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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Will conduct surprise raids, FDA warns milk packaging units
On a mission to take stringent action against those involved in milk adulteration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent letters to 350 milk packaging units in the state warning them of surprise
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Pesticides ‘not responsible’ for cancer
Karnal: “There is absolutely no evidence that pesticides are responsible for cancer in India, especially in the Malwa region of Punjab, Director-General, ICMR, and Secretary, Department of Health Research,
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High spending on medicines, health to push Indians into poverty, says WHO
High spending on medicines and health will push many Indians below the poverty line, the World Health Organisation has cautioned. “Due to the out-of-pocket spending of their income on medicines and
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Centre Blindly Followed Union Carbide Compensation Formula
Startling new documents show that weeks after the tragic Bhopal gas leak in December 1984, the Indian government mutely accepted a settlement offered by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC). Among other things,
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ICMR guidelines violated in HPV project: Brinda
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has requested Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to take action against those responsible for alleged violation
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Mass JE immunization campaign
DIBRUGARH: The State Government has undertaken a mass campaign for Japanese Encephalitis Immunization in Sivasagar district, as a pilot project from Oct 9 this year. This programme would continue up to
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Azad for GoM to deal with Japanese encephalitis
With over 400 children dying of Japanese encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh so far this year, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has suggested the setting up a group of ministers (GoM)
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Govt ignores experts, bans IVF drug
Nearly five years after approving it for free use as a IVF drug, the Health Ministry Monday suspended the use of Letrozole with immediate effect, citing “likely risk”. Letrozole — a Aromatose Inhibitor
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Govt toed UC’s line on Bhopal compensation: RTI
Bhopal : Just months after the 1984 gas leak at Union Carbide’s plant here, the Indian government agreed to the “terms” set by the company on compensation to be paid to victims, a Right to Information
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Vaccination to curb measles
Vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) should be followed up by a second dose to provide strong immunity to children against these troublesome diseases. A single dose of MMR vaccine does not