Researchers have now claimed that kids who use e-cigarettes are more likely to take up smoking or smokeless tobacco. The study, published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, says teenage boys who vaped were almost three times as likely to start smoking as other teen boys ...
Researchers have revealed that armed conflict activities increased in five countries, including India, during the first wave of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to the study, published in the journal World Development, India, ...
The Odisha government on Thursday said Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to healthcare workers and other frontline workers free of cost in the state. "In the first phase, doctors, health workers who are our Corona warriors and elderly persons will be administered Covid-19 vaccine free of cost. In the ...
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday confirmed a record number of 822 new coronavirus cases, marking the first time single-day infections have topped the 800-mark in the Japanese capital. The latest figure surpasses the previous record of 678 confirmed on Wednesday,...
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official has called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine, saying the vaccine is not a "silver bullet" that will end the nearly year-long pandemic which has infected over 74 million people across the global and killed more than 1.64 million others....
One imported confirmed case of Covid-19 and an imported asymptomatic case were reported in Beijing, the municipal health commission said on Wednesday. The two individuals, both Chinese nationals, took the same flight from Denmark on November 30 and arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport on the next...
After some reports linked Covid-19 with hearing loss, a new study has found no evidence of damage to the auditory system as a result of coronavirus infection. "The possibility of hearing loss has been debated among medical practitioners, with some reporting this symptom in recovered patients," said study author ...
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the start of registration for the coronavirus vaccine, starting from Wednesday, for all citizens and expatriates in the country. They can register, through the ministry's mobile application of Sehhaty (My Health). ...
In a major relief to a people with a recently identified type of food allergy to red meat, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs which may be used for both food or medical products. ...
Temperature data collected by wearable devices worn on the finger such as a ring can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers, a leading symptom of both Covid-19 and the flu, say researchers. In a study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, more than 65,000...
