Health Archives - Page 105 of 120

Health

May 19, 2024 7:53 PM

FSSAI warns fruit traders against using of calcium carbide for ripening

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a stern reminder to fruit traders, handlers, and Food Business Operators (FBOs) managing ripening chambers to adhere strictly to the prohibition of using calcium carbide for artifici...

May 18, 2024 4:58 PM

Bird flu found in western China as US combats cattle outbreak

Cases of bird flu have been confirmed among wild fowl in western China, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday, as concerns grow over a U.S. outbreak infecting cattle herds. Two counties in Qinghai province confirmed 275 cases of H5 influenza amo...

May 17, 2024 3:54 PM

Obesity and high blood sugar play ever growing role in ill-health, study shows

Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50% more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death than in 2000, a major international study showed on Thursday. Over t...

May 17, 2024 3:30 PM

Efforts to prevent, control hypertension need to be further strengthened to meet global, national targets: WHO regional director

An estimated 294 million people in South-East Asia are living with hypertension, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for the region, Saima Wazed. On World Hypertension Day, observed annually on May 17, Wazed emphasiz...

May 17, 2024 8:25 AM

Delhi: 13-year-old girl in coma wakes up after liver transplant

A 13-year-old girl in Delhi, who had been in a coma, regained consciousness after undergoing a liver transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) team, under the guidance of senior consultants in pediatrics including...

May 16, 2024 9:22 PM

Intermittent fasting protects against liver inflammation, cancer: study

Fatty liver disease, often leading to chronic liver inflammation and potentially liver cancer, is a significant health concern. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) and the University of Tubingen have discovered in mice that interm...

May 16, 2024 5:50 PM

Researchers discover new biomarker to diagnose Alzheimer’s in asymptomatic stages

A novel biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in its asymptomatic phases has been discovered by a recent study headed by the Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the University of Bar...

May 14, 2024 3:32 PM

New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment

Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease and highlights potential risk differences from women of European descent. Studies to i...

May 13, 2024 8:38 PM

“Yoga shows promise in improving heart function”

A recent study presented at the Heart Failure 2024, a scientific meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), suggests that yoga focusing on breathing, meditation, and relaxation could lead to better heart function. According to Dr. Ajit Sin...

May 13, 2024 12:31 PM

First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies

A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. "The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at ...

Health

Top Stories of the Day