Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
JODHPUR: Swine flu is once again acquiring panic proportion in Jodhpur with four casualties in the past five days since Saturday. The administration has switched on its alert mode with directions to schools to avoid morning assemblies. The district administration has also issued directions for door-to-door survey of suspected persons …
While climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, the fourth UN Environment Adaptation Gap Report has revealed a considerable gap between countries’ preparedness for climate change and the actual measures that should be put in place to prepare communities for a future of increasing climate risks. The research …
The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health. Poor housing is associated with a wide range of health conditions such as respiratory diseases including asthma, cardiovascular diseases, injuries, mental health and infectious diseases including tuberculosis, influenza and diarrhoea. . Housing is becoming increasingly important to public health due …
With H1N1 cases, commonly referred to as swine flu, highest in Maharashtra, the state’s public health department has introduced detailed treatment protocol for doctors to reduce mortality in critical cases. The latest guidelines recommend to extend oseltamivir medication to 10 days instead of 5-7 days if patients do not respond, …
JAIPUR: Pregnant women in their first trimester, who were tested positive for Zika in Jaipur, can now breathe a huge sigh of relief. It has been confirmed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that Zika virus strain that causes microcephaly is not found in the state. However, health officials …
Romaine lettuce has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli in the US and Canada, health officials say. At least 32 people have been sickened in the US, with 13 taken to hospital, while another 18 people have been stricken in Canada. US officials said consumers, restaurants and retailers …
Namibia’s northern Kunene and Kavango regions have been hit by an anthrax outbreak, according to government ministries. Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services and Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry made the announcement in a joint statement on Wednesday. “Anthrax was confirmed in the Siesfontein area, Kavango region and …
Measles is a highly contagious childhood disease. During the prevaccine era, nearly every child acquired measles before the age of 15 years. A key characteristic of the disease is a transient immune suppression, causing increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. As a result, measles is often complicated by pneumonia, diarrhoea or …
AHMEDABAD: Swine flu killed two more people on Monday in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 63 this year. Beginning September, the state government has recorded a spike in swine flu cases and the mortality rate has been high. Till October 22, according to the National Centre for Disease Control …
Nagpur: Swine flu, also known as H1N1 flu virus, is on the rampage in the city. In last 11 days, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has registered seven deaths and 42 positive cases. What is more shocking is the fact that civic body is not having H1N1 vaccine, which is …
Mr Kumar insisted that swine flu patients be given treatment at a special ward in KGH and not referred to other hospitals. Visakhapatnam: With the number of swine flu cases reported across the state rising, the district administration has alerted health officials to take measures to prevent spread of the …
Till October 24, 542 people across India lost their lives due to swine flu. Mumbai: Two hundred and sixty six people in Maharashtra have succumbed to the H1N1 virus. To tackle this, the state health ministry has prepared a protocol for the management of critical patients. Till October 24, 542 …
AHMEDABAD: Even as the Gujarat government continues to maintain a studied silence on the status of Zika virus infection in Amraiwadi area, the state health department’s own surveillance notes suggest that some “10 pregnant women with symptoms consistent with Zika virus disease or fever” were zeroed in within “0 to …
BAREILLY: After malaria outbreak in Bareilly division, the threat of zika virus looms large over the region as the disease is spread through mosquito bite. Uttar Pradesh government has issued an alert after a few zika virus cases were reported in Rajasthan. Zika virus disease is primarily transmitted through Aedes …
The virus, transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain. New Delhi: Six more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan's Jaipur district Sunday, taking the total number of such cases to 123, a government official said. Of the 123 patients, around …
PUNE: As many as 75 people succumbed to swine flu in the state in October alone, taking Maharashtra’s H1N1 death count to 244 till October 18 this year. H1N1 claims 75 lives in state this Oct; 38 on life support Of the 244 casualties, the maximum number of deaths occurred …
JAIPUR: It’s a double whammy for the state’s health authorities. At a time when the health department is striving to curb Zika, the swine flu toll figures, released on Saturday, have posed a major challenge for them. The state has recorded 27 deaths between October 3 and October 18, while …
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, and concluded that the growing Ebola threat does not yet meet the threshold for a “public health emergency of international concern” designation. The assessment of the risk …
Despite the urgent need for new, effective antibiotics, few antibiotics of value have entered the market during the past decades. Therefore, incentives have been developed to stimulate antibiotic R&D. For these incentives to be effective, geographic availability for recently approved antibiotics needs to be better understood. In this study, we …
JAIPUR: Zika positive cases in Rajput Hostel in Sindhi camp area increased to 11 as well as city reporting 12 more cases, taking total number of Zika-infected cases to 72. However, health department claimed that most of the infected persons are now fine. “There are 72 persons found infected with …
