The new study is testing a two-vaccine combination developed by Johnson & Johnson with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Low level of Vitamin-D at birth increases risk of autism
According to reports, senior author Dr Yuan-Lin Zheng said neonatal Vitamin D status was significantly associated with the risk of ASD and intellectual disability.
One Should Not Use Cotton Buds To Clean Ears: Experts
The committee also warns using of ear syringes for cleaning ear wax. But they have suggested a better alternative for ear cleaning that is ear irrigation.
India among 15 countries have highest number of malaria cases: WHO
In India, the surveillance mechanism was so weak that it detected a mere 8 percent of Malaria cases as per as the report. Last year India witnessed a total of 331 malaria deaths.
Social media can help you to lose weight efficiently: study
The new study has found that social media offers a unique environment and it always motivates people for their weight loss journey.
Women are more prone to asthma than men: study
A research done by Vanderbilt University in the US found that women are more vulnerable to asthma than men. And this condition happens due to the sex hormones in the lungs cells.
Artificial muscle patch developed by scientists to recover damaged human heart
The recent test has shown that the artificial patch resembles those of a healthy adult heart and it is fully functional, with mechanical, structural and electrical properties.
WHO: 10 % of medical products in India is either ‘substandard or fake’
The new report pointed that the WHO has received 1,500 reports of cases of substandard or falsified products in India since 2013. Among these, antibiotics and antimalarials are the most commonly reported.
Health Ministry and ICMR Launched An Initiative To Curb Cardiovascular Disease-Related Deaths
The initiative will focus on reinforcing hypertension management and monitoring at primary health care level. It is in line with national guidelines and with the WHO’s Global Hearts Initiative.
Houseflies carry hundreds of bacteria and spread diseases in humans: study
From three different continents, the researchers have examined microbiomes of 116 blowflies and houseflies. They found that these flies carry hundreds of different species of bacterias and few of them are very harmful to humans.