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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Experts seek Centre’s intervention to counter air pollution impact on health
NEW DELHI: Public health experts from different parts of the country have called on the Centre to include a mitigation and prevention strategy for the impacts of air pollution on health in the National
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HC seeks ICMR help to control monkey menace in Capital
Asks for report from govt on formation of panel to examine contraceptive vaccine The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the assistance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for controlling
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States with high GDP face greater risk of diabetes: Study
According to the National Health Portal, India stands second on the world diabetes chart with 69.2 million cases after China with over 100 million cases. Four months ago, when the first ever attempt
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New dengue strains in Kolkata
KOLKATA: It has been suspected ever since dengue outbreaks started turning frequent earlier this decade. Now, it’s official. Kolkata and Bengal are now more prone to dengue serotypes II and IV, instead
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Indian doctors question new global norms for diabetes
MUMBAI: A new set of global guidelines on managing diabetes that aim to replace those followed for over three decades, has stirred up a controversy within the medical community. Medical practitioners
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ICMR wins the 2017 Kochon Prize for TB research
The $65,000 Prize is awarded annually by Stop TB Partnership The 2017 Kochon Prize was awarded to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today in New Delhi for building a tradition of excellence
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CGC gets Rs 23 lakh grant to develop lung cancer vaccine
The Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, has been awarded a grant of Rs 23 lakh from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the development of nanotechnology-based lung cancer vaccine.
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Swine flu's tendency to mutate leads to rise in cases
After the H1N1 virus mutation last year, experts had confirmed that the disease was not seasonal anymore. The 'California' strain of the disease has existed since 2009, while the 'Michigan' strain was
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Six swine flu cases reported in first week of 2018, hospitals on alert
The recent IDSP, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, report by the Ministry of Health revealed six new cases of Swine Flu in the first week of 2018. The patients, four of whom are Delhi residents
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Pollution has impact on newborns: study
Maternal exposure to PM 2.5 blamed for low birth weight Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is an important risk factor and could be a definitive cause for low birth weight newborns,