Sale of Tibetan pill used to prevent infectious diseases stopped
Dharamsala, Feb 21 (IANS) In the wake of directions from the health authorities, the sale of a traditional Tibetan medicine that supposedly prevents the spread …
Using daily moisturisers cannot prevent eczema in babies
London, Feb 20 (IANS) Researchers have found that using daily moisturisers on newborn babies cannot prevent eczema as previously thought. Eczema is a very common …
Goa wants armed cops at sea to prevent illegal fishing
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) Armed policemen could soon guard waters off the state coast, to prevent fish from being poached by raiding parties of fishermen …
Goa lifeguards prevent V-Day tragedy, rescue abandoned UK spouse
Panaji, Feb 14 (IANS) In a queasy Valentine’s Day story, a 50-year-old woman tourist from the UK was rescued while attempting suicide at a popular …
10K steps a day may not prevent weight gain
New York, Feb 14 (IANS) Contrary to the common belief that walking 10,000 steps a day prevents weight gain, the researchers have found that it …
Delhi HC issues directions to Centre to prevent misuse of Aadhaar
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a direction to the Central government to ward off misuse of Aadhaar card …
Using all resources to prevent coronavirus: Harshvardhan
N0ew Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Union Health Minister Harshvardhan said that India is preparing to combat the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID2019), through its various timely …
Government taking steps to prevent online frauds: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The government is taking steps to prevent people from becoming victims of online frauds, the Union Minister of State for …
New ‘wristwatch’ to boost athletic performance, prevent injury
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) In a good news to athletes, researchers have developed a device the size of a wristwatch, that can monitor an …
Hormone therapy could prevent miscarriages: Study
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Researchers have revealed that thousands of miscarriages in a year could be prevented with a daily hormonal capsule. Giving progesterone to …
Overstyling your hair? Prevent damage with these tips
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANSlife) Hair can make or break your look, and who doesnt want every day to be a good hair day? But, …
New teeth gel may prevent dental cavities, tooth decay
Hong Kong, Jan 23 (IANS) Researchers have developed a bioactive peptide that coats tooth surfaces, helping prevent new cavities and heal existing ones in lab …
New mechanism may safely prevent, reverse obesity
New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Obesity, a global epidemic, is a known contributor to several cancers, including breast, colon, and pancreatic and in major breakthrough, …
New hydrogel to prevent infections in wounds developed
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new hydrogel based on the body’s natural peptide defence as it has been shown to prevent and …
Just 1 dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection: Study
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Just one dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may prevent infection from potential cancer-causing virus, suggests new research. Results …
Prevent pollution from creating hair damage
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANSlife) Did you know our scalp comprises of 1,50,000 hair follicles! Excessive exposure to pollution, dust and dirt can cause scalp …
Major fire in Delhi, fire personnel prevent casualties
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) An Anaj Mandi-like incident was averted in Delhi after fire personnel rescued at least 40 people on Thursday following a …
Protestors prevent Dhankhar from attending JU convocation
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar ran into fresh protests at the Jadavpur University campus on Tuesday as a section of the …
AI can help prevent suicide among youth
Los Angeles, Dec 13 (IANS) In a bid to help mitigate the risk of suicide especially among the homeless youth, a team of researchers at …
Reducing air pollution can prevent early deaths: Study
New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, a new …
Peanuts, eggs may prevent food allergies in high risk infants
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Researchers have found that introducing peanuts and eggs to high-risk babies as early as three months could prevent them from developing …
Pharmacist-led interventions may prevent heart disease
London, Dec 1 (IANS) Researchers have found that pharmacist-led interventions such as patient education, medication review, and medication management can be pivotal in preventing heart-related …
Breast milk may prevent heart disease in preterm babies
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Researchers have found that early use of breast milk could play a vital role in preventing heart disease in prematurely born …
Wound healing in mucous tissues might prevent AIDS
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Wound healing events in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, or SIV, guard some primate species against developing …
Chewing sugar-free gum may prevent dental cavity
London, Nov 20 (IANS) To prevent your teeths from rotting, start chewing sugar-free gums, as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found some evidence that …
Collective efforts to prevent road accidents: UN chief
United Nations, Nov 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for collective efforts to prevent road accidents that cause over 1.3 million deaths annually, …
Hair care tips to prevent pollution damage
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANSlife) Air pollution can be harmful to skin, but equally to one’s scalp and hair. Every minute bit of ash, dust, …
To prevent pilferage, UP govt to cancel 6L ‘fake’ ration cards
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) With complaints of “bogus” ration cards piling up in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government is mulling cancellation of some six …
Prevent your baby’s skin from pollutants
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANSlife) As Delhi gets engulfed in smog, it is very important to take special care of your baby’s skin. The harmful …
UN urges Iraq to prevent violence, enable peaceful protests
Baghdad, Oct 23 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) called on the Iraqi government to take concrete steps to prevent human rights …
Civil rights groups urge Facebook CEO to help prevent harm
San Francisco, Oct 22 (IANS) A coalition of more than 45 civil rights groups has written a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him …
WHO calls for strategy to prevent a suicide every 40 seconds
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for developing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote mental health. Ahead …
Facebook tightens policies to prevent suicide, self-harm
San Francisco, Sep 11 (IANS) On World Suicide Prevention Day, Facebook is tightening its policies around self-harm, suicide and eating disorder and has announced its …
British MPs approve bill to prevent no-deal Brexit
London, Sep 5 (IANS) British lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill to stop a no-deal Brexit at the end of October, a …
Punjab to canalise its rivers to prevent floods: Amarinder
Jalandhar, Aug 22 (IANS) Reviewing the ground situation in flood-hit villages, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced his government would canalise all the …
New law to help prevent suicides among California youth
San Francisco, Aug 13 (IANS) The ID cards for students in 7th to 12th grade in California now have imprinted on them the suicide prevention …
Canada urged to prevent drug shortages from US imports
There were media reports this week that Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug …
Did pacifist Nehru prevent recapture of PoK?
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) By most accounts, Jawaharlal Nehru was a pacifist, influenced to a great degree by the liberal education he obtained in …
Peel Police release video on how to detect and prevent human trafficking
Human trafficking includes every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements …
US Senate fails to prevent arms sales to Arab partners
Washington, July 30 (IANS) The US Senate has failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of three resolutions blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia and …
ICMR launches vaccine trial to prevent TB among close contacts of patient
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday launched a vaccine trial to prevent occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) among …