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South Asians at Higher Health Risks
According to a study published in Nature Scientific Reports,South Asians, even those who move to other countries, are at a higher risk of diabetes...
23 Jul 2019 Health
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of Colistin and its formulations for...
22 Jul 2019 Health
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Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Bill aims to prohibit commercial surrogacy in India. Commercial...
20 Jul 2019 Health
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Recently a cannabis advocacy group has filed a petition regarding decriminalizing cannabis in Delhi High Court. Cannabis is a generic term used to...
19 Jul 2019 Health
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Ebola: Global Health Emergency
World Health Organization has announced the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (a country in Central Africa) as the global health...
18 Jul 2019 Health
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According to a study, women are 69% more likely to develop cataract than men. Reasons for this are: Gender disparity- Women traditionally had...
18 Jul 2019 Health
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Controlling Chikungunya and Dengue through Bacteria
To control the spread of dengue and chikungunya, scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have developed a strain of Aedes aegypti...
17 Jul 2019 Health
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According to the latest UN report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019, more than 821 million people suffered from hunger...
17 Jul 2019 Health
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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has observed International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26th June 2019. The...
17 Jul 2019 Health
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National Digital Health Blueprint
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has released the National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) report in the public domain for inputs from...
16 Jul 2019 Health
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The government of India is set to launch a rotavirus vaccine drive across all states and Union territories by September 2019. The vaccine is...
16 Jul 2019 Health
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The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has received 35 complaints from 15 States and Union Territories (UTs) regarding substandard food...
15 Jul 2019 Health
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LaQshya: Labour room Quality Improvement Initiative
Recently, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched “LaQshya” (Labour room Quality Improvement Initiative) to improve...
13 Jul 2019 Health
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Intas Pharmaceuticals (Indian drug maker) has launched an affordable drug Romiplostim (Romy) at one-fifth of the price of the currently available...
11 Jul 2019 Health
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This article is based on the editorial “The malaise of malnutrition”. It talks about the reasons and challenges associated with...
10 Jul 2019 Health
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Cancer Causing Bacteria becomes Antibiotic Resistant
A study by Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education tertiary care hospital) has found that cancer-causing gut bacteria...
10 Jul 2019 Health
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The World Health Organization (WHO), has declared Sri Lanka, a measles-free country. Sri Lanka is the fifth country in the WHO southeast Asia...
10 Jul 2019 Health
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World Health Organization (WHO)
Last Updated: July 2022 World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ specialized agency for Health was founded in 1948. Its...
09 Jul 2019 Health
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The government is setting up specialist laboratories in the country to conduct tests for genetic diseases, which is a leading cause of death among...
09 Jul 2019 Health
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Indian and Australian scientists have identified a new gene directly linked to Schizophrenia. Their study found a gene called NAPRT1, that encodes...
05 Jul 2019 Health
