Chennai Corporation zeroes in on dengue hotspots
CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Corporation has drawn the battle lines in its fight against dengue. One hundred and seventy-nine localities in the city have been identified as 'hotspots' for the vector-borne
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Media to be used for family planning drive
Sindh (Pakistan) Population Welfare Minister Imtiaz Ahmad Sheikh, in a departmental meeting, decided that a public awareness campaign to highlight demerits of large family would be launched through
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Health depts asked to report epidemic outbreak to NIH
The Pakistan government has directed the provincial health authorities to keep a watch on spread of epidemics in the flood affected areas and report to National Institute of Health (NIH) to avoid
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Family Planning - the looming challenges
Address by Secretary to the Prime Minister Bradman Weerakoon at the 50th anniversary symposium convened by the Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka. The primary objective of this symposium is to
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FDA mulls new animal feed rules due to Mad Cow
The Food and Drug Administration said it may require U.S. animal feed manufacturers to adopt new food safety checkpoints as an extra measure to prevent the deadly mad cow disease. The FDA has taken
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HIV cases on the rise among gays
The number of gay and bisexual men diagnosed with HIV, climbed for the third consecutive year in the United States in 2020. "The AIDS epidemic in the US is far from over," said the director of the
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Lupin gets US FDA aprpoval
Lupin Limited has received the US Food and Drug Administration's approval for its abbreviated new drug application for cefuroxime axetil 250 mg and 500 mg tablets. The market size of cefuroxime
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The fight against cancer is still a tedious slog
Not long ago, the defeat of cancer seemed inevitable. Decades of research would soon pay off with a completely fresh approach, an arsenal of clever new drugs to attack the very forces that make
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9 MCD schools refuse midday meal from NGO
Nine MCD primary schools have refused to take cooked midday meals from the NGO, Mahila Adhikar Manch, due to its inferior quality. In a letter written by deputy director (education) Shahdara north
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Schools complain about food quality
The cooked mid-day meal scheme of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has run into problems as some schools have complained about the bad quality of food being served by the NGOs. So far no quality
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Cholera report: 65 in one week
Sixty-five cholera cases were reported since last Monday taking the total number of cases this year to 368. Experts are linking the spurt in cholera cases to excessive rain this month.