Govt bans use of cancer causing potassium bromate as food additive
TIA NEWS / The government of India has banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive. FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal told media that use of potassium bromate has…
Yoga posture lights up UN building on Yoga Day
AMN / The United Nations Headquarters in New York has projected the image of a yoga posture on the eve of the second International Day of Yoga on June 21.…
No threat to polio free status of India: WHO
Responding to reports of re-surfacing of polio cases in India, the World Health Organisation said there is “no threat” to the polio-free status of all South East Asian region countries,…
India continues to be Polio-Free
Special Immunization Drive to be taken up in Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts India continues to be polio free as the country has eradicated wild polio virus and the last case…
Obesity boom fuelling rise in malnutrition
A new research has suggested that malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation. The 2016 Global nutrition Report said 44 per cent of countries were…
Major breakthrough in pancreatic cancer fight
A new combination of chemotherapy drugs could become the main therapy for pancreatic cancer, say UK researchers. The data presented at the world’s biggest cancer conference, the American Society of…
International Yoga day to focus on youth: Shripad Naik
Union Minister of State for Ayush, Shripad Naik has said that upcoming International Yoga day will focus on youth to ensure a healthy lifestyle among the young generation. Addressing a…
Get ready for plain packaging, WHO on World No Tobacco Day
GENEVA / World Health Organisation,WHO and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (WHO FCTC) has observed that the recent moves to introduce plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products…
Fact about Tuberculosis, TB
Key facts Tuberculosis (TB) is a top infectious disease killer worldwide. In 2014, 9.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. Over 95% of…
World Health Assembly adopts new resolution on Health Regulations
GENEVA / AMN The Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly which ended on May 28 approved new resolutions on WHO’s Framework for Engagement with Non-State Actors; the Sustainable Development Goals; International Health…