health and lifestyle

USAID, Takeda launch dengue prevention campaign 'Haarega Dengue Haraenge Hum' in India

The campaign will delve deeper into how climate change affects the spread of infectious illnesses and provide ways for improving preparedness and building better, more responsive health systems in the country.

14-year-old boy miraculously recovers from deadly amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala

Chandipura virus breaks out in Gujarat, death toll rises to 32

India faces junk food crisis as study reveals 23% of Indians to be overweight

Kerala on alert after 14-year-old boy dies of Nipah virus

The Health Department has established a control room in Malappuram and issued a district-wide warning. People are instructed to wear masks, and a lockdown has been implemented in parts of Pandikkad panchayat, where the boy lived, as well as in the nearby Anakkayam panchayat.

14-year-old boy in Kerala dies from cardiac arrest after Nipah virus infection

The State Health Minister Veena George said the boy from Pandikkad suffered a massive cardiac arrest at 10.50 am on July 21 and efforts to revive him failed.

Govt dismisses new study on Covid deaths in India as 'flawed', 'misleading'

The new research claims that India had more than 10 lakh excess deaths during the pandemic's first wave. That's eight times that of India's official COVID-19 death toll of 148,738 for 2020.

Adequate gap between pregnancies crucial for women's health: Minister Anupriya Patel

Patel, the Minister of State for Health, held a meeting with public health experts as part of a series of programs to observe the World Population Day. The theme of the meeting was "Reaching the Last Mile for Ensuring Healthy Timing and Spacing between Pregnancies: Issues and Challenges."

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

New FSSAI guidelines call for a bolder, larger font on food labels

Food product labels must indicate the total amount of salt, sugar, and saturated fat in bold characters with higher font sizes, According to the proposed changes to the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2020.

FSSAI revokes 111 Spice Producers Manufacturing Licenses Over Adulteration Concerns

Famous companies like Everest, MDH, Catch, and Badshah are among those whose licenses have already been revoked. 4,000 samples have been gathered thus far, and almost 2,200 samples have undergone testing. As long as FSSAI tests more samples, there could be more cancellations.