Health
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Can binge drinkers be tamed via switching off a brain receptor?
New York– Binge drinkers, here comes good news. A team of US researchers has found that deactivating a stress-signaling system…
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Pregnant woman dies of hunger in Pak amid Corona crisis
Karachi– A pregnant woman has died in Pakistani’s Sindh provide due to starvation amid the lockdown imposed in the country…
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New tool helps predict risk of death in people with dementia
Toronto– A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia…
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Sri Lanka’s oldest tea auction now online
Colombo– The bang of the auctioneer’s gavel has been replaced with the click of a button, as Sri Lanka’s 126-year…
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Air pollution linked again to high COVID-19 deaths
London– In yet another study linking air pollution with high rate of coronavirus mortality, German researchers have found that elevated…
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Maternal hypertensive disorders bad for kids’ mental health
London– Hypertensive pregnancy disorders, especially preeclampsia, a form of high blood pressure during pregnancy, may lead to adverse mental health…
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80% Covid-19 cases are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms
New Delhi–Indian Health Ministry on Monday warned that 80 per cent of all coronavirus patients are asymptomatic or show mild…
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How Hong Kong managed COVID-19 without complete lockdown
Hong Kong–With widespread testing, contact tracing and population behavioural changes Hong Kong appears to have managed to contain the first…
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Practice physical distancing even during Ramadan: WHO
New Delhi– As the holy month of Ramadan this year falls between late April and late May amid the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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US Coronavirus strategy failing the poor: UN expert
Geneva– The poor in the US are being hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and the US COVID-19 strategy is…
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