Illness News

The findings inform the development of more effective therapeutics that spare people from wasting and increase our understanding of how wasting influences survival and morbidity across infections, cancers, chronic illnesses, and more.

More lives can be saved in a crisis by promoting the value of first aid training and increasing its accessibility. Here is a list of must-have items in your first aid box.  

The Dengue virus causes severe illness and fever. This illness is spread to people by the bite of a mosquito carrying the pathogen. The patient with dengue fever requires rest, attention, and a nourishing diet. As the mercury hits high during our battle with dengue, fruits can be our best friends.

This ability is presumed to be part of a crucial survival skill called "disease avoidance".

Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by consuming contaminated food or water. 

Accoding to a group of researchers, there are three types of fungus that can grow on ordinary household wallpaper and spread into the air, leading to serious health consequences.

Researchers have identified several genes that can put children of bipolar disorder patients at increased risk of developing the disease.

The study collected a myriad of measurements from participants for up to two years to detect deviations from their normal baseline for measurements such as heart rate and skin temperature.  

More BSF personnel have died of heart attack and other illnesses than in action on the borders and anti-Naxal operations in the past two years, according to official data.

Kunal Mankodiya, Director of the university's Wearable Biosensing Laboratory is researching how to transform gloves, socks, clothing and even shoes into high-tech items that will make people healthier -- and improve their lives.

 A new research by the University of Warwick, UK, and Fudan University, China has taken the understanding of the physical root of depression a step forward.

Singer Taylor Swift visited young patients at a children's hospital in Australia.

Actor Teddy Rooney, son of Hollywood star Mickey Rooney, has died. He was 66.

About 1,000 people were taken ill after a communal meal at a gathering of the Bohra community here, a Bohra leader said on Monday.

Nations on the verge of eliminating malaria risk falling short of their goal, just as it lies within reach, due to funding being shifted elsewhere, researchers said on Thursday.

 An international team of researchers has identified biological markers in the blood that can help doctors predict who is at high risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB).

In the semi-final, the Swiss maestro will play Dominic Thiem.

The second-seeded Indo-Spanish pair was set to play Austin Krajicek and Benoit Paire in the quarterfinals.

Three to five cups of coffee a day may lower the risk of dying prematurely from some illnesses than those who do not drink or drink less coffee, new research suggests.