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Self-harm higher in teenage girls than boys
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 19 (ANI): Teenage girls are more likely to self-harm than boys, a new study suggests.
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AIF celebrates 15 years of disrupting poverty and catalyzing social and ec
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The American India Foundation (AIF) celebrated 15 Years of building bridges between the United States and India through high-impact interventions in education, livelihoods, public health, and leadership development on October 3.
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Researchers create molecule that could kill HIV
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct. 6 (ANI): HIV is considered to be one of the most fatal diseases worldwide and continues to be a major global public health issue.
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PHFI awarded prestigious QCI-DL Shah Platinum Award for skill building ini
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI-NewsVoir): In recognition of PHFI's outstanding contribution to skill building initiatives and advancement of knowledge in the Indian healthcare sector, The Quality Council of India (QCI) awarded the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) the prestigious Q
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Bowel Cancer risk rises by eating processed meat, says Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sept. 14 (ANI): Meat eaters, we have some important news for you.
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Bread packs more of 'nutrient' punch than 'caloric' one
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 1 (ANI): You may want to not cut bread, rolls, tortillas and ready-to-eat cereals from your diet as according to a recent study, grain foods fill critical nutrient gaps.
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Negligence by UP Govt. unacceptable, says CPM on Gorakhpur tragedy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued a statement on Sunday stating that the lack of negligence on the part of the Uttar Pradesh Government and authorities of public health is unacceptable.
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Key stakeholders in healthcare congregate to organise the first National H
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI-Newsvoir): Recognising that India is experiencing a rapid health transition with a rising burden of NCDs, now considered as a developmental burden, Association of Health Providers India, Public Health Foundation of India, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ind
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Asia remains hot spot for anemia prevalence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Anemia remains a major global public health problem with nearly 2.3 billion people suffering from it - an estimated 50 percent due to iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Southeast Asia and Africa continue to have the highest prevalence of anemia
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Cyberattacks can put public health at risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): Recent ransomware attacks like 'WannaCry' and 'Petya' are highlighting the growing threats against health care information systems.
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Visakhapatnam: ACB raids Health Department Chief Engineer, Medical College
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday conducted raids on Public Health Department Chief Engineer, Paamu Rangarao and Andhra Medical College Professor, Vijay Kumar here.
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At least 60 wounded in huge explosion in Kabul's diplomatic enclave:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 31 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that at least 60 persons have been wounded in a suspected car bomb blast in the diplomatic enclave of capital Kabul.
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