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Odisha: Guidelines issued to tackle heat wave conditions; IMD predicts 'no
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As the mercury level is rising and temperature is expected to sour in Odisha and other parts of the country, Director of Public Health Odisha Dr Niranjan Mishra said that guidelines have been issued to all districts on what has to be done to combat the summer.
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Authorities in Odisha issue guidelines in several districts to tackle heat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As eight people were admitted to different hospitals in Odisha due to heat-related illnesses, Director of Public Health Odisha, Dr Niranjan Mishra on Saturday stated that guidelines have been given to all districts, and a training program has been organized for doctors to deal with rising te
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Building Water Resilience: New-age Solutions for Bengaluru's Water Crisis
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5: The unprecedented water crisis gripping the city of Bengaluru demands urgent attention. With soaring temperatures, acute water shortages and district-wide drought declarations, the gravity of the situation cannot be overstated. Projections indicate an increase in
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Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness for management of heat related illn
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review public health preparedness for management of heat related illness and advised States to health facility preparedness in terms of essential medicines, intravenous fluids, Ice-packs, ORS, drinking water as well as
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UAE: Over 1.27 million residency medical fitness examinations conducted at
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Public Health Centres and Medical Fitness Examination Centres affiliated with Emirates Health Services (EHS) administered more than 1.27 million medical fitness tests for residency visa applicants in the previous year.
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Know How High Uric Acid levels can Lead to Chronic Kidney Disease
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14: Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health concern worldwide. In India chronic kidney disease affects roughly 15-20 per cent of adults in the country.[i] [ii]While several factors contribute to the development of this condition, one tends to miss out ch
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Children with 'lazy eye' at higher risk of serious disease in adulthood: S
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a new study performed by UCL researchers, those who had amblyopia ('lazy eye') in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attacks.
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AIF's Swasthya Samvaad Unites Public Health Visionaries to Advance Adolesc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2: The American India Foundation, catalyzing social and economic change in India for the past 23 years, organized its annual public health knowledge event - 'Swasthya Samvaad' at The Park, in New Delhi this week. Cantered around cross-learning, collaboration, and col
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Takeda Accelerates Access to its Dengue Vaccine Through 'Make in India' Ma
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Singapore, February 27: Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced a strategic partnership with Biological E. Limited, a leading vaccines and biologics company in India, to manufacture Takeda's dengue vaccine, TAK-003. The partnership marks a crucial step in the fight against the global publ
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PM Modi inaugurates microbiology lab and 17 Food Safety on Wheels (FSWs) i
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The event at the State Public Health Laboratory, Assam was held in the presence of Assam Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Keshab Mahanta, Member of Parliament, Guwahati Queen Oja and other distinguished dignitaries.
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Research indicates that genes influence blood pressure from early childhoo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We are talking about really small differences, so small that they may fall within what is considered normal blood pressure. The problem is that they tend to last your whole life," says PhD Candidate Karsten Ovretveit at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department
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Union Minister Baghel inaugurates first National Public Health India Confe
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare SP Singh Baghel on Friday inaugurated the first National Public Health India Conference (NPHICON-2024). NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul was also present on the occasion.
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