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Dengue: Know the disease to fight it better

*How does the dengue-causing virus get transmitted?

Publication Date: 
06/10/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health Effecs, Health
Air Pollution

Vehicular emissions found to harm heart

There could be 7 million more deaths due to rising pollution levels.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Vehicular Pollution, Heart Diseases, Health Effects, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effecs, Air Pollution
Agriculture

No GMO product licensed by NAFDAC – Official

We only approved field trials, not planting, for GMOs - Nigerian govt.We only approved field trials, not planting, for GMOs - Nigerian govt.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2017
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tags:
Agriculture, GMOs, Biosafety, Health Effecs, Environment, Nigeria, Africa
Health

Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study

Outbreaks of unexplained illness frequently remain under-investigated. In India, outbreaks of an acute neurological illness with high mortality among children occur annually in Muzaffarpur, the country's largest litchi cultivation region. In 2014, researchers aimed to investigate the cause and risk factors for this illness.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2017
Aakash Shrivastava, Anil Kumar, Jerry D Thomas & et al
Lancet Global Health
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Encephalitis, Muzaffarpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, Food Contamination, Health Effecs
Air Pollution

Kolkata dropped from air quality index

KOLKATA: The city has been dropped from the air quality index (AQI) carried out by the environment ministry due to an inefficient system and alleged non-cooperation from the West Bengal Pollution C

Publication Date: 
24/12/2015
Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), WHO, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effecs
Health

Deseal towers, fix network: HC

Municipal Corporations Told To Reconnect Licensed Towers.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2015
Abhinav Garg
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, High Court, Mobile Tower, Municipal Corporation, Industrial Licensing, Health Effecs
Health

Ban sale of junk food to children around schools: Panel

A committee set up by the Centre to look into growing health problems among school going children has recommended that vendors should be barred from selling junk food during school hours in a vicin

Publication Date: 
21/08/2015
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Junk Food, Health Effecs, Children, Child Health, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Obesity, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS)
Health

Verdict corner: Dealing with man-made disasters

It is the duty of the government to work towards a law that can effectively cover industrial calamities.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2015
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nestle India Ltd., Advertising, Health Effecs, Compensation, Supreme Court
Health

Swine flu patients spent 17-62 times per capita income on treatment: Study

The hospital stay of the patients ranged from a day to 41 days. On an average, a patient spent 7.69 days at the hospital.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2015
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Health Effecs, Influenza, Diabetes, Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Health