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Norovirus cases: Centre asks Kerala State Surveillance Office to submit reportNorovirus is a viral illness that is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally. Symptoms of norovirus include acute onset dia...06 Jun, 2022, 04.33 PM IST- Centre asks 4 states, UT to be wary of water-borne diseasesRajesh Bhushan, secretary (health), said, “Public health challenge already posed by the Covid-19 pandemic may be compounded due to direct i...22 May, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
- By 2030, climate shift may kill 250k more per yearThese deaths arise from the vast geographical distribution of diseases like dengue and from extreme weather events, like heat waves and flo...25 Sep, 2019, 04.22 PM IST
- Polluted water killed 7 every day in 2018In 2018, 2,439 people died because of four major water-borne diseases — cholera, acute diarrhoeal diseases (ADD), typhoid and viral hepatit...29 Jun, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
- 42 per cent global child deaths due to diarrhoea in India, NigeriaLancet study finds that diarrhoea is the fourth leading cause of death for children and responsible for 8.6 per cent of all deaths of child...02 Jun, 2017, 10.57 PM IST
- Climate change will cause 250,000 deaths by 2030: WHOClimate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths from malaria, diarrhoeal disease, heat stress and under nutrition by 2030, a finding...11 Jul, 2016, 10.22 PM IST
- Climate change will cause 2,50,000 deaths by 2030: WHOExperts noted that climate change was already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year. This is in addition to 7 million deaths cause...11 Jul, 2016, 07.26 PM IST
- By 2030, climate shift may kill 250k more per yearClimate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows. Mos...11 Jul, 2016, 01.17 AM IST
- Air pollution tied to top two causes of death in IndiaAir pollution is an important risk factor for top two causes of death in the country-ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmona...12 Mar, 2016, 06.54 AM IST
- Heart and lung diseases are the top killers in the countryAccording to WHO, the top ten causes of death in India are Ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive lung disease and sundry other diseas...01 Mar, 2016, 06.24 PM IST
- Food contamination kills 175,000 people in south east Asia each yearThe report has found that three in 10 children, under the age of five years, suffer from diarrhoea which is a major death among kids in the...04 Dec, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
- 4.20 lakh people die annually from contaminated food globallyAround 4,20,000 people die each year from eating contaminated food globally with children under the age of five accounting for nearly one t...03 Dec, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
- Climate change major health threat to children: studyClimate change poses a threat to human health and safety, but children are uniquely vulnerable, especially in the world's poorest countries.26 Oct, 2015, 06.08 PM IST
- Govt examining World bank report on environmental degradationGovt is examining a report which estimated the cost of environmental degradation in the country at about Rs 3.75 trillion annually.29 Aug, 2013, 09.23 PM IST
- India in healthcare hall of shame, ranked worst among peers and neighboursIndia and Pakistan figure at the bottom with India often beating Pakistan in the race to the bottom, even if marginally so.05 Mar, 2013, 11.57 AM IST
- GVK BIO selected as preferred provider for 14 global PDPsDrug discovery research and development organisation GVK Biosciences has been selected as a preferred provider to a consortium of 14 global...16 May, 2011, 03.09 PM IST
- Made no promises for Amethi on IT: Bill GatesGates denied media reports saying he had made IT promises to Amethi.12 May, 2010, 11.13 PM IST
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