“Fat tax” : Will the Kerala govt measure check Obesity?
By Nirendra Dev One of my favourite Indian states, Kerala, made news lately with the Marxist-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government slapping “fat-tax” on junk food. Obesity is stated to…
Climate Change likely to cause 2,50,000 additional deaths per year: WHO
World Health Organisation, WHO says, Climate change is likely to cause over 2 lakhs 50 thousand additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050. It said, these deaths will be…
Nadda calls upon people to come forward to donate organs
AMN Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has called upon the people to come forward to donate organs to save lives. He said, organ donation can benefit the recipient largely…
CSIR launches anti diabetic ayurvedic drug
AMN / India’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched BGR-34, an anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus. A CSIR-NBRI officials said in Bengaluru that…
Govt reduces prices of 42 drugs
Government has capped the prices of 42 essential medicines used in treatment of various ailments including tuberculosis, cancer and cardiac diseases thereby reducing their cost by up to 15 per…
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…