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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Smoggy atmosphere across Delhi-NCR has started taking a toll on people’s health and is hampering their ability to do their jobs efficiently, according to a just-concluded quick survey by ASSOCHAM. more
Central government approves pneumonia vaccine for Himachal Pradesh

New Delhi/Simla, Nov 8 (JuNewsst Earth ): The Union Health Ministry, on Tuesday, approved the introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme in H ...

New UN survey reveals extensive damage to health system in war-torn Yemen

New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): There are critical shortages in medical doctors in over 40 per cent of all Yemeni districts, with more than half of all health facilities closed or partial ...

Association between sugary diet and coronary artery disease, finds study

London, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by ...

Study paves the way for new autoimmune disease treatments with fewer side effects

London, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): A research team has been using genetics to explore ways of producing new treatments for autoimmune diseases, but with significantly fewer side effects.

UN agency working to address women’s health and protection needs in storm-hit Haiti

New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): With some 546,000 women of reproductive age in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged greater attention ...

New UN health agency guidelines aim to stop surgical infections and arrest spread of ‘superbugs’

New York, Nov 3 (Just Earth News): Warning that millions of people die every year from preventable surgical infections, particularly in developing countries, the World Health Organization (W ...

Anal cancer rising worldwide, says study

New York, Nov 1 (IBNS): A new American Cancer Society study finds that incidence of anal cancer has been increasing in women or in both men and women in 13 of 18 countries studied, particula ...

Poor sleep for children using media devices, says study

London, Nov 1 (Just Earth News): A Cardiff University study has found that children using screen-based media devices at bedtime have over double the risk of inadequate sleep duration compare ...

High resting heart rate, blood pressure linked to later mental health disorders

London, Oct 28 (IBNS): A high resting heart rate and blood pressure in youth predict an increased susceptibility for anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder later ...