Get ready for plain packaging of tobacco products
Following Australia’s example, for this year’s World No Tobacco Day on May 31 the World Health Organisation is calling on
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Finally, mosquito species transmitting Zika virus confirmed
Finally, the vector responsible for the Zika virus spread has been identified. Though Aedes aegypti mosquito was strongly suspected of
Read MorePolio: Off-label use of IPV vaccine to tide over shortage
Due to shortage of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) globally, India and a few other countries are stretching the supply of
Read MoreGlobal ‘switch’ to reduce vaccine-derived polio cases
Beginning Monday, April 25, India will stop using the oral polio vaccine (OPV) with all three strains of the poliovirus
Read MoreLoosening the vice-like grip of chewing tobacco
In a much-needed measure to keep the consumption of chewing tobacco under check, the Delhi government has extended by a
Read MoreGetting pregnant in the time of Zika
With the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirming that Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes microcephaly and other severe
Read MoreA ‘turning point’ in the Zika outbreak
More than 50 years after the infectious pathogen, rubella virus, was identified as the cause of an epidemic of congenital
Read MoreCDC confirms Zika virus causes microcephaly, other birth defects
After careful review of existing evidence, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded that Zika
Read More‘Extremely severe’ brain damage found in babies with Zika-linked defect
For the first time, radiological findings of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly, presumably caused by Zika virus infection, show
Read MoreEditorial: On detecting and delaying diabetes
Between 1980 and 2014, the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes in India more than doubled among men (from 3.7 to 9.1
Read MoreActivity equivalent calorie labelling to fight obesity
If pictorial warnings on tobacco products help in effectively conveying the harsh reality of the effects of tobacco and increase
Read MoreTreating sugar addiction to reverse obesity prevalence
In the last 30 years, the number of obese people in the world has been steadily increasing. According to the
Read MoreSharp increase in diabetes patients, obese & underweight adults in India
Between 1980 and 2014 the number of adults with diabetes in the world increased four-fold from 108 million to 422
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