Rio 2016 organizers claim water in competition area to be clean
The Rio 2016 Olympics Organizing Committee claimed that water quality in the competition area meets the requirements of the WHO.
Oct 18, 2015, 14:17 PM IST
Are antibiotics losing their effectiveness?
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is on the rise creating numerous problems.
Oct 15, 2015, 13:17 PM IST
Last South Korean MERS patient again hospitalized
Medical staffs treating the patient, who has already suffered from lymphoma causing immunity disorder, stressed the "near-zero" possibility for him to have infected other people.
Oct 13, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Ebola treatment beds prevented 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone: Study
With many cases in Sierra Leone potentially going unreported, the real figure is likely to be much higher, the study said.
Oct 13, 2015, 12:23 PM IST
Ebola again detected in Scottish nurse
The 39-year-old who contracted the virus while helping to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone, has been flown back to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Oct 09, 2015, 13:37 PM IST
Cut visual impairment rates by 25 per cent within 2019: WHO
The WHO Global Action Plan (GAP) for the prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment 2014-2019 emphasises on improving eye health for everyone and reducing the prevalence of avoidable blindness and visual impairment by 25 per cent by the year 2019.
Oct 08, 2015, 15:59 PM IST
WHO cautions against indiscriminate use of antibiotics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the current practice of indiscriminate use of antibiotics is increasingly leading to resistance to medicines, persistence of infections and treatment failure.
Oct 04, 2015, 12:03 PM IST
Scientists find solution to arsenic contamination in laterite soil
The simplest and cheapest solution to arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to be none other the red laterite soil that is abundant in many parts of India, scientists said.
Oct 04, 2015, 11:57 AM IST
Kerala smokers spend Rs.226 crore on heart ailments
Kerala smokers spend a staggering Rs.226 crore for treating cardiovascular diseases, said a study.
Sep 28, 2015, 20:17 PM IST
WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio-endemic countries
The World Health Organization on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a "historic achievement" more than a year after the last recorded case of the disease in Africa`s most populous nation.
Sep 26, 2015, 03:58 AM IST
Dental diseases cost the world $442 bn annually
Improvement in oral health alone can offer the world substantial economic benefit as researchers have estimated that the yearly global economic impact of dental diseases amount to $442 billion.
Sep 21, 2015, 12:37 PM IST
WHO urges European action on migrant health
The World Health Organization on Monday called for international action to respond to the public health challenges resulting from Europe`s worst migrant crisis in decades, and urged assistance for refugees exhausted from long and perilous journeys.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:16 PM IST
16,000 children under age of five die every day: UNICEF
Nearly 5.9 million children will die before their fifth birthday this year mainly of preventable causes, a UN report has warned, though the child mortality rate has fallen by more than 50 per cent since 1990.
Sep 13, 2015, 15:52 PM IST
India could be hit by a tsunami of obesity!
India stares at a huge epidemic of obesity, a new study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) finds.
Sep 13, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
UN urges action to fix 'broken' world food system
The United Nations urged political leaders from around the world on Wednesday to up their game in the fight to wipe out malnutrition, a global scourge which afflicts poor and rich alike.
Nov 19, 2014, 18:14 PM IST
