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India, US eye 5-fold increase in commerce

Eyeing to increase 2-way commerce by 5 times from the current level of $ 100 billion, India and the US have vowed to...

28 Sept 2013 2:33 PM IST

Mass measles vaccination campaigns and a global increase in routine measles vaccination coverage saved an estimated 20.3 million young lives between 2000 and 2015. (Photo: AP)

WHO says that annual measles death rates have dropped

The report, however, warns that the world is still far from eliminating measles.

27 Oct 2017 8:31 AM IST

About 5 percent to 15 percent of all mothers are diagnosed with depression after giving birth. (Photos: Pexels)

Find out how to fight depression this World Mental Health Day

As per WHO estimates, nearly five crore Indians are suffering from depression and over 300 million people are living...

10 Oct 2017 8:28 AM IST

A recent WHO-led study estimates that depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy $1 trillion each year in lost productivity.

Mental healthcare: Facing a number of challenges

The crucial issue is what can be done to better the quality of life of those affected by mental health problems.

9 Oct 2017 1:21 AM IST

According to research, proteins release in humans could be triggered by a pill containing a known compound named Yoda 1.

One in 10 drugs being sold in developing countires fake, says WHO

WHO says bogus drugs are growing threat as increased pharmaceutical trade, including Internet sales, open door to toxic...

29 Nov 2017 8:41 AM IST

Researchers found use of antibiotics within the past four years was not associated with a heightened risk of an adenoma diagnosis, but long term use in the past was. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibiotics may soon become redundant, say experts

According to researchers, patients are beginning to develop growing resistance to drugs which could jeopardise progress...

20 Sept 2017 2:18 PM IST

An Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Six more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan, cases...

The virus, transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint...

21 Oct 2018 7:24 PM IST

A man sleeps under the cover of a mosquito net in the evening. Zika virus is transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, and causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain. (Photo: AP)

8 new Zika cases in Rajasthan, people infected in outbreak climbs to...

Rajasthan health dept has formed 5-member committee to investigate, examine and track Zika virus disease.

20 Oct 2018 8:29 PM IST

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Congo's Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, says WHO

WHO emergencies chief Dr. Peter Salama late Thursday called it 'a sad toll'.

30 Nov 2018 9:01 AM IST

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Ebola in Congo now infecting newborn babies: WHO

Six cases were reported in children aged between 2 and 17 and one case was in a pregnant woman.

23 Nov 2018 8:31 PM IST

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

'Pollution in Delhi same as smoking 15-20 cigarettes a day,' says...

To showcase the ill effects of air pollution, an installation depicting human lungs was unveiled at a city hospital...

3 Nov 2018 9:11 PM IST

Bill Gates, along with a few of his billionaire friends, has launched a US$1 billion fund to support research into energy technologies that will help us address climate change. (Photo: AP)

Bill Gates backs Central America malaria elimination plan with USD 31...

New money would also help leverage more than $100 million in domestic financing and $39 million of existing donor money...

25 Jan 2018 8:11 AM IST