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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Bhopal: The tragedy of collective amnesia
Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is a relatively simple chemical; its formula, CH3
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Nightmare without end
Shock, horror, outrage. Those were the dominant reactions when the world woke up to the nightmare of Bhopal on that December morning in 1984. Over 26 years later, those were again the dominant reactions following the judgement of the Bhopal district court last week which awarded a shamefully light two-year sentence to the seven accused in the world's worst industrial disaster.
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...studies report by ICMR on health problems
The Group of Ministers (GOM), appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Bhopal gas tragedy, has looked into the health-related problems that people suffered due to the sudden leakage of tonnes of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) from the storage tank at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the night of December 2-3, 1984.
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Pass The Salt
Iodine deficiency diseases on the rise againIDDS, or Iodine Deficiency Disorders, have never been on the government list of priority health issues. Till now, that is. A recent cross-country study by the Directorate General of Health Services, Indian Council of Medical Research and state health directorates have thrown up alarming figures.
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Indias H1N1 vaccine to hit market today
Calling it a
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Gates steers clear of HPV vaccine row
NEW DELHI: Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Friday denied knowledge of the controversy over alleged violations of ethics during clinical trials of HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine conducted by a U.S.-based non-governmental organisation for a pharmaceutical company.
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Panel to probe vaccine deaths
Following reports that ethical guidelines were violated during the clinical trials of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, meant to prevent cervical cancer, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday constituted a three-member committee to look into the matter.
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First India-made cholera vaccine to hit market soon
If all goes well, India will have its first-ever oral cholera vaccine available in the market by the end of this year. In a recent development, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has invited applications to commercialise the vaccine which can be administered orally, like the polio vaccine.
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Clinical trials come out of closet in India
New Delhi: Clinical trials in India are finally becoming transparent. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of trials that have got officially registered in Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI).
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Karela may be giant cancer slayer
US Study Led By Indian-Origin Scientist Finds Vegetable Prevents Disease From Spreading