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41 pc milk samples of poor quality, 7 pc samples unfit to consume: FSSAI s
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): In the first-ever survey on milk safety parameters, the top food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) discovered that about 41 per cent milk samples fell short of some kind of safety parameters. Moreover, seven per cent packaged milk
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Delhi's air pollution is public health emergency, worse is yet to come: do
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): With two weeks to go for Diwali, the air quality in the national capital has started to deteriorate. On Friday, air quality forecast remained between 200 to 300 levels at various locations in Delhi.
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Doctors urge people not to burn crackers as air pollution chokes Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): As air pollution remains a serious health hazard, city-based pulmonologists have started urging the people not to burn crackers this Diwali and take preventive measures to deal with the menace of air pollution.
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25 members of NMC finalised till today: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14, (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has finalised 25 members of the National Medical Commission (NMC), which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI).
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35 per cent of children under five are stunted: Survey
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 11 Oct, (ANI): A first-ever nationwide Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) released by the Union Health Ministry has revealed that about 35 per cent of children in the country under five years are stunted, 17 per cent wasted and 33 per cent are underweight. Read More
AIIMS Delhi tops cleanliness list of Centre-run hospitals, bags Rs 3 cr ca
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday awarded the first prize to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi for working dedicatedly towards the mission of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' and maintaining cleanliness within the institute
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India reduces visual impairment by 52 %: Survey
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): In a significant achievement, India has reduced the prevalence of visual impairment by about 52 per cent, surpassing the target of 25 set by World Health Organisation (WHO), according to National Blindness Visually Impaired Survey (2015- 2019).
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Blindness came down by 30%, cataract still remains leading cause in India
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9(ANI): While cataract still remains the leading cause of blindness in India, the prevalence of blindness in the country has come down by over 30 per cent, revealed the findings of National Blindness Visually Impaired Survey (2019) as compared with 2006-07 National Bli
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Delhi: 52-year-old man with situs inversus gets new life
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Doctors at Fortis Hospital have given a fresh lease of life to a patient suffering from a rare genetic disorder called situs inversus --in which the organs in the chest and abdomen are reversed or mirrored.
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Draw of lots to be held for selecting members of NMC, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): A draw of lots will take place on October 14 for selecting members of the National Medical Commission (NMC) which will replace the existing system of Medical Council of India, said the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday.
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Union Health Secretary directs State govts to conduct monthly inspections
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has written to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and State governments to conduct monthly drive and inspect the availability and usage of e-cigarettes in educational institutions.
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FSSAI considering key regulations to reduce usage of plastic in food packa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) is considering four key regulatory measures to reduce the usage of plastic in food packaging.
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