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2.2 lakh road traffic deaths in India in 2017: ICMR study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): As many as 2.2 lakh road injury deaths occurred in India in 2017, out of which 77 percent were males which were three times higher as compared to female deaths, revealed the study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday.
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One in seven persons in India suffers from mental disorders: ICMR study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): About one in seven persons in India suffered from mental disorders of varying severity in 2017, with depression and anxiety disorders being the most common mental disorders affecting 45.7 million and 44.9 million people each in the country, noted the findings
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ICMR releases draft guidelines to treat rare genetic diseases
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13, (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday released the draft guidelines for ensuring that rare genetic therapies and clinical trials can be performed in an ethical, scientific and safe manner in India.
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ICMR drafts standard treatment guidelines for AB-PMJAY
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): In order to provide better healthcare facilities, the National Health Authority (NHA) has adopted the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) for their claim at adjudication. These STGs have been framed by the Indian Council of Medical Research Institute (ICM
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ICMR drafts guidelines for doctors to perform CPR on cardiac patients
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has drafted a guide for doctors to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on a patient with cardiac arrest.
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw conferred with lifetime achievement award by ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Biocon Ltd's Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award for outstanding achievement in healthcare by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Delhi's air quality drops to 'poor' category again
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The national capital's air quality index (AQI) again plunged to the 'poor' category as the wind direction changed to northwesterly, resulting in increasing of smoke and dust particles in the city.
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K'taka: Young Bengaluru strides against breast cancer, thousands join walk
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Celebrating October as 'Pink Month' to create awareness about breast cancer among the women, scores of people of all ages took part in 'Walkathon' in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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K'taka: Vaccination campaign underway in Shivamogga to curb monkey fever
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Karnataka Health Department has conducted a vaccination campaign in Shivamogga district for people who are suffering from Kyasanuru Forest Disease (KFD), commonly known as 'Monkey Fever'.
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1 in 4 adults suffering from hypertension in India; medical association to
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): With one in four adults suffering from hypertension in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will expand its program on India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) to 100 districts across India covering all the states.
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India, African Union ink MoU on health sciences cooperation
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research and the African Union (AU) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which formalised the India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative Platform (IAHSP) by establishing a framework.
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May Measurement month 2018 launched by ICMR, ISH, PHFI, CCDC, API, and par
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): Raised blood pressure attributes to the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality in India. Hypertension is attributable to 10.8 percent of all deaths in India. To raise awareness about Hypertension, the Indian Council of Medical Research (CMR),
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