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This Diet Might Cut Cholera Risk By 100x: Here's How Simple Change Can Save Lives
Cholera remains a major global health threat, particularly in areas with poor sanitation and limited access to clean drinking water.
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Contaminated Water Behind Skin Disease Outbreak In MP's Betul, Says Digvijaya Singh
Bhopal, March 20 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday expressed concern over the growing cases of skin ailments among children, allegedly due to contaminated water in Betul district, and so
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Repeated Stomach Issues? Doctors Flag Water, Hygiene Risks Beyond Food
Doctors say recurring diarrhea, typhoid and stomach infections may not always be food-related. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are major triggers of waterborne diseases, causing lakhs of deaths globally each year.
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Court Red Flags Indore Water Deaths Report, Asks For Concrete Documents
There is still no clarity on how many people have died due to contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura, with official figures sharply contradicting claims from the ground.
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Another Indore Man Dies Due To Contaminated Water, Number Of Deaths Now 25
Nine patients remain hospitalised, seven of them in intensive care units. The state government said it has spent Rs 1.21 crore on the medical treatment of those affected.
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Indore Contaminated Water Deaths Rise To 23, Residents Live With Fear
The human cost of Indore's contaminated water crisis continues to climb. On Monday, the number of dead rose to 23 with the death of Bhagwandas Bharne, 64, son of Tukaram Bharne, who had been undergoing treatment for nearly 10 days, officials said.
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Indore Water Contamination Deaths Rise To 21, Congress Leads Protest March
The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Sunday took to the streets with a "Justice March", demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and criminal action against those responsible.
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Study Estimates 49 Lakh Cases Of Typhoid Fever In India In 2023
A study has estimated 49 lakh cases of typhoid fever and 7,850 deaths in India in 2023, with Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka together accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the national burden.
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Indore Civic Body Chief Sacked Over Water Contamination Deaths
Under fire over the death of at least four persons due to water contamination in Bhagirathpura area here, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday sacked the Indore municipal commissioner and suspended two senior officials.
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"Don't Know What I'll Do": Grief Engulfs Families After Indore Water Tragedy
While officials have confirmed several deaths due to Indore's water contamination, families of the victims insist the count is higher.
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"He Vomited, Died": Family Loses 6-Month-Old To Indore's Contaminated Water
A family has lost its six-month-old son, who was born after 10 years, after falling sick due to alleged consumption of contaminated water in Indore district.
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Madhya Pradesh Minister's "Useless" Reply To NDTV Question, Then A Public Apology
In Bhagirathpura, a densely populated locality of India's "cleanest city," at least 8 people have died after consuming contaminated tap water, according to families.
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3 Die, 20 Ill In Chennai After Consuming Contaminated Drinking Water
At least three people have died, and 20 others fell ill in Pallavaram near Chennai on Thursday after allegedly consuming drinking water contaminated with sewage, Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subramaniyan said on Thursday.
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5 Die After Drinking Contaminated Water In Karnataka's Raichur, Probe Ordered
After recent deaths in Raichur allegedly due to contaminated water, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the investigation is on and criminal cases would be registered if necessary.
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1 More Death Due To Contaminated Drinking Water In Kolkata, 15 In Hospital
A five-year-old girl died in south Kolkata's Bhowanipur area on Tuesday morning after falling sick allegedly on consuming piped drinking water that has been contaminated, taking the toll to two, an official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said.
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This Diet Might Cut Cholera Risk By 100x: Here's How Simple Change Can Save Lives
Cholera remains a major global health threat, particularly in areas with poor sanitation and limited access to clean drinking water.
-
Contaminated Water Behind Skin Disease Outbreak In MP's Betul, Says Digvijaya Singh
Bhopal, March 20 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday expressed concern over the growing cases of skin ailments among children, allegedly due to contaminated water in Betul district, and so
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Repeated Stomach Issues? Doctors Flag Water, Hygiene Risks Beyond Food
Doctors say recurring diarrhea, typhoid and stomach infections may not always be food-related. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are major triggers of waterborne diseases, causing lakhs of deaths globally each year.
-
Court Red Flags Indore Water Deaths Report, Asks For Concrete Documents
There is still no clarity on how many people have died due to contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura, with official figures sharply contradicting claims from the ground.
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Another Indore Man Dies Due To Contaminated Water, Number Of Deaths Now 25
Nine patients remain hospitalised, seven of them in intensive care units. The state government said it has spent Rs 1.21 crore on the medical treatment of those affected.
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Indore Contaminated Water Deaths Rise To 23, Residents Live With Fear
The human cost of Indore's contaminated water crisis continues to climb. On Monday, the number of dead rose to 23 with the death of Bhagwandas Bharne, 64, son of Tukaram Bharne, who had been undergoing treatment for nearly 10 days, officials said.
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Indore Water Contamination Deaths Rise To 21, Congress Leads Protest March
The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Sunday took to the streets with a "Justice March", demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and criminal action against those responsible.
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Study Estimates 49 Lakh Cases Of Typhoid Fever In India In 2023
A study has estimated 49 lakh cases of typhoid fever and 7,850 deaths in India in 2023, with Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka together accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the national burden.
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Indore Civic Body Chief Sacked Over Water Contamination Deaths
Under fire over the death of at least four persons due to water contamination in Bhagirathpura area here, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday sacked the Indore municipal commissioner and suspended two senior officials.
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"Don't Know What I'll Do": Grief Engulfs Families After Indore Water Tragedy
While officials have confirmed several deaths due to Indore's water contamination, families of the victims insist the count is higher.
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"He Vomited, Died": Family Loses 6-Month-Old To Indore's Contaminated Water
A family has lost its six-month-old son, who was born after 10 years, after falling sick due to alleged consumption of contaminated water in Indore district.
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Madhya Pradesh Minister's "Useless" Reply To NDTV Question, Then A Public Apology
In Bhagirathpura, a densely populated locality of India's "cleanest city," at least 8 people have died after consuming contaminated tap water, according to families.
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3 Die, 20 Ill In Chennai After Consuming Contaminated Drinking Water
At least three people have died, and 20 others fell ill in Pallavaram near Chennai on Thursday after allegedly consuming drinking water contaminated with sewage, Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subramaniyan said on Thursday.
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5 Die After Drinking Contaminated Water In Karnataka's Raichur, Probe Ordered
After recent deaths in Raichur allegedly due to contaminated water, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the investigation is on and criminal cases would be registered if necessary.
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1 More Death Due To Contaminated Drinking Water In Kolkata, 15 In Hospital
A five-year-old girl died in south Kolkata's Bhowanipur area on Tuesday morning after falling sick allegedly on consuming piped drinking water that has been contaminated, taking the toll to two, an official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said.
