London: Britain has approved a scientist’s request to edit the human genetic code in order to better understand how embryos develop — but critics fear the new technique crosses too many ethical boundaries.
Paris: French drug manufacturer, Sanofi, has decided to launch a project to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus and to fight the disease linked to multiple birth defects in Brazil. On Tuesday, the pharma company said…
New York: The researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from the mother’s birth canal. A vaginal birth marks babies’ first exposure to the bacteria. But babies born by C…
Washington: CDC, the federal agency that observes public health says the outbreak of E. coli illness linked to Chipotle restaurants that made 60 people sick appears to be over.
Union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi favored for reversal of the government strategy to curb female foeticide by saying that centre was planning to lift the ban on sex determination of the foetus and making it mandatory.
Honduras on Monday declared a state of national emergency, saying 3,649 suspected cases of Zika virus infections have been recorded in the country in less than three months. Health minister Yolani Batres has urged…
Geneva: In a major medical breakthrough, doctors in Switzerland have successfully separated the youngest ever conjoined twins. A team of five surgeons along with two nurses and six anesthesiologists carried out the…
Washington: Pregnant women who are diabetic and obese are at higher risk of giving birth to babies with autism, according to a new study. Children born to women with both conditions nearly quadrupled their risk to receive an autism…
New York: A new study has revealed that eating lots of fiber-rich foods during high school years might significantly reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. The researchers surveyed 44,000 women about their…
Boston: Bedbugs have built up a resistance to common insecticides used to kill insects due to overuse, Virginia Tech and New Mexico State University researchers have found.
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will on Monday discuss whether a Zika virus epidemic suspected of causing an increase in serious birth defects in South America should be declared a global health emergency.
The inquiry committee, which was set up by the Uttarakhand government to examine the controversial infertility medicine produced by Ramdev’s pharmacy, has submitted its report which is “not in favor” of Baba…
Type 1 diabetes also known a juvenile diabetes is one of the most common diseases that impacts nearly five lakh children under the age of 15. It’s a lifetime condition in which the body stops making insulin as a result…
Seven patients complained of loss of vision in an eye each after being administered an injection, the vial of which turned out to be infected. Patients submitting an application at Lanka police station in Varanasi…
Mosquito-borne Zika virus has infected over 2,100 pregnant women in Colombia, the country’s national health institute said on Saturday. It is notable that this disease is linked to a serious birth defect called…
Washington: A Latin American seed once used by Mayans as body paint and today as an orange food coloring in your cheddar cheese might prove useful in the fight against skin cancer.
Washington: A vaccine for the Zika virus could be complete for emergency use before year-end, one of its lead developers said on Thursday, a schedule well ahead of assessments by US officials.
The Zika virus is “is now spreading explosively” in the Americas, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, with another official estimating between 3-4 million infections in the region over a 12-month period.
New Delhi: According to health experts, chips, burgers and colas which are often blamed for rising cases of obesity should come with pictorial warnings to discourage people, particularly children, from…
Boston: Scientists seems to have uncovered how schizophrenia is triggered. A study described as a ‘turning point’ in tackling mental illness has revealed the biological cause of schizophrenia…
Brasilia: Brazil’s health ministry issued new estimates on Wednesday about the Zika virus that offered reason for continued worry, but also a ray of hope. On its own, the virus is not generally life-threatening. The most…
A new study has revealed that leading an inactive or sedentary lifestyle can worsen menopause by increasing your risk of hot flashes and other post-menopausal symptoms at later stage of life.
New York: A small amount of evidence suggests the Zika virus, which has been linked to brain damage in infants and paralysis in adults, could be transmitted by sex. In spite of only two such known cases being described in…
Researchers have identified 10 new genes associated with autoimmune disease lupus and now treatment of prevention of the disease may be on cards.
Washington: Investigations are on in two Latin American countries to find out whether eruptions of the mosquito-borne Zika virus are responsible for an increase in a rare and sometimes fatal nerve condition, which can result…
A Listeria outbreak has forced Dole to withdraw packaged salads from Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada and more than 20 U.S. states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that packaged…
Washington: One person has died due to a listeria outbreak connected to Dole packaged salads in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
One of the formerly conjoined twins, born over a year ago in Jacksonville, is now at home. The Florida Times-Union reports Conner Mirabal was discharged from Wolfson Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, weighing a healthy 22 pounds.
Microsoft has invented world’s trickiest alarm clock app to turn off.
Three Florida residents have contracted the Zika Virus while traveling outside of the United States.
Gunman opens fire at two New Zealand mosques, 49 killed
Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi as BJP blames Nehru for China
‘PM Modi feels he can control any state by blackmail’: Rahul Gandhi at Tamil Nadu rally
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan threatens kin of Shaheed Abdul Subur
80-year-old mother of martyr sitting on hunger strike outside Kejriwal’s residence for over 11 hours
80-year old mother of martyr to fast unto death outside Kejriwal’s residence
Poor integration system of Delhi Metro makes it costly for users: Report
Blackbuck case: Salman Khan may get bail today
SpaceX launches largest satellite on Falcon 9’s 50th flight
Xiaomi Mi TV 4, Redmi Note 5 India launch set for Wednesday?
Fodder scam: CBI court to pronounce quantum of sentence for Lalu at 2 pm today
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