HEALTH
Warming temperatures to spike dengue in US, Europe: WHO scientist
Increasing climate change is expected to drive dengue, a mosquito-borne disease that kills thousands of people every year, to newer areas like the US...
Nearly 80% of Mumbai families have one member affected by pollution
As the country's financial capital gasps for breath and grapples with very poor air quality, and four out of five Mumbai families having at...
Polio virus found in environmental sample in Karachi
Polio virus has been detected in an environmental sample in Karachi, the health department in Pakistan's Sindh province said.
The newly detected virus is genetically...
Extreme weather in Australia causes growing number of hospitalisations
Canberra, Nov 2 (IANS) The increasing severity and intensity of heatwaves in Australia is driving an increase in the number of hospitalisations due to...
Rare heart condition forces US woman with no pulse to live on batteries
A 30-year-old US woman suffering from a rare genetic heart condition, where she has no pulse, is surviving on a set of batteries, according...
US FDA approves use of sound waves to break down liver tumours
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumours in humans for liver treatment.
Pioneered at...
New AI tool listens to your voice and detect diabetes with 89% accuracy
Determining whether a person is diabetic could be as easy as having them speak a few sentences into their smartphone, according to a groundbreaking...
Why snoozing may not be bad for health as thought
London, Oct 18 (IANS) It is often claimed that using the snooze button can have negative effects on sleep and cognitive processes, but there...