HEALTH

Vaping-related illness sickens over 500 in US

2:26 am September 20, 2019

Washington: More than 500 people have been sickened in an outbreak of vaping-related illness in the United States, health authorities said Thursday, as Los Angeles became the latest city to take steps to ban flavored e-cigarettes. The known tally from the mysterious lung disease has jumped from 380 to 530, although the number of deaths […]

First World Patient Safety Day Observed With a Pledge by 1mg Technologies Towards Patient’s Safety

12:02 pm September 19, 2019

Gurgaon: 72nd World Health Assembly had recently endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day to be observed annually on 17 September, with an objective to raise global awareness about patient safety. All 1mg.com employees took Patient Safety Pledge on this day to encourage global solidarity on the issue. Every year, 40% of the patients […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak

6:53 am September 17, 2019

Seoul: South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide. Five pigs found dead at a farm in Paju, a city near the inter-Korean border, were confirmed to have been […]

Poor countries will need to increase carbon footprint to address hunger: Study

6:48 am September 17, 2019

Achieving a nutritious diet with adequate calories in developing countries will require a substantial increase in greenhouse gas emissions and water use, scientists reported Monday, calling on high-income countries to accelerate the adoption of plant-heavy diets. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed a model looking at how changes to dietary patterns across 140 countries would […]

Man accused of killing six controlled by voices

Psychiatrist: Man accused of killing 6 controlled by voices

6:35 am September 17, 2019

HOUSTON: A forensic psychiatrist told jurors Monday that a man accused of fatally shooting six members of his ex-wife’s family near Houston in 2014 wasn’t responsible for his actions because of severe mental illness that made him believe voices in his head telling him to carry out the killings. Prosecutors allege Ronald Lee Haskell, 39, […]