NEW DELHI: A scientific study has attributed the July 30 devastating Wayanad landslides to a “burst of rainfall” triggered by human-induced climate change. It said more than 140 mm of rains fell in a single day – equivalent to nearly a quarter of London’s annual rainfall – on soils that were already highly saturated following…
NEW DELHI: Not getting good sleep on a regular basis can heighten your risk of developing diabetes, a new study has suggested.In a study published in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) – the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School – analysed sleep patterns of more than 84,000…
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: Nearly one-third of those who took Covaxin jabs suffered ‘adverse events of special interest‘ within a year of getting vaccinated, claims a study in Drug Safety, an academic journal published by Springer International.Common AESIs reported include upper respiratory tract infection, new onset skin and subcutaneous (beneath the skin) disorders and musculoskeletal disorders.Menstrual abnormalities,…
BERLIN: Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases. The economic impact of climate change is not fully understood, and economists often disagree on its extent….
NEW DELHI: Nearly 3 out of 10 people in India, aged between 18 and 54 years, have never got their blood pressure measured.This has been revealed by the ICMR – National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR-NCDIR) in a study published recently in the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH).According to the ICMR-NCDIR study,…
