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Delhi Dengue Update: IIT and JNU pulled up for failing to check mosquito breeding
Oct 17, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Recently, IIT Delhi and JNU – two of the country’s premier educational institutions were challaned by the Delhi Municipal Corporation for failing to check mosquito-breeding in their campus. ‘Mosquito-breeding was found at three sites in IIT, including the construction area and the auto …
Health department intensifies campaign against Dengue
Oct 17, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Dengue may be taking its toll on citizens, but the health department refuses to stand down. They have intensified their awareness campaign on dengue fever and mosquito control measures. Recently the health department organised a rally in the town of Erode, Chennai. Participants were from …
Heavy drinking kills you quicker than smoking!
Oct 17, 2012 at 8:34 AM
A study suggests that heavy drinking kills you more quickly than smoking. Researchers found that alcoholics die about 20 years sooner on average than the general population, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. People dependent on alcohol live shorter lives on average than smokers. Academics in Germany …
Skipping breakfast could make you put on weight!
Oct 17, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Skipping breakfast to lose weight not only makes you eat more lunch, but also makes you crave for fatty and sugary foods, researchers say. Over time, this could lead you to piling on the pounds, despite your best intentions, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. The warning comes from doctors and …
Instrument to aid research in nanoparticles for drug delivery gifted to IIT professor
Oct 17, 2012 at 8:31 AM
An instrument to accelerate advancement of research in nanoparticles for drug delivery was gifted on Tuesday to a professor from Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay by Izon Science, a New Zealand-based nanotechnology company, an official said. The device provides the highly accurate information …
Lack of sleep can raise the risk of developing diabetes
Oct 17, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Lack of sleep could be actually killing us, dramatically raising the risk of weight gain and developing dangerous diabetes, a new study has suggested. Even as it is believed that the main function of sleep is to rest the brain, researchers have discovered that even fat cells need rest to work …
Parle fights back against seizure, moves HC
Oct 17, 2012 at 8:22 AM
The FDA’s seizure of Parle G’s sweets, ‘kaccha mango’ has resulted in the feisty company retaliating. Parle G has challenged the Bombay High courts decision to term the sweet ‘unsafe’ and recall it from the market. The FDA had raided the factory, situated at Nasik and Raigad a few days …
Statins – the best way to lower cholesterol levels!
Oct 16, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Treatment with higher doses of statins is usually the best way of lowering cholesterol levels, suggests a comprehensive review study. ”Statins are proven medications that can reduce heart attacks and strokes by about 30 percent in the patients that need them,” said Matt Ito, study …
‘Electric’ pants to prevent bedsores
Oct 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM
To help prevent bedsores, a special underwear has been designed to jolt the buttocks with electricity, the BBC reported on Monday. Sores form when people are stuck in one position for too long, which compresses the skin and cuts off the blood supply. Pressure sores are a common problem in hospitals …
Sitting for long periods not good for health
Oct 16, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Experts suggest that sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death. Scientists from Leicester and Loughborough universities say harm is done even if people also exercise, the BBC reported Monday. The study analysed 18 existing studies involving almost 800,000 …
Alarming increase in dengue causing Aedes aegypti mosquito: Entomologists
Oct 16, 2012 at 8:37 AM
The authorities failed to respond to a warning sent three years ago by entomologists in the directorate of public health to civic and local bodies across Tamil Nadu about an alarming increase in the population of Aedes aegypti mosquito that causes dengue. Experts say the number of cases has …
Delhi Dengue Update: 30 new cases on Monday
Oct 16, 2012 at 7:55 AM
30 new cases were reported in the capital on Monday taking the total number to 455 so far this year. 224 cases were reported last week. Till October 6, there were only 169 confirmed cases, but by October 13 Delhi had 393 patients of dengue. Apart from 2008 and 2010, which were the years of
Global Handwashing Day observed by UNICEF
Oct 16, 2012 at 7:50 AM
On the occasion of the fifth annual Global Handwashing Day on Monday, the UNICEF, emphasized that the very simple act of washing hands with soap can save thousands of children who needlessly die every year. Child mortality figures released by the UN agency last month showed that around 2,000 …
Eight Delhi hospitals to be upgraded for better treatment for dengue
Oct 16, 2012 at 7:48 AM
The Delhi government announced on Monday that eight city hospitals will be upgraded for better treatment of dengue patients. It also directed other city hospitals with platelet separator machines and blood banks to ensure production of platelets round-the-clock. ‘With a view to further facilitate …
