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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First time in 18 years, study begins on air quality and disease
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is set to lead the first large-scale study in nearly 18 years on links between respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, and air quality in the capital.
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Not just lungs, other parts too bearing brunt'
AIIMS has endorsed a concern raised by medical practitioners for months -increased air pollution in Delhi is affecting not just our lungs but almost every part of the body . In a joint statement on
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CSE comes up with telling stories on India's health
A number of public health catastrophes - arising largely out of environmental reasons — are staring the people of India in the face. While the debate over polluted air and how to control it rages on in
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68 die of cancer every day in Gujarat: Report
AHMEDABAD: On an average, 68 people die every day due to cancer in the state. A total of 24,667 people died of cancer in 2014. The figure was 23,966 in 2013. In response to a question from Rajya Sabha
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Dengue fever vaccine Dengvaxia: Hope but with caution
Delhi was the hardest hit this year with 15,730 registered cases and 38 deaths. Punjab had 13731 cases and 18 deaths while Haryana came a close third at 8066 cases and 12 deaths. For a disease that
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ICMR conducts antibiotic resistance survey
In attempt to stop misuse or overuse of antibiotics, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is conducting an “antibiotic resistance survey,” based on which its latest policy on the use of these
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Govt aims to arrest premature deaths from diabetes, cancer, heart & respiratory diseases
World Health Organisation's (WHO) statistical profile 2015 for India states that the probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 due to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and
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Nutrition bureau axed, anti-poverty schemes starved
Forty years after being established with a mandate to generate data on the nutritional status of socially vulnerable groups, the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) has been shut down by the Union
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To make trials on children safe, ICMR draws up draft guidelines
Researchers may have to comply with strin gent ethical and legal norms for testing new medicines on children. The Indian Counci of Medical Research (ICMR has issued draft guidelines for biomedical research
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National Health Profile 2015 repeats cancer data: 20 pc increase in next 5 yrs
Mouth cancer in men, gall bladder cancer in women show highest spike The National Health Profile (NHP) 2015, released by Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday, has reported the same grim predictions