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"Our main focus is to clear solid waste first...": Tamil Nadu govt Chief S
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A detailed review meeting was held on Saturday with all the 15 zones in Chennai City to examine solid waste management, sanitation, and public health after the havoc caused by cyclone Michaung-induced floods in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts.
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Vitamin D supplements do not protect children bones from fracture: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Vitamin D supplements do not strengthen bones or protect children with vitamin D deficiency from fractures, according to a large clinical trial undertaken by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Queen Mary University of London.
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Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav gave 'gol-mol' reply in Rajya Sabha o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday hit out at Union Minister Bhupender Yadav saying that the latter gave a "gol mol" reply to the pointed questions on public health and air pollution inside Parliament.
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12,000 people in Afghanistan afflicted with AIDS: Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Approximately 12,000 people in Afghanistan are currently afflicted with the "HIV" disease, as per statistics provided by the Taliban-appointed Ministry of Public Health, Khaama Press reported.
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Vitamin D supplements do not shield children's bones from fracture: Resear
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a significant clinical experiment conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Queen Mary University of London, vitamin D supplements do not strengthen bones or shield kids with vitamin D insufficiency from fractures.
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Vitamin D medicine do not protect children from bone fractures: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A large clinical research sponsored by Queen Mary University of London and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discovered that vitamin D supplementation do not strengthen bone strength or prevent bone fractures in vitamin D-deficient youngsters. The findings call into question wide
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Pneumonia outbreak in China: "Public health department investigating fever
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Pneumonia fever has been detected in China. It has been found to affect children more. In this regard, the public health department is very carefully investigating the fevers that occur in children. The new type of fever has not been detected anywhere in Tamil Nadu. However, fever camps are
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Pneumonia outbreak in China: Maharashtra health department issues advisory
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of increasing respiratory illness among children in China, the Maharashtra public health department has instructed all the hospitals in all districts and municipal corporations to ensure that their COVID infrastructure and systems, which include the number of beds, oxygen plant c
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New Zealand ditches smoking ban to fund tax cuts
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The move has sparked outrage among public health officials and anti-tobacco groups, who are dismayed by the decision to abandon the ban to finance tax cuts.
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Centre advises States to review hospital preparedness amid rise in cases o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Health Ministry on Sunday issued an advisory to States and Union Territories urging them to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures in view of the emerging public health situation in China.
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DoH, ADPHC unveil Abu Dhabi's vision for sustainable healthcare at COP28
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahead of their participation in the biggest annual event on the climate agenda, COP28, the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH) the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate and Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC), are set to showcase their sustainable healthcare projects, aimin
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Haryana govt signs MoU with CPWD for critical care blocks, district public
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Haryana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for the construction of 15 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) and 17 District Integrated Public Health Laboratories (DIPHLs).
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