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Dry cough, breathing difficulties and itchy skin that could cause a micro-organism living in your home

15 Jan 2024: There are times in your life when you feel poorly, but you can’t quite put your finger on what’s making you sick – and an expert has warned that if you have a dry cough and breathing issues, you may be sharing your home with a micro-organism. If you wake up in the morning and feel as though your eyes are sore, your skin is itchy, and you have a dry cough that seems to be persisting, experts have shared that you may well have something lurking within your home. Bedroom experts at Winstons Beds explained your

Wholesale inflation rises to 0.73 pc in December

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) – India’s wholesale price index in December rose 0.73% year-on-year to a nine-month high, mainly on the back of higher food prices, government data showed on Monday. The rise in the index (INWPI=ECI) was slower than the 0.9% expected by economists polled by Reuters, but quickened from 0.26% in November. In December, food prices rose 5.39% year-on-year compared with a rise of 4.69% in November, while manufactured product prices fell 0.71% against a 0.64% fall the previous month. Fuel and power prices fell 2.41% from a year earlier, compared with a 4.61% drop in November.

Dense fog disrupts flights, trains in India’s capital

Jan 15 (Reuters) – Flight and train services were disrupted in India’s capital New Delhi for the second day running on Monday, as dense fog and cold enveloped large swathes of the northern part of the country. More than 100 flights were delayed in Delhi on Sunday, but intermittent flight operations had resumed on Monday morning, said an airport official who declined to be named. According to aviation website Flightradar24, at least 168 flights leaving Delhi were delayed and 56 flights were cancelled on Monday morning. At least 18 trains to Delhi from different parts of the country were running

How nanotech could make taking insulin safer and easier?

How nanotech could make taking insulin safer and easier?

People with diabetes may soon be able to replace injections with more palatable oral forms of insulin, such as sugar-free chocolate, thanks to advances in nanotechnology. Insulin injections are a daily reality for many of the 150 to 200 million people globally who need insulin. Everyone with type 1 diabetes needs insulin, and 20 to 30 percent of people with type 2 diabetes will also need it over the course of living with the condition. These injections, although essential for ensuring people living with diabetes have enough insulin in their bodies to make sure their blood sugar levels don’t spike,

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