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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Assam launches vaccination drive against JE, to cover 8 lakh people in one district
The Assam government on Sunday launched the country’s first-ever project of a vaccination drive against Japanese encephalitis, with a target of covering eight lakh people in the worst-affected Sivasagar
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Govt admits presence of ‘Superbug’
Delhi Government has confirmed the prevalence of Superbug in the hospitals of Delhi. The bug has been found in the range of 0.04 per cent to 0.08 per cent. The Government, however, claims that the situation
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Over 13% of city’s population diabetic, says study
For once, the people of Chandigarh would regret earning more. As a latest study by doctors from prestigious institutes in the country including PGIMER has revealed a high prevalence of diabetes among the
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Measles vaccine protects only 1 out of 5 children in Delhi: Study
The study also raises questions on the timing of first immunisation at 9 months Only one in five children, vaccinated for measles in Delhi, is actually protected against the disease, according to the
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ICMR-INDIAB study provides new figures for diabetes
New figures for diabetes prevalence in India indicate that the epidemic is progressing rapidly across the nation, reaching a total of 62.4 million persons with diabetes in 2011. Phase one results of
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National Consultation on Regulation of Drug Trials
Participants at the National Consultation on Regulation of Drug Trials, organized by Sama, Locost, CSER, AIPSN and Daf-K, in New Delhi on 26-27 September, 2011, expressed their deep concern about the unregulated
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Kolkata men most hit by tobacco cancer
New Delhi: Cancers caused by tobacco is highest among men from Kolkata and least among those from Mumbai, in the four metropolitan cities. Among women, tobacco related cancers were highest in those
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Character of bird flu strain yet to be studied
Even as the Prime Minister’s Office expressed concern over the latest outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal and sought utmost caution, the Health Ministry today deputed a Central team to monitor its consequences
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Joint Committee in favour of Endosulfan Exports
'The industry has no experience of disposing pesticides and the Ministry of Environment and Forest have not provided any definite procedure for the purpose'- This was the reply of the Supreme Court appointed
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Lifestyle bigger cancer threat than pesticides: Experts
It is wrong to label Punjab as the cancer capital of the country as the quality of life and expectancy is much better compared with the national average, experts said. They said lifestyle was a bigger