Dietary guidelines for India 2024
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently revised the dietary guidelines for Indians to provide healthier diet and lifestyle recommendations, ensuring dietary and nutritional requirements
Child Health
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Was it due to toxic shock syndrome?
MEASLES vaccine comes in powder form. It must be used immediately after it is mixed with a fluid, says Dr Jacob John, former professor of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Virology . Multi-vial doses of these vaccines must be used within four hours; else they will act as a medium for growing bacteria that can secrete toxins, he says.
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Heat alert: Schools change assembly plans
A day after a Noida school student died during a morning physical exercise session, Newsline takes a look at how several institutions are redrawing their schedules for morning assemblies. At Delhi Public School-RK Puram, Kirti Narain, a student, says fainting is common
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Four babies die in TN after vaccination
Four children, all below 10 months of age, died after being administered measles vaccine at Pennaloorpettai and Venkatapuram villages in Tiruvallur district near Chennai on Wednesday. Another 15 children have been hospitalised after developing anaphylaxis reaction after being administered the vaccine, sources in the Public Health Department said.
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Mysterious disease claims lives of 30 Manipuri children
Manipur Health Minister Pheiroijam Parijat today expressed concern over the deaths of 30 children due to a mysterious disease, and that he would send a medical team to examine the cause of the disease. The deaths occurred in Manipur's Churachandpur District. Health officials informed that most of the children who had died had complained of breathing problems prior to their deaths. A medical team of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) has organized a camp at the Parbung Health Centre to monitor the health of the patients.
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Heart at high risk
Sudden Cardiac Death results from abrupt loss of heart function CAUSES Ventricular fibrillation | It is caused when heart is unable to pump blood due to short-circuiting in the lower chamber Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia | A condition in which heart muscles are weak Ventricular tachycardia | It is a condition in which heart rhythm becomes very fast Hypertrophy cardiomyopathy | A condition in which heart muscles are very thick PRECAUTIONS Children should be carefully screened for any cardiac defects
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Mizoram Government worried over rise in child mortality
Alarmed over the spurt in child mortality cases in Mizoram over the past one year, the State Government has initiated steps to provide better healthcare facilities to the people in remote areas of the State. At least 608 children died during 2007-08 as compared to 258 during the previous year posing serious concern to the authorities, Director of State Health and Family Welfare Department Dr N Pallai said. Pallai told PTI that the department was yet to fathom the cause of rise in child deaths and there was no report of any epidemic-like situation anywhere in the State.
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"Egg in noon meal reduces dropout rate'
Primary school dropout rates have dropped because of the supply of eggs in the noon meal scheme for school students in the State, Social Welfare Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna informed the Assembly on Monday. "In primary schools, the dropout rate in 2002-03 was 12 per cent. This came down to 2 per cent in 2006-07. One of the main reasons for this was the introduction of the scheme to give three eggs a week to the students,' she said and added that she had taken the statistics from the Audit report.
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Anganwadis at a crossroads
THE air almost crackles with heat. The faces of the children are wilting. A gaping hole in the back wall leads to the 'kitchen', a sooty mess, which lacks not only a gas connection but also vessels to cook.
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Tanzania leads the world in tackling child deaths
Let's hear it for Tanzania. Despite being one of the world's poorest nations, it has become a role model in how to reach global targets for reducing death rates of children and mothers - putting most of its poor African neighbours to shame. So says the World Health Organization.
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Bottle Maker to Stop Using Plastic Linked to Health Concerns
Nalgene, the brand that popularized water bottles made from hard, clear and nearly unbreakable polycarbonate, will stop using the plastic because of growing concern over one of its ingredients. The decision by Nalgene Outdoor Products, a unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific, based in Rochester, came after reports that the Canadian government would declare the chemical bisphenol-a, or BPA, toxic. Some animal studies have linked the chemical to changes in the hormonal system.