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SC takes suo motu cognizance of stray dog menace, rabies deaths in country
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court initiated suo motu proceedings on Monday in response to a media report on the growing menace of stray dog attacks, which are leading to an increase in rabies cases.
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Mumbai man booked for unleashing dog on minor boy
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The minor son of the complainant, who was playing in a parked rickshaw in a residential area of Mankhurd, Mumbai, on Wednesday at approximately 10 PM, was bitten by a brown-coloured pet dog. When the accused, Mohammad Sohail Khan, an acquaintance from the same locality, deliberately released
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India is in grip of silent epidemic of excess salt consumption, says ICMR-
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends consuming less than 5 grams of salt per person per day. Studies show that the average intake in India remains high, around 9.2 grams per day in urban areas and 5.6 grams in rural areas, both exceeding the recommended limit.
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India must continue to fast-track its action to eliminate Rabies by 2030:
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Central Government is aiming to eliminate Rabies by 2030. According to the study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), on Human rabies death and animal bite burden estimates in India, 2022-2023, more than 5000 people die every
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ICMR-NIE introduce alert feature to reduce TB deaths in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
More than half of all tuberculosis (TB) deaths occur within the first two months of treatment. In response, the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) has introduced a new alert feature designed to immediately notify frontline healthcare workers when
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COVID vaccines not associated with sudden death, asserts ICMR-NIE Director
Updated : 11 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Murhekar, referring to an in-depth study carried out by ICMR-NIE in 2023, categorically stated that no correlation was found between COVID-19 vaccinations and sudden deaths.
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Single dose of Covid vaccine effective in preventing deaths, ICMR study re
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) has concluded that even a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is effective in preventing deaths.
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