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Health Ministry issues advisory over Nipah outbreak
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday issued an advisory for the general public and healthcare personnel on how to take preventive measures in high-risk areas and how the Nipah virus spreads and what are its symptoms.
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'Heart failure should be recognised as public health priority'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Heart failure is a global health problem, affecting about 26 million people worldwide.
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HIV/AIDS: A health crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): At a science session on Saturday, the government officials and former Jihadi leaders discussed the HIV/AIDS spread, prevention and control in Afghanistan.
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Facilitate smoking cessation through policies not bans
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 07 (NewsVoir): The government has been taking several steps towards discouraging tobacco consumption and reducing the risk of cancer. The state of Rajasthan is also conducting a study to understand the impact of nicotine as harm reduction tool.
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Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 48
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): Death toll in Sunday's deadly suicide bombing in Kabul has risen to 48 lives and has wounded 112, according to the Afghan officials.
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Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 29
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 21 (ANI): The death toll in the suicide bombing, which occurred in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul on Wednesday, has risen to 29.
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UK just put its public on diet
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): In an attempt to tackle the growing obesity problem in the country, the UK government has called out on its food industry for a 20 per cent cutback in the calorie levels of core food products, by the year 2024.
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Maneka Gandhi to launch #YesIBleed menstrual hygiene campaign on Feb.20
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi will launch a menstrual hygiene campaign here on February 20.
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Another blow to Trump, CDC chief resigns over stock scandal
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], Feb. 01 (ANI): The director of United States' leading national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has resigned over a conflict of interest charge.
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NHRC notice to UP govt over ward boy running PHC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the media reports of a ward boy doing the work of a doctor and pharmacist at a Public Health Centre (PHC) in Sarai Gopi of Barabanki district.
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Does pregger's drug dose make difference in new-born's risk of cleft lip?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [New Delhi], December 28 (ANI): A study says, higher dose of topiramate drug during the first tri-semester of pregnancy may up the risk of cleft lip or cleft palate more than when taking a lower dose.
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Healthy lifestyle can help fight dementia, suggests study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 28 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of researchers have found that keeping fit can help fight dementia.
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