Delhi is Suffering! Chikungunya and dengue cases in New Delhi had tapered off by the first week of December last year, ending the vector-borne disease season in the city that witnessed its worst chikungunya outbreak in the last 10 years. Blame it on the Climate Change but because of untimely rains last week, the Capital city is dealing with the Read More …
Mosquito-Menace Crossing Seasonal Boundaries
Delhi is Suffering! Chikungunya and dengue cases in New Delhi had tapered off by the first week of December last year, ending the vector-borne disease season in the city that witnessed its worst chikungunya outbreak in the last 10 years. Blame it on the Climate Change but because of untimely rains last week, the Capital city is dealing with the Read More …
Why TB day celebrated? World TB Day observed on 24 March each year. It is an opportunity to raise awareness about the burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide and the status of TB prevention and care efforts. It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, 
Air pollution is making news again and it will get more coverage as the winter progresses. It generally starts around Diwali every year. Diwali the festival of lights – sadly, has been reduced to a festival of smoke and noise! Air Pollution Making News Particulate Matter tied to rise in Arthritis Symptoms Recent study from AIIMS, New Delhi reports heavy 
Vaccines must be stored properly from the time they are manufactured until they are administered. Proper vaccine storage and handling practices play a very important role in protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccine quality is the shared responsibility of everyone. Every facility should have detailed written protocols for routine and emergency vaccine storage and handling and they should 
According to Indian laws, all blood donors or donated blood must be screened for transmissible infections of HIV, hepatitis B and C, malaria and syphilis. Nowhere in the world is transfused blood considered 100% safe. Most blood transfusions go very smoothly but mild problems and, very rarely, serious problems can occur. There is risk of getting HIV, allergic reactions etc. 
A report by NGO CSE said that nearly 84 per cent of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate, banned in many countries as they are listed as “hazardous” for public health.
Every year, the World Health Organization selects a priority area of global public health concern as the theme for World Health Day, which falls on 7 April, the birthday of the Organization. The theme for World Health Day 2016 is diabetes, a non-communicable disease (NCD) directly impacting millions of people of globally, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Beat Diabetes 
In the month of breast cancer awareness month i.e., in October last year, few cases of breast infection were reported which were very peculiar to understand by doctors in Pune. Lumps, infections, and discharges from breast are common in many women with tuberculosis, diabetes and lactating women. The news here is it is many women are suffering from this illness 
On January 20 2016, Punjab recorded the first swine flu death of the year in the city of Mohali. By 10th February there have been 31 deaths. The dead were from Ferozpur, Bathinda, Muktsar, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Moga and Mansa. Out of 165 samples collected 51 were H1N1 positive. In neighboring Haryana, 4 deaths due to swine flu have 
Zika is a mosquito borne virus. It is transmitted mostly by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito which also spreads dengue and chikungunya viruses. Symptoms include fever, rash, conjunctivitis and mild fever. Incubation period is 2-7 days after the bite of infected mosquito. One out of four people will develop symptoms of the disease. Source: Muhammad Mahdi Karim The virus