com Developing Telecoms: Satcoms to support African water management By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:08:39 +0000 A welcome piece of positive news for Africa comes from the Sri Lanka-headquartered International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and a new satellite data initiative. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
com Forbes: Why Connected Worker Technologies Are Now A Business Priority For Industrial Companies By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:25:00 +0000 The decline in natural resources is very real. The International Water Management Institute estimates that nearly every country south of the 35th parallel will experience economic or physical water scarcity by 2025. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
com Computers can Predict Your Dancing Style By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new computer program was found to identify the dancer with astounding accuracy, revealed a recent discovery. Studying how people move to music Full Article
com Texting While Walking Is a Deadly Combination By www.medindia.net Published On :: People using a smartphone to text while walking have more chances to meet with an accident or near-miss than taking a call or listening to music. According Full Article
com Estrangement Becomes More Laborious in the Digital Age By www.medindia.net Published On :: Estrangement has become harder in the digital age and social media platfroms, such as Facebook and Instagram, can make break-ups much worse, say researchers. Full Article
com Social Media Addiction is More Common in Today's Digital World By www.medindia.net Published On :: Are you addicted to social media? Millions of people, regardless of age, are getting addicted to social media day-by-day in this fast-moving digital age. Full Article
com Committed to soil and water conservation By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:20:10 +0000 Understanding Ethiopia’s past experience to guide future investments Full Article Africa News Blog East Africa News Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News climate change ecosystem services Ethiopia land degradation soil and water conservation soil conservation soil erosion Tigray
com MongaBay.com: Restoring tank irrigation can strengthen rural climate resilience By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:04:23 +0000 Less than 10 percent of defunct tanks have been restored over the past two decades according to researchers. Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-News Groundwater Hyderabad India
com TheNews.com.pk: With Kabul River flows controversy By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:28:09 +0000 Is joint management of Kabul River by Pakistan and Afghanistan possible as the orphan river finds few takers? Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Afghanistan Kabul River Pakistan
com AsiaTimes.com: The developing world’s water crisis has arrived By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:14:18 +0000 A study across 15 cities in South Asia, Africa and South America shows that water is inaccessible and unaffordable. Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Aditi Mukherji India water crisis Water Scarcity
com CGIAR: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support for farming By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:19:54 +0000 Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource. Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Sri Lanka News Z-Featured Content Z-News biowaste Resource Recovery resource recovery and reuse RRR waste management
com Online Data Pool of Human Resource to Combat COVID-19 Launched By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Centre has launched online data pool of human resource, comprising details of doctors, other healthcare professionals and auxiliary help, to fight against COVID-19. Full Article
com Next-gen Method Helps in Hunt for New Cancer Drug Combinations By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new technology developed by scientists was found to help reveal the inner workings of individual cancer cells - potentially identifying more effective treatment combinations for people with cancer. Full Article
com New Study Reveals Which Ovarian Cancer Patients Won't Benefit from Immune-PARP Combo By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study published online today by Nature Communications revealed which patients with ovarian cancer won't benefit from immune-PARP combo. The study Full Article
com Medication to Treat Lung Cancer may Improve Outcomes of Metastatic Brain Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: Medication used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has metastasized, may benefit patients with metastatic brain cancers, according to a new review and analysis led by researchers at St. Full Article
com Door To Three-Drug Combinations In Future Immuno-Oncology Treatments Found By www.medindia.net Published On :: Emerging three-drug combinations will change the immuno-oncology treatment which has high unmet needs. Emerging three-drug combinations are poised to Full Article
com Novel Combination Therapy Boosts Response in HER2- Breast Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: Combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab (AstraZeneca's Imfinzi), the PARP inhibitor olaparib (AstraZeneca/Merck's Lynparza), along with Full Article
com Brain Tumors Respond Well to Combination of Radiation and Schizophrenia Drug By www.medindia.net Published On :: Combination of radiation and the schizophrenia drug trifluoperazine can help treat glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat brain tumors. Full Article
com San Francisco Becomes First US City to Ban E-cigarettes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: San Francisco is the first U.S city that bans the sale of e-cigarettes, a measure that affects both brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers. The Full Article
com Disinfectant Tunnel Devloped By Railways To Combat Covid-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Disinfection tunnel used to sanitise people for just Rs 10,000 been developed by Indian Railways. A railway ministry official said that the loco Full Article
com YubaNet.com: Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 08:27:15 +0000 Current wastewater nutrient recovery technologies have made significant progress. In the case of phosphorous, recovery rates range from 25% to 90%. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
com Developing Telecoms: Satcoms to support African water management By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:08:39 +0000 A welcome piece of positive news for Africa comes from the Sri Lanka-headquartered International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and a new satellite data initiative. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
com Research shows reducing local income inequality may slow rural-urban migration By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:10:50 +0000 Recent research conducted by IWMI, in collaboration with the IFPRI and IFAD, finds that the poorest are likelier to migrate when increases in incomes are accompanied by increases in local income inequalities. Full Article Blog Z-Featured Content Z-News Economics employment IFAD IFPRI migration outmigration Poverty
com Forbes: Why Connected Worker Technologies Are Now A Business Priority For Industrial Companies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:25:00 +0000 The decline in natural resources is very real. The International Water Management Institute estimates that nearly every country south of the 35th parallel will experience economic or physical water scarcity by 2025. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
com New Gene Therapy Successfully Treats Glaucoma By www.medindia.net Published On :: Gene therapy could improve quality of life for many glaucoma patients. The research team tested a new approach that could provide additional treatment options and benefits. Full Article
com Liver Transplants From Older Donors Decrease Despite Improved Outcomes In Recipients By www.medindia.net Published On :: Even though recipients who received liver grafts from older donors (70 and older) had improved outcomes with reduced mortality, graft loss and postoperative Full Article
com Five-month-old Girl Becomes the Youngest Indian to Get Liver Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Ariana Dey, a Kolkata-based newborn, has become India's youngest liver transplant patient, says the doctors from Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. Full Article
com New Study Aims to Improve Long-Term Lung Transplant Outcomes By www.medindia.net Published On :: New research studies the lung transplant recipients to identify the underlying biologic mechanisms that determine the effectiveness and to improve long-term outcomes of the transplant. Full Article
com 'Doctors with a Heart' Recognized for Their Community Service By www.medindia.net Published On :: Even in this fast paced world where everybody is busy minding their own business, there are doctors who take an active r Full Article
com Black Day for Gay Community in India - 'Supreme Court Judgment Takes the Community Back by 100 Years' Says Activist By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday pronouncing gay sex illegal in India has caused uproar among gay rights acti Full Article
com Marijuana-Derived Medicines Become Legal in Macedonia By www.medindia.net Published On :: So far 13 European Union nations have legalized marijuana-derived medicines including Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Full Article
com Canada's Doctor-Assisted Death Bill Becomes Law After Clearing Final Hurdle By www.medindia.net Published On :: Canada's Senate voted to pass legislation allowing the terminally ill adults to end their life with doctor's assistance. The bill cleared the final hurdle Full Article
com Indian Jury in Favour of Altruistic Surrogacy, Not Commercial Surrogacy By www.medindia.net Published On :: Since the Union cabinet has banned the commercial surrogacy, many people from the industry have called this move as regressive and insensitive while some Full Article
com Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 05:45:15 +0000 Based on IWMI’s experience, this training manual has been compiled for plant managers and trainers to help ensure that staff involved in FS treatment and production, and application of an FS-based co-compost adopt best practices in all processes involved. Full Article Publications
com Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:55:23 +0000 The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change. Full Article Publications
com Nurses' Survey Finds Workplace Bullying is Common By www.medindia.net Published On :: A survey of over 2,000 nurses by New Zealand Nurses' Organization researchers Dr Jill Clendon and Dr Leonie Walker has revealed that workplace bullying is very common. Full Article
com Good Communication is Essential Between Doctors and Nurses for Patient Safety By www.medindia.net Published On :: Video recordings of a hospital scenario shows how poor is communication between nurses and doctors. This study mainly Communication breakdown that occurs betwen nurses and doctors. Full Article
com Yemen: Third Cholera Epidemic Might Come Knocking By www.medindia.net Published On :: Third Cholera Epidemic poses as a new health threat to Yemen people who are still recovering from the war. World health organization has warned the government Full Article
com Nurses and Combating the Societal Stigma of Poverty By www.medindia.net Published On :: Poverty takes a toll on health in many ways. It often causes malnutrition and hunger, creates barriers to access basic resources, and can also impact Full Article
com Fish Oil may Prevent Breast Implant Complications By www.medindia.net Published On :: One of the most common complications in cosmetic breast surgery is capsular contracture. A new study investigates to see if omega-3 fatty acids can prevent or reduce capsular contracture. Full Article
com Comparison of Effects of IBD on Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study published in iAlimentary Pharmacology (and) Therapeutics/i compared the health of pregnant and non-pregnant women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Full Article
com PTSD Linked to Pregnancy Complications By www.medindia.net Published On :: Pregnancy complications were found to be associated with elevated symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury, revealed a Veterans Affairs study of women military veterans. Full Article
com First Pregnancy Complications Linked to Future Premature Birth Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: Women who deliver their first baby at term but experience pregnancy complications are more prone to the risk of preterm delivery in their second pregnancy, Full Article
com Blood Pressure Components Help Predict Heart Attack, Stroke Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: The systolic and diastolic numbers in blood pressure reading predicted the risk of heart attack or stroke in a very large Kaiser Permanente study that Full Article
com Hypertension Poorly Managed in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Two-thirds of people with high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are affected going without treatment, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T. Full Article
com Blood Pressure Control Less Likely Among Those Treated in Low-income Areas: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: People who received treatment in low-income areas were half as likely to have their blood pressure controlled in a six-year clinical trial, according Full Article
com Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Raise the Risk of High Blood Pressure Later in Life By www.medindia.net Published On :: First-time pregnancy complications such as preterm delivery and preeclampsia can boost the chances of developing chronic hypertension in women later in life, reports a new study. Full Article
com Syringe Exchange Programs are Cheap Investments To combat HIV By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Syringe exchange programs prevented 12,483 new cases of HIV over a ten-year period, saving millions of dollars every year in Philadelphia and Baltimore, according to a new study. Full Article
com Obesity and Asthma Common Among Individuals Born to Mothers With HIV By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Youths and young adults born to parents with HIV but remained uninfected themselves still face a greatly heightened risk of obesity and asthma-like symptoms. Full Article