World off-track to cut 30 per cent sodium intake by 2025: WHO
New Delhi: The world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 per cent by 2025, which is essential to save millions of lives globally, according to a first-of-its-kind report by the World Health Organization (WHO). Sodium, an essential nutrient, increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death […]
‘Umeed’ helps Pampore widow to earn livelihood, manage family
Pulwama: A 50-year-old woman from Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is setting herself on the pedestal of economic freedom by starting a mushroom unit with the help of UMEED. Afroza Banoo, resident of Shaar Shali Pampore had lost her husband around a decade back, has been managing his family affairs after getting help […]
Childhood pneumonia linked with higher death risk from respiratory infection as adult: Lancet study
London: Respiratory infections contracted during early childhood are associated with an increased risk in death from respiratory illness between the ages of 26 and 73 years, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. The study suggests that, although the overall number of premature deaths from respiratory disease was small, people who had a […]
Intensify action to ensure equitable access to digital innovations for women, girls: WHO
New Delhi: On the eve of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, the WHO called for intensified action in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world to ensure that every woman and girl has equitable access to digital innovations that can support health and well-being. For both women and men, digital innovations and technologies hold […]
Covid may cause increased chest pain months after infection: Study
Washington: COVID-19 patients may be at increased risk of suffering chest pain in the six months to a year after the infection, which could be a sign of future cardiovascular complications, according to a study. Nearly 19 per cent of US adults who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 report having “Long COVID,” where they […]
Long Covid associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, cognitive impairment: Study
Toronto: Long COVID is associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, declined cognition and heightened levels of depression and anxiety, according to new research studying the impacts of the disease. Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, combined the results of two new parallel studies – a laboratory study involving cognitive testing and imaging of oxygen […]
El Nino expected to return, likely to fuel spike in global temperatures: WMO
London: A warming El Nino event may develop in the coming months , according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The El Nino event may develop after three consecutive years of an unusually stubborn and protracted La Nina, which influenced temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world, WMO […]
Srinagar man sets up forest area for birds in mother’s memory
Srinagar: Mohammad Yasin was living a cozy life in Switzerland before an urge to realise his late mother’s dream brought him back to Srinagar, where he set up a forest area for birds in the middle of the famous Dal Lake. A traveller, Yasin’s passion took him to several places before he ended up in […]
Human antibodies that can block multiple corona viruses traced: Study
Washington: Scientists have found antibodies in the blood of certain COVID-19 donors that can block infection from a broad set of coronaviruses, specifically in people who have recovered from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and were then vaccinated. The researchers from Scripps Research and the University of North Carolina (UNC), US, found this includes not only the […]
Umeed helps Kulgam woman to ‘live’ her dream
Kulgam: A 58-year-old woman from Danow Makanpora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district has become an inspiration for hundreds of unemployed women as she has lived her dream of becoming a successful sheep farm owner. Gulshana Bano(58), a resident of despite being uneducated has been earning livelihood for herself besides her family who were otherwise […]
