1. Health

Health

K’taka blackbuck death toll rises to 29; initial probe points to bacterial infection

Belagavi (Karnataka): The death toll of blackbucks at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Mini Zoo in Belagavi district rose to 29 on Sunday after another endangered animal died. The preliminary post-mortem report indicated an outbreak of…

Chinese PVC Imports raise cancer risk for Indians

New Delhi: Extensive dumping of poor‑quality PVC resin with high levels of carcinogen compounds by China poses a significant public‑health risk in India, and timely enforcement of the proposed Quality Control Order (QCO) is necessary,…

Three Bengaluru medical students drown in rough seas off Kerala’s Payyambalam beach

Thiruvananthapuram: In a tragic incident, three medical students from Bengaluru lost their lives after being swept away by strong waves at the Payyambalam beach in Kerala’s Kannur on Sunday, police said. The deceased have been…

Lakshadweep woman diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala’s Kochi

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s Kochi has reported its first case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but potentially fatal brain infection, after a 25-year-old woman from Lakshadweep tested positive for the disease. The patient, who resides in a…

Pharma agency sealed in Raebareli over purchase of 1.4 lakh bottles of codeine syrup

Raebareli: Authorities on Tuesday sealed a pharmaceutical agency in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli after discovering that it had purchased 1.40 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, a controlled substance known for its addictive and potentially fatal…

WHO flags three contaminated cough syrups in India, including Coldrif

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified three adulterated syrups manufactured in India, including the infamous Coldrif cough syrup, and has urged authorities worldwide to report to the agency if any of these…

Toxic cough syrup claims another life in Nagpur hospital, toll rises to 22

Bhopal/Chhindwara: The death toll from the toxic Coldrif cough syrup tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district has risen to 22, following the death of five-year-old Mayank Suryavanshi. Mayank, a resident of Khajri Antu village, was…

Telangana issues public alert for two more cough syrups

Hyderabad: Telangana Drugs Control Administration on Wednesday issued ‘stop use’ (public alert) notice regarding two more cough syrups found adulterated with Diethylene Glycol (DEG), a toxic substance.   It has cautioned people to immediately stop…

MP cough syrup horror: Death toll rises to 13 in Chhindwara as another toddler succumbs in Nagpur

Chhindwara/Nagpur: In a heart-wrenching escalation of Madhya Pradesh’s ongoing public health crisis, one-and-a-half-year-old Dhani Dehariya from Junapani village in Tamia tehsil breathed her last at Nagpur’s Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), succumbing to acute…

NHRC seeks answers from MP govt in incidents of child branding, electrocution deaths

Bhopal: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of two separate incidents in Madhya Pradesh that raise grave concerns over the safety and dignity of children. The Commission has issued notices…

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com