Beijing: Chinese women’s average life expectancy grew to 77.4 years in 2010, an increase of 4.1 years over 2000, a white paper issued on Tuesday said. The...
Melbourne: Drugs already developed to treat bacterial infection can be re-purposed to cure the mosquito-borne viral disease dengue, Australian researchers have found. The scientists from University of...
Sydney: Compared to those in the developed world, middle classes in India and other developing countries are more susceptible to Type-2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases, thanks...
Manila: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries across the globe to raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to reduce the number of deaths...
New York: Women face both physical and sexual abuse in health facilities during childbirth, a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows. The authors assessed...
Havana: Cuba on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eradicate the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mother to newborn, according to the World...
New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found molecules that shut down the activity of an enzyme essential to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus...
Seoul: Five new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases were reported in South Korea on Monday, taking the total to 150, authorities said. The health ministry said...
Seoul: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday advised South Korea to ban all people suspected of being infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) from...
Seoul: The South Korean health ministry on Saturday reported 12 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the total to 138. Meanwhile, a 67-year-old woman...
