Dietary Guidelines for Indians- A Manual
<p>The dietary guidelines emphasize promotion of health and prevention of disease, of all age groups with special focus on vulnerable segments of the population such as infants, children and adolescents,
Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)
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India bears 32 per cent global burden of respiratory diseases: Global Burden of Disease study
About 33.6% of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) (DALYs) could be attributed to ambient air pollution, 25.8% to household air pollution and 21% to smoking. India has 18% of the world’s population
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Cancer not as big a killer as you may think, finds study
Here’s a piece of information you may find hard to believe. A study undertaken by top medical experts from over 100 Indian institutions has revealed that age-adjusted incidence of most common cancers,
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Pollution level went down in last two years: Harsh Vardhan
Task force set up on Monday to develop early warning system for air pollution in Delhi-NCR Referring to the pollution levels in the Capital, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the number
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Current efforts not enough to end AIDS by 2030: Lancet report
Linda-Gail Bekker, president of the International AIDS Society and lead author of the Commission’s report, told The Indian Express, that current approaches to HIV control were not adequate to contain it
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Over 150 dengue cases in Himachal Pradesh, NCDC team camps in infested districts
As many as 126 cases of dengue have been reported from Bilaspur while 52 in Parwanoo in Solan, Joint Director, Directorate of Health Services, Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta said. A National Centre for Disease
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Fruit bats main source of Nipah virus in Kerala’
NEW DELHI/ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Clearing the air on the origin of Nipah outbreak in Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed that fruit bats were the primary source of the virus that
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Kozhikode, Malappuram declared Nipah-free
KOZHIKODE: Health minister K K Shailaja declared Kozhikode and Malappuram districts Nipah-free at a function organized by state health department at New Nalanda auditorium here on Sunday. Health staff
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Why chikungunya slips under dengue radar
Chikungunya spreads round the year and is as prevalent as dengue, NIV finds after redefining symptoms Chikungunya is as widely prevalent in India as dengue but tends to get overlooked or missed due
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India seeks Australia's help to combat Nipah virus
NEW DELHI: In the wake of Nipah virus cases in Kerala, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has written to the Queensland government in Australia asking it to provide an antibody developed there
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India to have 2nd oral health survey
After having a failed attempt at conducting a countrywide oral survey, the Dental Council of India (DCI) under the aegis of the Union Health Ministry is all set to process a fresh research on India’s dental