ot Mother's Day 2020: More Meaningful, Yet Difficult, During COVID-19 Pandemic By www.medindia.net Published On :: This Mother's Day, there are several limitations due to COVID-19 pandemic on what to do. Here are a few tips to share love and happiness with your Mom for the upcoming Mother's Day 2020. Full Article
ot Psychotherapy Unavailable to Most of the People Requiring Mental Health By www.medindia.net Published On :: Physician psychotherapy is only available to a fraction of those with urgent mental health needs in Ontario, according to a joint study by the Centre Full Article
ot Sleep Restriction may Affect Your Emotional Reactions By www.medindia.net Published On :: Restricting sleep for several nights in a row can affect your emotional reaction, reports a new study. In a recenti Journal of Sleep Research/i study, Full Article
ot How a dry village got its feet wet By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:10:07 +0000 As Laos seeks to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods, while adapting agriculture to climate change impacts, the potential of groundwater irrigation can only grow. Lessons learned from IWMI’s pilot study should prove valuable for helping realize this potential. Full Article Asia News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News climate change Groundwater groundwater irrigation home gardens irrigation Laos rice cultivation rural livelihoods seasonal water scarcity surface water Water Resources
ot When small is beautiful – but not spectacular By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:00:34 +0000 Taking stock of a widespread water intervention in Africa. Full Article Africa News Blog East Africa News Regional News Southern Africa News West Africa News Z-Featured Content Z-News African Development Bank Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation climate change drought Ethiopia Food Security Limpopo rainfed small reservoirs Tunisia USAID Volta River Basin Zambia
ot Coronavirus Total Tally 21,700 in India By www.medindia.net Published On :: Total number of coronavirus cases in India on Sunday reached 21,700, including foreign nationals. "A total of 2,230 patients have been cured and discharged, Full Article
ot COVID-19: India's Total Case Count Touches 27,892 with 872 Deaths By www.medindia.net Published On :: Total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 27,892, reports the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In a morning update, the Health Full Article
ot Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu: 14-Day-Old Baby Among 231 New Cases In TN, Total 2,757 By www.medindia.net Published On :: In Tamil Nadu, as many as more persons, including a 14-day-old baby in Kancheepuram district and a transgender, had tested positive for coronavirus in Full Article
ot COVID-19 Updates: Delhi Govt Steps Up Efforts To Protect Its Employees By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Delhi government has stepped up its efforts in order to protect its officials and employees from coronavirus pandemic. Nikhil Kumar, who is currently Full Article
ot COVID-19 in India: Total Tally Surge Past 40k By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India, said that, 28,070 are active cases with 1,306 fatalities among 40,263 cases reported by Sunday. Earlier Full Article
ot Chennai's Koyambedu Market Is Now A Corona Hotspot By www.medindia.net Published On :: Chennai's Koyambedu wholesale market has turned into 'Corona wholesale market' because of the 527 persons who tested positive for coronavirus over the past 24 hour. Full Article
ot Novel Immunotherapy Type Hinders the Spread of Ovarian Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: New type of immunotherapy that targets macrophages has undergone preliminary testing on mice and shows promise for the future treatment of ovarian cancer. Full Article
ot Colon Cancer Can Be Treated Effectively By Giving Immunotherapy Prior To Surgery By www.medindia.net Published On :: Adminstering immunotherapy while waiting for their surgery, can cause tumours to shrink substantially or clear up in a very short time. Medical oncologist Full Article
ot Shorter Radiotherapy Treatment can Benefit Bowel Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic By www.medindia.net Published On :: During the COVID-19 pandemic, bowel cancer patients will benefit from the use of effective, shorter, and safer radiotherapy treatment, reports a new study. Full Article
ot New Immunotherapy Delivery System Kills Cold Tumors Effectively By www.medindia.net Published On :: New unique immunotherapy delivery system kills cold tumors by binding to the tumors' collagen, using interleukin 12 (IL-12) protein to inflame the tumor. Full Article
ot Protecting Cancer Patients in the Era of COVID-19 By www.medindia.net Published On :: Netherlands Cancer Institute, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, and five other leading European cancer centers share knowledge and experiences to set Full Article
ot New Drug Prevents Cardiac Events in Children Undergoing Chemotherapy for Leukemia By www.medindia.net Published On :: In pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the cardioprotective drug dexrazoxane preserved cardiac function without Full Article
ot Chinese Doctors Remove Toothbrush from Man's Stomach By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Chinese man had swallowed a 14-centimeter long toothbrush 20 years ago in an attempt to commit suicide. The Chinese doctors removed it from the man's entrails. Full Article
ot Effects of Psychotherapy for Adolescents By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: In 1988, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Armenian city of Spitak. The temblor destroyed cities and is estimated to have killed between Full Article
ot Places Have Now Turned Into COVID-19 Hotspots By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Community transfer has started in several places in country making them into the hotspot of the virus. The situation in India is much better as compared Full Article
ot A continental coalition is set in motion to support sustainable groundwater use across Africa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:43:29 +0000 Inclusion of groundwater in continent-wide strategies has potential to help keep Africa’s broader development on a sustainable footing. Full Article Blog Z-Featured Content Z-News Groundwater Karen Villholth SDGs Water security
ot The Independent: Unless we empower women farmers, we may not have enough to feed the planet By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 02:30:07 +0000 In an opinion piece in The Independent, IWMI Director General Claudia Sadoff says "Achieving greater gender equality will help to strengthen the resilience of our food systems, revitalize rural economies and enhance rural livelihoods." Full Article IWMI in the news Z-Featured Content Z-News Claudia Sadoff Gender The Independant Woman Women
ot Challenge winner moves forward with IoT to develop world first database By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:21:53 +0000 A network of solar irrigation pumps equipped with sensors that connect to the Internet will potentially provide a world first database of groundwater usage in sub-Saharan Africa. Full Article Blog Z-Featured Content Z-News CGIAR Inspire Challenge Futurepump Groundwater Informatics IoT irrigation Kenya pumps REAL-GUD solar solar water pumps solar-powered water pumps
ot ET Insights: The pandemic is shining a spotlight on failure By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:25:23 +0000 We know that one of the most important actions everyone can take to protect ourselves and others from infection is to wash our hands – and yet there are hundreds of millions of people around the world for whom this simple act is a struggle. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News COVID-19 Mark Smith
ot Programmed Viruses Could Protect Soldiers, Fight Drug Resistance By www.medindia.net Published On :: Engineered bacteriophages could kill various iE.coli/i strains by making mutations in viral protein, according to the team of researchers at the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. Full Article
ot Chromosomal Aberrations Created During IVF do Not Endanger Future Baby: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Even when using very sensitive methods, there are no cell lines with chromosomal aberrations in IVF kids. Hence, in vitro fertilization does not pose Full Article
ot New CRISPR-Cas9 Protein Increases Precision of Gene Editing By www.medindia.net Published On :: CRISPR-Cas9 protein was found to help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process, revealed a team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet. Full Article
ot Radical Treatment of Chronic Oral Infection Before Stem Cell Transplantation Not Necessary, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: There is no link between oral infections and the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of the procedure, found new study. Full Article
ot New Toolkit of Proteins can Repair Breaks in DNA By www.medindia.net Published On :: Accumulation of DNA breaks can cause aging, cancer, and Motor Neurone Disease (MND). But a novel toolkit discovered could help repair DNA breaks caused Full Article
ot World's First Baby Born After Robot-assisted Uterus Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: First baby boy was born after the technological shift in Gothenburg's world-leading research on uterine transplantation. The boy was 48 centimeters long, Full Article
ot US Pediatric Heart Transplant Waitlist Policy Is Not Working as Planned By www.medindia.net Published On :: The waitlist policy which aimed to protect children lives by giving importance to children anticipating heart transplantation in the U.S has unwanted consequences. Full Article
ot Huge Improvements Noted in Survival of Kids After Kidney Transplantation: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Massive improvements are seen over the last 40 years in the survival of children after kidney transplant, reports a new study. The findings of the study Full Article
ot New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique can Assess Kidney Quality Before Transplantation By www.medindia.net Published On :: Novel worlds' first study applies photoacoustic (PA) imaging to visualize scarring in kidneys, also called fibrosis, a common form of damage in donor's kidneys. Full Article
ot Accreditation, Hallmark of Health Care Quality in India: Dr. Narottam Puri By www.medindia.net Published On :: Certification on products and services has become imperative to ensure safety and reliability. A similar standard fo Full Article
ot "Satyameva Jayate" : Focus on Female Infanticide By www.medindia.net Published On :: Aamir khan's much - hyped show " Satyameva Jayate," which show cases society- related issues, was televised on Sunday. Full Article
ot Australia Proposes Cosmetic Surgery Guidelines to Protect Consumers Against Health Risks By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Medical Board of Australia has proposed draft guidelines for cosmetic medical and surgical procedures carried out extensively in the country. Australians Full Article
ot Now Poland is Mulling a Near-Total Ban on Abortions By www.medindia.net Published On :: Poland has one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws. Passed in 1993, the current legislation bans all terminations unless there was rape or incest, Full Article
ot Potential and Limitations of Brain Science in Legal Contexts By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new review published in i Frontiers in Neuroscience /i explores the current literature and advancements in the applications of neuroscience in law. Full Article
ot 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
ot Nursing Academics Object to BBC Labeling Florence Nightingale as 'Neurotic, Sexually Repressed' By www.medindia.net Published On :: A group of nursing academics has accused the BBC of belittling Florence Nightingale by depicting the Lady of the Lamp as a "manipulative, neurotic and sexually repressed woman". Full Article
ot Nursing Shortage may Not be So Acute Anymore: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new study has revealed that the number of young people becoming registered nurses has grown sharply since 2002. This is a welcome trend that should Full Article
ot Nurses Pivotal to Indian Health Care System: Pranab Mukherjee By www.medindia.net Published On :: Nursing has evolved into a modern medical profession and nurses have become an indispensable part of the country's health care system, says President Pranab Mukherjee. Full Article
ot Spotlight on Nurse Anesthetists After Review by Clinical Scholars By www.medindia.net Published On :: The profession of nurse anesthesia is at crossroads in the US. While recent federal legislation and changes to the U.S. Medicare program have expanded Full Article
ot Lot of Nurses Face Reproductive Health and Chronic Disease Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: Not all jobs are created equal. Nurses have to endure a lot of sacrifices to be in that profession. It's worst for those who are on a floating schedule. Full Article
ot Post Operative Pain Might Not be That Much! By www.medindia.net Published On :: Patients receiving regional anesthesia options such as spinal, epidural or peripheral nerve blocks might have a greater tendency to overestimate the postoperative Full Article
ot Nurse-researcher Creates a 10-Step Model to Help Mothers Breastfeed Critically Ill Infants By www.medindia.net Published On :: A 10-Step Model has been created by a Nurse-researcher- Diane Spatz to help Mothers Breastfeed their Critically Ill babies. The findings of study are Full Article
ot Mothers' Health may Suffer When her Child Face Discrimination By www.medindia.net Published On :: Mother's health was affected when her child experienced unfair treatment or discrimination, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published Full Article
ot Stroke Risk and Sex Hormone-related Protein Levels Linked By www.medindia.net Published On :: In women, reduced levels of a protein that binds to and transports sex hormones in the blood may help predict risk of ischemic stroke, stated a preliminary Full Article
ot Text Messaging: An Effective Tool to Promote Access to Prenatal Health Information By www.medindia.net Published On :: Using text messaging could help improve access to prenatal health information among urban African American and immigrant Afro-Caribbean women, reports a new study. Full Article
ot Antibiotics Cause Birth Defects When Used During Pregnancy By www.medindia.net Published On :: Babies of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during early pregnancy are at more risk of developing birth defects like heart defects, compared with Full Article