Health-Lifestyle

Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Global pharma giant Pfizer, which developed the mRNA-based vaccine against Covid, on Wednesday announced setting up a global drug development centre to boost critical research and development (R&D) capabilities in…
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New York, May 4 (IANS) Asthma in children is likely to get worse after a Covid-19 infection, finds a large-scale nationwide study in the US. Six months after a Covid infection, asthmatic children showed significant increases in emergency…
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Chennai, May 4 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu-based social organisation, 'Thozhi', has joined hands with a hospital to provide free Hepatitis vaccine for the transgender community. Hepatitis B is a life-threatening liver ailment caused by the…
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London, May 4 (IANS) Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anaemia, according to a study which stated that its deficiency is an enormous yet overlooked problem. For many years, there has been a focus on…
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London, May 4 (IANS) Regular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) exercises such as squats, sprints, and pedalling can improve the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways in the body,…
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London, May 4 (IANS) Digital marketing of unhealthy food products to children and online gaming that compels children to a sedentary life are the main drivers of obesity, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. According to the WHO…
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London, May 3 (IANS) Cognitive impairment, as a result of severe Covid-19, is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points, finds a study. The results of the study, published in the…
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Jerusalem, May 3 (IANS) The Omicron variants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and the Delta variant might re-emerge, researchers claim. While Delta wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated…
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