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

Anti-bodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality

Researchers at Vanderbilt University closer to developing effective antibody treatment against viruses causing lethal...

1 Aug 2018 9:02 AM IST

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

'Indians may live 4 years longer if they get WHO quality standards...

Air pollution alone may cost India more than USD 500 billion per year.

13 Aug 2018 3:44 PM IST

Playing politics with religion

Playing politics with religion

The long-drawn issue of Female Genitial Circumcision has taken political and religious overtones, delaying its...

30 Aug 2018 12:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

WHO praises PM Modi's initiative

The ambitious healthcare scheme, touted as the world's largest, aims to benefit more than 10 crore poor families in the...

8 Sept 2018 12:59 AM IST

Exercise - instead of dampening immunity - may instead be beneficial for immune health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Quarter of adults too inactive, putting health at risk

There has been no improvement in global levels of physical activity since 2001, according to the study.

6 Sept 2018 9:09 AM IST

The latest WHO figures show that malaria infected about 216 million people in 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

Death of Malaria: Scientists wipe out whole colony of mosquitoes in...

The results mark the first time this technology has been able to completely suppress a population.

26 Sept 2018 8:23 AM IST

The next step would be reducing the number of deaths,â€ he said. (Photo: ANI)

'3 infants die every 2 min in India'

Over 8,00,000 infants died in India in 2017, highest in the world, claims UN report.

19 Sept 2018 1:09 AM IST

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117 million children face measels risk from corona response: WHO

Over two dozen countries have officially suspended measles vaccine programmes

14 April 2020 5:55 PM IST

Yemen: Cholera outbreak kills 124, more than 7 million in high-risk areas

Yemen: Cholera outbreak kills 124, more than 7 million in high-risk...

The World Health Organization said last month that fewer than 45 percent of health facilities in Yemen are now fully...

17 May 2017 8:49 AM IST

Breastfeeding lowers risk of endometrial cancer

Breastfeeding lowers risk of endometrial cancer

For the study, researchers took into account various factors that can influence endometrial cancer risk.

2 Jun 2017 1:25 PM IST

Participants for the study wore monitors that measured their movements for three one-week periods over the course of a year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Walking their dogs keeps elderly active

The study's author says the findings clarify that the benefits of dog ownership stems from having dogs.

11 Jun 2017 1:08 PM IST

We need a fundamental shift in the way we mobilise resources for health and human capital. (Photo: Pixabay)

Half of world's people can't get basic health services: WHO

Some 800 million people worldwide spend at least 10 percent of their household income on healthcare.

14 Dec 2017 12:03 PM IST