World Health Organization

‘Hundreds’ likely affected by Chinese virus: researchers

11:40 am January 18, 2020

London: The number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely hundreds more than officially reported, researchers have said. Chinese authorities have said pneumonia linked to the virus has hit at least 41 people in the country, with the outbreak centred around a seafood market in […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

One in three teens globally at risk of lifestyle diseases: Study

7:15 pm December 26, 2019

Melbourne: One in three adolescents globally are at the risk of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and cancer, with low fruit and vegetable intake, and physical inactivity as the most prominent risk factors, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, is the largest global research of the major lifestyle risk […]

Air quality in Delhi remains severe

1:40 pm November 14, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi on Thursday remained in the severe category with the AQI being recorded at 460. The Dwarka Sector 8 air monitoring centre recorded an air quality index of 496 and Nehru Nagar and JLN Stadium 492. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and […]

Plants don’t improve indoor air quality but cut outdoor pollution, latest studies show

6:11 pm November 7, 2019

New Delhi: As large parts of north India grapple with dangerous levels of smog, two new global studies seek to settle the debate on effective ‘green’ antidotes — one concluding that potted plants don’t affect indoor air quality and the other affirming that trees near factories and other pollution sources reduce outdoor air pollution. A […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO

12:51 pm August 29, 2019

Copenhagen: Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts. “Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage is not achieved and sustained in every […]