Preparing food? Follow these five key safety steps to prevent foodborne illness!
Unsafe food causes many diseases, ranging from diarrhoeal diseases to various forms of cancer.
Nov 25, 2016, 13:48 PM IST
India progresses in fight against pneumonia, diarrhoea; death rates come down
Reportedly, India has managed to achieve an improvement of seven percentage points according to the 2016 Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report published by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC).
Nov 12, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
Crohn's disease: Who gets it? Symptoms, causes, complications, treatment!
Over time, Crohn's can result in other complications such as anemia, skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the eye.
Oct 12, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
Diarrhoea, pneumonia kill Bihar children, but parents shun award-winning facilities
Childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia are preventable and treatable, but they killed about 300,000 children under five in India in 2015, the world's highest such death toll, according to this John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report.
Oct 07, 2016, 11:33 AM IST
Fungus a major risk factor in Crohn's disease: Study
A team of international researchers has, for the first time, identified a fungus as the key factor in the development of Crohn's disease.
Sep 22, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
Bacteria in chewable tobacco products may increase risk of cancer: Study
If you are addicted to chewable tobacco products like tobacco leaves, khaini, pan masala, zarda and gutka, then stop eating as it is considered not good for health.
Aug 27, 2016, 22:32 PM IST
Over 55 students hospitalised after consuming food from college hostel in TN
At least 55 girl students of Government Polytechnic College here were hospitalised following complaints of nausea and diarrhoea after they had food from the hostel, police said.
Aug 22, 2016, 16:41 PM IST
7 things you should do when you have food poisoning!
Here are a few tips that can minimise your discomfort and help you recover fast from food poisoning.
Aug 11, 2016, 10:32 AM IST
Shocking! Indian man washes vegetables in sewer water (Watch video)
Here's a video where a man was seen washing freshly picked vegetables in sewer water that can make you very sick.
Jul 28, 2016, 13:10 PM IST
Try these home remedies to get rid of diarrhoea!
Diarrhoea occurs when the digestive system is not functioning properly, resulting in frequent watery stools, three or more times a day.
Jul 26, 2016, 15:58 PM IST
Climate change: 2,50,000 more deaths per year by 2030, says WHO
As per WHO's assessment, heat exposure will cause around 38,000 deaths in the elderly in the next 15 years. Also, deaths due to diarrhoea are projected to reach 48,000, and as many as 60,000 deaths due to malaria and 95,000 due to childhood malnutrition.
Jul 11, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Antibiotics may boost harmful gut bacteria
Gastroenteritis is a common side effect of taking antibiotics.
Jun 16, 2016, 16:22 PM IST
Over one million children under the age of 5 die every year in India
The major causes of under-five deaths in post-neonatal period are pneumonia and diarrhoea.
Apr 27, 2016, 12:47 PM IST
WHO seeks measures against declining efficacy of antibiotics
According to the WHO, when an antibiotic is used, bacteria that can resist that antibiotic have a greater chance of survival than those that are susceptible.
Feb 23, 2016, 23:27 PM IST
Govt to introduce rotavirus vaccine by March 2016
Diarrhoea also has high morbidity rate which will be controlled with the rotavirus dose.
Dec 09, 2015, 21:04 PM IST
India tops list of pneumonia and diarrhoea deaths
Despite the progress India is making to accelerate immunisation, it remains the country with the highest burden of pneumonia and diarrhoea deaths among children under five.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:11 PM IST
Monkeys in Asia harbouring virus from humans
Researchers have found that monkeys which commonly dwell with people in Asia can harbour variants of a type of virus which can cause infectious gastroenteritis or diarrhoea in humans.
Nov 06, 2015, 11:24 AM IST
Pop 'good' faecal bacteria capsule for healthy gut
FMT is an excellent therapeutic option for patients who have failed to respond to antibiotic treatments.
Oct 07, 2015, 17:55 PM IST
16,000 children under age of five die every day: UNICEF
Nearly 5.9 million children will die before their fifth birthday this year mainly of preventable causes, a UN report has warned, though the child mortality rate has fallen by more than 50 per cent since 1990.
Sep 13, 2015, 15:52 PM IST
