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France Records Around 1,000 Additional Deaths As Extreme Heat Breaks European Records
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization.
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Sun Exposure During Summer Not Enough To Maintain Vitamin D Levels: Study
The researchers observed that more than half of the older adults studied had insufficient vitamin D levels. The prevalence was even higher among participants from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
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Jan Vishwas Act 2026: Centre Eases Compliance Burden For Food, Pharma Sectors
The Centre has operationalised key reforms under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 relating to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
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Five-Min Walk Break Every Hour Feasible, Effective In Offsetting Harms Of Prolonged Sitting: Study
A study finds that taking a five-minute walking break every hour effectively reduces fatigue and improves mood without impacting work performance.
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Ending AIDS By 2030: What The New UN Declaration Means
The UN General Assembly adopted a political declaration reaffirming its goal to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 but warns the world is off track.
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Kerala Forms High-Power Expert Panel Amid Rising Communicable Diseases
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) With communicable diseases continuing to spread across Kerala, the state government has stepped up its response by constituting a high-power committee of health experts to strengthen disease surveillance and containment measures, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said on Tuesday.
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Sweden Health Agency Tells Parents To Put Down Phones
Sweden's public health agency on Monday called on parents to put their phones away when spending...
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As Ebola Scourges Congo, Experts Warn Of Link To Eating Wild Animals
The Congo Basin is rich in all kinds of wildlife, from great apes to serpents — both of which are hunted for their meat. One consequence for locals is exposure to zoonotic diseases such as Ebola.
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Cambodia Hits 95-95-95 HIV Targets, On Track To End AIDS By 2030: Health Minister
Phnom Penh, May 30 (IANS) Cambodia achieved its 95-95-95 HIV treatment targets last year, and is on track to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the country's Minister of Health Chheang Ra has said.
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WHO Chief Lands In Congo, Saying Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped'
Containment has been particularly difficult because the disease likely spread for weeks before it was first identified in mid-May. The outbreak continues to spread faster than the response, despite health facilities becoming more organized and more equipment arriving.
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One Day Of Extreme Heat Causes 3,400 Excess Deaths Across India, Study Estimates
Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions were prevailing in north, central and east India, with temperatures consistently exceeding 45 degrees Celsius in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over past few days.
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Public Health Spend Nearly Triples In A Decade, Household Burden Falls: Report
The report noted that government spending on health received a significant boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, when expenditure rose to 1.84 per cent of GDP in 2021-22.
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3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Uganda, Total Reaches 5
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.
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40,000 Evacuated As Chemical Tank Leak Threatens Explosion In California
A storage tank holding between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons (22,700 and 26,500 liters) of methyl methacrylate overheated Thursday and began venting vapors into the air at an aerospace plastics facility in Garden Grove
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Ebola Outbreak: Africa CDC Declares Continental Emergency
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Continental Public Health Emergency...
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France Records Around 1,000 Additional Deaths As Extreme Heat Breaks European Records
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization.
-
Sun Exposure During Summer Not Enough To Maintain Vitamin D Levels: Study
The researchers observed that more than half of the older adults studied had insufficient vitamin D levels. The prevalence was even higher among participants from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
-
Jan Vishwas Act 2026: Centre Eases Compliance Burden For Food, Pharma Sectors
The Centre has operationalised key reforms under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 relating to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
-
Five-Min Walk Break Every Hour Feasible, Effective In Offsetting Harms Of Prolonged Sitting: Study
A study finds that taking a five-minute walking break every hour effectively reduces fatigue and improves mood without impacting work performance.
-
Ending AIDS By 2030: What The New UN Declaration Means
The UN General Assembly adopted a political declaration reaffirming its goal to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 but warns the world is off track.
-
Kerala Forms High-Power Expert Panel Amid Rising Communicable Diseases
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) With communicable diseases continuing to spread across Kerala, the state government has stepped up its response by constituting a high-power committee of health experts to strengthen disease surveillance and containment measures, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said on Tuesday.
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Sweden Health Agency Tells Parents To Put Down Phones
Sweden's public health agency on Monday called on parents to put their phones away when spending...
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As Ebola Scourges Congo, Experts Warn Of Link To Eating Wild Animals
The Congo Basin is rich in all kinds of wildlife, from great apes to serpents — both of which are hunted for their meat. One consequence for locals is exposure to zoonotic diseases such as Ebola.
-
Cambodia Hits 95-95-95 HIV Targets, On Track To End AIDS By 2030: Health Minister
Phnom Penh, May 30 (IANS) Cambodia achieved its 95-95-95 HIV treatment targets last year, and is on track to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the country's Minister of Health Chheang Ra has said.
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WHO Chief Lands In Congo, Saying Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped'
Containment has been particularly difficult because the disease likely spread for weeks before it was first identified in mid-May. The outbreak continues to spread faster than the response, despite health facilities becoming more organized and more equipment arriving.
-
One Day Of Extreme Heat Causes 3,400 Excess Deaths Across India, Study Estimates
Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions were prevailing in north, central and east India, with temperatures consistently exceeding 45 degrees Celsius in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over past few days.
-
Public Health Spend Nearly Triples In A Decade, Household Burden Falls: Report
The report noted that government spending on health received a significant boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, when expenditure rose to 1.84 per cent of GDP in 2021-22.
-
3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Uganda, Total Reaches 5
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.
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40,000 Evacuated As Chemical Tank Leak Threatens Explosion In California
A storage tank holding between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons (22,700 and 26,500 liters) of methyl methacrylate overheated Thursday and began venting vapors into the air at an aerospace plastics facility in Garden Grove
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Ebola Outbreak: Africa CDC Declares Continental Emergency
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Continental Public Health Emergency...
