international stakeholders, organised by his ministry and the World Health Organisation on Monday.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:56 AM IST
Serena Williams eyes Rio Olympics on her return to competition
Williams, who will face Wozniacki in the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday, has already won Olympic gold four times, once in the singles and on three occasions in the doubles.
Mar 04, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
WHO seeks measures against declining efficacy of antibiotics
According to the WHO, when an antibiotic is used, bacteria that can resist that antibiotic have a greater chance of survival than those that are susceptible.
Feb 23, 2016, 23:27 PM IST
Does sexual aggression change female brain?
Women who experience sexual violence are more likely to suffer from depression, PTSD and other mood disorders.
Feb 20, 2016, 22:09 PM IST
34 countries reports Zika virus: WHO
Zika is a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. It was first discovered in 1947 in the Zika forest of Uganda.
Feb 17, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
Colombia sees sharp rise in Zika cases
Three of these patients have died because of Zika virus infection and six more suspicious deaths were under investigation.
Feb 14, 2016, 17:48 PM IST
Zika link to birth defects could be proven within weeks: WHO
The suspected link between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, the birth defect microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, could be confirmed within weeks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
Feb 13, 2016, 04:32 AM IST
WHO advises women on Zika protection but no travel advisories
The World Health Organisation advised women on Wednesday on how to protect themselves from Zika, particularly if pregnant, but also reassured them that most women in areas affected by the mosquito-borne virus will give birth to "normal infants."
Feb 11, 2016, 07:27 AM IST
180 school children fall sick after taking tablets in Bihar on National Deworming Day: Report
At least 180 school children in Bihar took ill after they were administered deworming Albendazole tablets on Wednesday.
Feb 10, 2016, 21:12 PM IST
Chill as your smartphone won't give you cancer
No study or research about cancer has proved that non-ionising radiation causes cancer. If someone speaks on mobile phone for a long time, it generates heat.
Feb 09, 2016, 09:53 AM IST
