Getty Images Regular eye tests can detect problems early Treating failing eyesight and high cholesterol are two new ways to lower the risk of dementia developing, a major report suggests. Scientists have now identified 14 health issues which, if reduced or eliminated, could theoretically prevent nearly half of dementias in the world. Middle-aged people and … Read more
A man named Vinod (in white) along with his sons performs last rites of his family members who were killed in a stampede during a ‘satsang’ on July 2, in Hathras on July 4, 2024. Vinod’s mother Jaya Manti (70), wife Rajkumari (40) and daughter Bhumi (10), who had gone to attend Bhole Baba’s satsang … Read more
Four of the five deceased in the fire at a perfume manufacturing unit in the Baddi industrial area of Himachal Pradesh’s Solan have been identified and all were women, officials said. The injured woman, who was declared dead by the PGIMER Chandigarh was identified as Pinki, while three of the four bodies recovered from the … Read more
The number of specified dams in the country is over 5,500 and about 70 of them are those of national importance. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Malviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) in Jaipur has been identified as the National Centre for Earthquake Safety of Dams, the first centre of its kind in the … Read more
Dissident Congress leader K.V. Thomas visiting the stalls set up as part of the Cochin Flower Show in the city on Thursday. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU In his new responsibility as the special representative of the State government in New Delhi, which comes with a Cabinet rank, dissident Congress leader K.V. Thomas is expected … Read more
Autorickshaw involved in the blast kept near Padil-Pumpwell Main Road in Mangaluru on Sunday. The moving autorickshaw caught fire, after a minor blast reportedly occurred from a bag being carried by the passenger in the city on November 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: MANJUNATH HS The Karnataka police have now confirmed the identity of the … Read more
An anti-inflammatory for rheumatoid arthritis can cut Covid death risk by about a fifth. Source link
Dec. 1, 2021 — The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United States was confirmed by officials today in an individual in California who had recently traveled to South Africa. He or she was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and experienced only “mild symptoms that are improving,” officials with the CDC said. … Read more
Some of the people identified are thought to have caught the virus variant in the community. Source link
Two people were admitted to a hospital in England, but one has since been discharged. Source link