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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Health Ministry panel rejects Sanofi's clinical waiver plea for dengue vaccine
French drug and vaccines giant Sanofi suffered a setback in introducing its muchawaited dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in India after a top health ministry committee rejected its request to waive additional
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India’s tuberculosis challenge
India has a large and heterogeneous tribal population of approximately 104 million. This accounts for 8.6 per cent of the total population and it is spread over a vast area. Apart from the States of the
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Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus in 1950s: Indian Council of Medical Research head
HYDERABAD: Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus way back in 1950s and had even stored a vial of the pathogen, which has now emerged as a global health threat, a senior government official said on
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Centre to help check jaundice outbreak in Himachal Pradesh
Sanctions 70 lakh for a study by the ICMR to prevent recurrence of disease Expressing concern over jaundice outbreak in the capital town, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Sunday urged the State government
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Health ministry expects 20-25 per cent hike in budget
India may be in the pink of health once again with the Union health ministry expecting a 20-25 per cent hike in the upcoming health budget this time. Already one of the world’s lowest, the Narendra Modi
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Health ministry to operationalize 10 more diagnostic centres to handle Zika outbreak
In an attempt to counter any possible outbreak of Zika virus, the health ministry has decided to operationalize ten more diagnostic facilities by end of this month. At present, National Centre for Disease
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Cases of cancer rise by 3% every year
40% Of Patients Die Annually In The Country Cases of cancer, considered the worst of all maladies, have been rising 2-3% across the country annually , show data and estimates from the Indian Council of
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Indoor air pollution cause of low birth weight among newborns in India: Doctors
Indoor air pollutants — caused by 'chulhas' for example — contribute to increased rate of respiratory diseases and low weight among newborns. One of the major reasons for low weight among newborns
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Indoor Air Pollution Causing Low Birth Weight: Doctors
One of the major reasons for low weight among newborns in rural India was the continuous exposure of pregnant women to indoor air pollution, according to doctors. Doctors have said indoor air pollution
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Concern over NE childhood cancer mortality
GUWAHATI- Childhood cancer has a high fatality incidence in developing countries, including India. In the North-east, which has a high prevalence of several types of cancers, the Aizawl district of Mizoram