New Delhi: A latest report from the WHO says that viral Hepatitis will kill over five million people in South-East Asia in the next ten years. Thirty-year-old Karan was shocked to learn that not only did he have Hepatitis, but that infections from multiple viruses can co-occur. He works at a hospital himself but nothing prepared him for a serious bout of liver infection, last November. Karan said, "I was...
08:44 AM, Jul 28, 2011
London: Indians are the world's most depressed people with nearly 36 per cent suffering from Major Depressive Episode (MDE), the cluster of symptoms of depression, according to a WHO-sponsored study. The study found that people living in wealthier nations like Netherlands, France and the US were less happy and more depressed than those in poorer ones. Netherlands with an average 33.6 per cent case of MDE came second while France...
08:20 PM, Jul 27, 2011
Geneva: Millions of people die each year from medical errors and infections linked to health care and going into hospital is far riskier than flying, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. "If you were admitted to hospital tomorrow in any country... your chances of being subjected to an error in your care would be something like 1 in 10. Your chances of dying due to an error in health...
11:58 AM, Jul 22, 2011
New Delhi: The film based on Stieg Larsson's global bestseller 'The Girl with the Dragon tattoo' is scheduled to be aired for the first time on Indian television on HBO Wednesday, 13 Jul at 9 pm. The trilogy has had an unprecedented success in the literary world. It was a massive hit in Larsson's native land Sweden and later the translations went on to become global bestsellers. Larsson died in...
05:56 PM, Jul 11, 2011
'Whose Line Is It Anyway' star Wayne Brady performed his improv comedy act in the capital on June 3. ...
12:20 PM, Jul 07, 2011
London: Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain tumors, according to a new study on Saturday. A major review of previously published research by a committee of experts from Britain, the United States and Sweden concluded there was no convincing evidence of any cancer connection. It also found a lack of established...
09:41 AM, Jul 03, 2011
New Delhi: Food inflation fell to a one-and-a-half month low of 7.78 per cent for the week ended June 18 on the back of cheaper vegetables, pulses and potatoes. Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 9.13 per cent during the previous week. It was over 20 per cent during the comparable period of June, 2010. As per data released by the government on Thursday,...
12:35 PM, Jun 30, 2011
Berlin: Germany has reported another death in Europe's E coli outbreak, bringing the toll to at least 44. The national disease control center said Friday that 43 deaths have now been reported in Germany, the outbreak's epicenter. Another person has died in Sweden. In its own update on Friday, the World Health Organization included a further death in the United States. However, it cautioned - as US officials also have...
03:16 AM, Jun 25, 2011
Berlin: Racing to curb the spread of a killer food bug, Germany set up a task force on Friday to hunt down the source of a highly toxic strain of E coli that has killed 19 people and sounded alarms around the world. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, locked in a trade row with the European Union after banning imports of its raw fruit and vegetables, struck a dramatic note...
01:57 AM, Jun 04, 2011
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If mobile phones can cause cancer so can pickles, talcum powder and coffee. There was a time before the advent of satellite television and ...
04:40 PM, Jun 02, 2011
New Delhi: There has been growing concern about the health risks associated with cell phones, and now the World Health Organisation's cancer arm, The International Agency for Research on Cancer has finally admitted a possible cancer link. A team of 31 scientists reviewed several studies on cell phone usage and found that prolonged use may increase the risk for two types of tumors, increased risk of acoustic neuroma, which is...
10:43 PM, Jun 01, 2011
CNN-IBN's Amrita Tripathi gives you a few tips on how to avoid risk of radiation exposure from cell phones. ...
09:24 PM, Jun 01, 2011
New Delhi: Mobile phone manufacturers have countered WHO's report on cellphones possibly causing cancer. A statement issued by Nokia says said, "It is important to note that IARC has not classified RF fields as definitely nor even probably carcinogenic to humans. IARC has only concluded that, based on limited evidence, it may be possible that there could be some increased risk for certain cancer." Sony Ericsson in its statement said,...
07:33 PM, Jun 01, 2011
The WHO overturns its previous findings, says mobile phones can cause cancer. ...
10:50 AM, Jun 01, 2011
Also on Bolly Buzz, Shahid Kapoor allegedly wants Priyanka back and at the same time he's being linked to Kingfisher girl - Angela Jonsson. ...
12:03 PM, May 24, 2011
New York: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, at the centre of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, has earned the dubious distinction of figuring in the list of Time Magazine's "an ignominious club of privileged leaders who stepped too far". The 2G scam is ranked No 2 in the list of scandals and scams in the all-time Top 10 Abuses of Power, only next to ex-American President Richard Nixon's 'Plumbers', a...
04:39 PM, May 19, 2011
New Delhi: Food inflation dropped to 7.7 per cent for the week ended April 30, the lowest level in 18 months, due to a fall in the price of pulses and vegetables, especially potatoes. The rate of price rise in food items, as calculated on the basis of the wholesale price index (WPI), was 8.53 per cent in the previous week and 21.46 per cent in the comparable period of...
12:21 PM, May 12, 2011
New Delhi: High prices of vegetables and manufactured items drove the headline inflation in March to 8.98 per cent, way above the RBI's expectation of 8 per cent. The overall inflation measured on the basis of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was 8.31 per cent in February. The rise in overall inflation for the second month in a row may prompt the central bank to go for another round of policy...
02:44 PM, Apr 15, 2011
New Delhi: With 1.8 million new cases of tuberculosis every year, India desperately needs more efficient prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The World Health Organisation has been endorsing a medical test called XPERT MTB. Dr Nata Manabde, WHO India Director said, "It's faster, quicker. The WHO believes that this can change the TB dynamics in the country." Quicker diagnosis would lead to more efficient treatment. The new test allows for a...
09:10 AM, Mar 24, 2011
The Japan tragedy has left the elderly most affected. They are more prone to diseases and rebuilding their houses is difficult as well. ...
11:42 AM, Mar 23, 2011
