Indian company seeks to set world record in Uganda
July 8th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) An Indian company in Uganda keen to promote hygiene among children is set to create a world record by spreading one lakh pieces of medicated ... Read more...
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Unhygienic practices lead to poor academic performance: Study
May 30th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Children with poor hygiene practices are more likely to suffer in terms of academic performance, a study by the Indian Medical Academy said here Wednesday.Conducted ... Read more...
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Migration worse for urban children: UNICEF report
February 29th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) With more than 50 percent of the world's population now living in urban areas, urban migration has worsened the reach of social schemes on health ... Read more...
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Mumbai jail’s women inmates go on hunger strike
December 26th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) More than two dozen women inmates of the Byculla district jail here have gone on a hunger strike, protesting poor hygiene and improper food served ... Read more...
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A memorable homecoming to roots for Indian PIOs
October 9th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A trip to connect with their Indian roots has left a group of young Persons of India Origin (PIO) totally smitten and wanting to return ... Read more...
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21 tonnes of contaminated Easter candy seized in Italy
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Rome, April 23 (IANS) Around 21 tonnes of contaminated or damaged Easter eggs and other sweets worth $728,000 have been seized by the police in Italy, a media report said.After ... Read more...
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New vaccine technology shows promise against hepatitis C virus
February 24th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): University of Copenhagen scientists have succeeded in developing a vaccine, which provides future hope for medical protection from hepatitis C.In this type of hepatitis the virus hides in ... Read more...
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Cholera in Assam tea gardens: 16 killed, 150 affected
October 27th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 27 (IANS) At least 16 people have died and up to 150 affected in a deadly cholera outbreak in Assam, with most casualties reported from tea garden areas, officials said ... Read more...
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Cholera Outbreak In Nigeria Has Left Hundreds Dead, United Nations Reveals
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Abuja, Oct 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cholera has claimed more than 1,500 people across parts of Nigeria this year, the United Nations revealed on Friday. The total number of cases of ... Read more...
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Oz wrestler’s action unfortunate, unacceptable, says nation’s sports minister
October 6th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australia's Sports Minister Mark Arib on Wednesday termed the obscene gesture made by wrestler Hassene Fkiri as unfortunate and unacceptable.Interacting with reporters at the Australian ... Read more...
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Commonwealth opener gets a pat from Indian media
October 4th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) After weeks of finding fault with the organisers, the Indian media Monday lavishly praised the inaugural ceremony of the Oct 3-14 sporting extravaganza here a day ... Read more...
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Australians now full of praise for Games Village (Afternoon Lead)
September 28th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) With only five days left for the Commonwealth Games to kick off, the Australian delegation Tuesday heaped praise on the sprawling Games Village it had trashed earlier.
Eighty ... Read more...
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Now, Scot tennis ace Baltacha pulls out of CWG over health concerns
September 26th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
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number one tennis player Elena Baltacha has withdrawn from ... Read more...
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Prime Minister convenes high level meet on C’wealth Games’ preparations
September 23rd, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.23 (ANI): A high-level meeting is being convened at Prime Minister's residence to review the preparations ahead of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held between Oct. 3 ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to meet Gill, Reddy on Commonwealth Games preparations
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has called Union Sports Minister M S Gill and Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy for a meeting on ... Read more...
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Restaurant dishcloths harbour dangerous bacteria: Study
September 15th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 15 (ANI): A survey of 120 kitchens in Britain has found that dishcloths that are used in restaurants and takeaways often harbour nasty and possibly dangerous bacteria.The Health Protection ... Read more...
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‘Hunks’ Hugh Jackman, Brad Pitt top women’s wish-list
September 12th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 12 (ANI): A new study has revealed that characteristics women desire for in men are sex appeal, physical attractiveness and masculinity, along with shared similar interests, beliefs and values.D&M ... Read more...
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Govt Documents Claim Airline Foods Can Be A Health Threat
June 29th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): US government documents have claimed that the two of the largest airline caterers in the world, prepare their food in unsanitary conditions.As per the ... Read more...
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Airline Food Can Cause Health Threat For Passengers
June 29th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent inspection report from the Food and Drug Administration said that airline food may be injurious to health. A reputed news source reported that Food ... Read more...
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In-flight meals putting ‘thousands at risk’
June 29th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 29 (ANI): Companies supplying food to the major US airlines could cause serious harm to the health of thousands of passengers every day due to unsafe and unclean practices, says ... Read more...
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Airline Food Preparation is Unsafe, Numerous Kitchens Cited by FDA as Unsanitary
June 29th, 2010 - 12:48 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports from the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, airline food could be hazardous to your health, since FDA inspectors have found the kitchen ... Read more...
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Genetic variants that increase infectious diseases risk identified
May 20th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Scientists have identified new genetic variants that increase susceptibility to several infectious diseases including tuberculosis and malaria.With greater understanding of the role of the gene implicated, researchers from ... Read more...
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Commuters’ biggest gripe is poor hygiene of fellow travellers: UK study
May 20th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): A new poll in the UK has revealed that body odour is the biggest whinge of commuters, especially Scots.The poll by video game company PopCap.com found that loud ... Read more...
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Gul Panag teaches hygiene to Delhi school kids
April 7th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Gul Panag Wednesday taught correct ways of personal health and hygiene to children from 10 Delhi schools on the occasion of World Health Day.
Calling ... Read more...
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Soon, DNA detectives to track spread of hospital superbugs
January 4th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Just like detectives use DNA to place suspects at crime scenes, scientists are creating a DNA database of pathogens to help them track spread of hospital superbugs.The project ... Read more...
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Diarrhoea kills 1.5 mn children annually: UN
October 15th, 2009 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Oct 15 (DPA) Diarrhoea, which can be corrected through inexpensive and simple means, kills an estimated 1.5 million children each year, a UN study released Wednesday showed.
The number of children in ... Read more...
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Fighting diarrhoea to eradicate polio
September 16th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Nabeel A. Khan
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) It kills nearly 500,000 children every year. But one of the lesser known facts about diarrhoea is that it also makes anti-polio drops ineffective. ... Read more...
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Koraput Tribals launch sanitation drive
July 4th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
Koraput (Orissa), July 4 (ANI): Tribals in Orissa's Koraput District have launched a sanitation drive to keep their villages clean and hygienic.'Sanjog', a government run programme, was organised jointly by Panchayat Raj ... Read more...
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Welfare schemes for rural women and children launched in Uttar Pradesh
March 2nd, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Amit Kumar
Faizabad (UP), Mar 2 (ANI): The Central Government has opened various Anganwadis (women volunteers) in Uttar Pradesh''s Faizabad district for the welfare of rural women and children.
In one of ... Read more...
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Cockroach scare forces closure of Indian takeaway
November 7th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.7 (ANI): Health inspectors have shut down an Indian takeaway after a customer found a live cockroach in their food.
The Mogul Tandoori, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, was infested with insects, and ... Read more...
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Children pledge to eliminate diseases on first global hand-washing day
October 15th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Celebrities joined around 1500 children in the national capital to spread awareness of personnel hygiene to mark the first global hand-washing day today with a vow ... Read more...
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Brit women thrice as dirty as men, when it comes to washing hands!
October 15th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): British women are three times more likely to have dirty hands than men, says a new study.The survey, which claims that female cleanliness is a myth, found ... Read more...
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Brit Sikh cooks kebabs with a corpse of colleague next to him
October 15th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.15 (ANI): A British Sikh kebab shop owner has been asked to close down his business after police caught him cooking kebabs with the corpse of a colleague lying on ... Read more...
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Brit familys hotel room staff romp shock
July 14th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): A British family on holiday was left stunned when they entered their hotel room only to find two staff members having sex on their bed.Ricky Dearn, his ... Read more...
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