Articles for Disease Prevention

World COPD Day 2024: Know causes, symptoms and prevention measures for lung diseases
1 month, 1 week ago

World COPD Day 2024: Know causes, symptoms and prevention measures for lung diseases

India TV News  

The lungs are a very important part of our body. Especially when the pollution particles spread in the air of the country's capital Delhi and settle in the lungs, then people start having trouble breathing. Let us tell you, these small particles present in the air spread from the breath to the lungs and from the lungs to the blood …

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Tiruchi Corporation Ups the Monsoon Fight: 43 Spots Targeted for Dengue Detection and Prevention
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tiruchi Corporation Ups the Monsoon Fight: 43 Spots Targeted for Dengue Detection and Prevention

The Hindu  

Tiruchi Corporation is stepping up efforts to detect and check dengue during the monsoon. The corporation has identified 43 hot spots in the city where dengue is prevalent and has implemented various preventive measures to reduce the spread of the disease. These measures include spraying insecticides, anti-mosquito fogging, dusting chlorine, conducting special camps, and sending live mosquito samples to check …

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Dengue Surge: More Tests Prevent Deaths in Lucknow
2 months ago

Dengue Surge: More Tests Prevent Deaths in Lucknow

Hindustan Times  

Despite a slight increase in the number of positive cases in October, the city of Lucknow has seen a significant decrease in dengue-related deaths this year. Doctors attribute this improvement to increased testing and awareness among the population about the vector-borne disease. As many as 135 testing centers were set up in Lucknow compared to last year's 83, the city …

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Why an Australian super fund and Texan nuns are lobbying the world’s biggest fast-food company
4 months, 1 week ago

Why an Australian super fund and Texan nuns are lobbying the world’s biggest fast-food company

ABC  

When it comes to McDonald's, an $84 billion Australian superannuation fund and a small group of Texan nuns are united in their mission. "It's really a significant problem," said Branwen Morgan, the lead at the Antimicrobial Resistance Mission at Australia's national science body, the CSIRO. "So antimicrobial resistance is a systemic threat to both global health and our ability to …

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Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention
6 months ago

Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention

NPR  

Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention toggle caption Mindful Media/Getty Images/E+ The websites are tantalizing: “You can catch conditions before they become crises,” reads one. Yet, according to Healthy People 2030 — a federal initiative to increase rates of preventive health care — only 5.3% of adults ages 35 and older in …

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Should you sip green tea after every meal for weight loss? What health experts say
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Should you sip green tea after every meal for weight loss? What health experts say

Hindustan Times  

Green tea has emerged to be one of the top superfoods and a potent elixir for weight loss in the recent decades. Studies over the years have found green tea effective in aiding weight loss, but do not provide conclusive evidence around its well-promoted promise of sure shot weight loss or disease prevention. "It's a usual question that everyone on …

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Respiratory health center launched in Beijing
1 year, 3 months ago

Respiratory health center launched in Beijing

China Daily  

A photo taken on Aug 20, 2023, shows the launch ceremony for the Beijing Major Respiratory Epidemic Disease Center. The Beijing Major Respiratory Epidemic Disease Center was inaugurated on Sunday, the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control said in a news release. The new center will focus on key issues in epidemic disease control and conduct research on quick …

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The ‘right to health’ goal and a role for Taiwan
1 year, 7 months ago

The ‘right to health’ goal and a role for Taiwan

The Hindu  

As the world enters the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is gradually improving. Taiwan fully supports health-related SDGs and the World Health Organization’s ‘Triple Billion targets’. Taiwan is committed to building a more resilient and equitable health service supply chain, maintaining an inclusive and equitable universal health coverage system, and providing disease prevention and management through a …

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Changes to COVID management policies explained
1 year, 11 months ago

Changes to COVID management policies explained

China Daily  

By CHENG SI| China Daily| Updated :2022-12-28 The National Health Commission announced late Monday that it will reclassify the novel coronavirus, changing it from "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to "novel coronavirus infection" and simultaneously downgrading management of the disease from Class A to Class B in accordance with the national law on infectious disease prevention and treatment, as of Jan 8. …

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China to manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases
1 year, 11 months ago

China to manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases

China Daily  

Xinhua| Updated :2022-12-27 China will manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases, in a major shift of its epidemic response policies. Starting from Jan. 8, China will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B in accordance with the country's law on prevention and treatment of infectious disease, and …

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What is Chikungunya disease? Know its symptoms, causes and prevention
3 years, 3 months ago

What is Chikungunya disease? Know its symptoms, causes and prevention

India Today  

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease, just like dengue, that is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. Chikungunya is a viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus and is characterized by fever and severe joint pain. Causes of Chikungunya: Usually, the virus is spread to people by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito bites. As the major reason …

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Song Joong-ki pauses Bogota filming amid Covid-19 scare, actor tests negative but asked to self-quarantine
3 years, 5 months ago

Song Joong-ki pauses Bogota filming amid Covid-19 scare, actor tests negative but asked to self-quarantine

Hindustan Times  

Song Joong-ki, who had recently resumed the filming of his movie Bogotá, has been asked to quarantine after his acquaintance was diagnosed with Covid-19. Soon after, Song Joong-ki was contacted by the disease prevention authorities and got himself tested. As reported by Soompi, the statement by Song Joong-ki's agency read, "On June 30, an acquaintance of actor Song Joong Ki …

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每日一词∣国家疾病预防控制局 national administration of disease prevention and control
3 years, 7 months ago

每日一词∣国家疾病预防控制局 national administration of disease prevention and control

China Daily  

5月13日，国家疾病预防控制局正式挂牌，将承担制订传染病防控政策等五大职能。国家疾病预防控制局成立，意味着疾控机构职能从单纯预防控制疾病向全面维护和促进全人群健康转变。 China on May 13 inaugurated a new national administration of disease prevention and control, with its five major functions including formulating policies for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The establishment of the administration signals the expansion of the roles of disease prevention and control agencies from preventing and containing diseases to comprehensively safeguarding and promoting the health …

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每日一词∣国家疾病预防控制局 national administration of disease prevention and control
3 years, 7 months ago

每日一词∣国家疾病预防控制局 national administration of disease prevention and control

China Daily  

5月13日，国家疾病预防控制局正式挂牌，将承担制订传染病防控政策等五大职能。国家疾病预防控制局成立，意味着疾控机构职能从单纯预防控制疾病向全面维护和促进全人群健康转变。 China on May 13 inaugurated a new national administration of disease prevention and control, with its five major functions including formulating policies for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The establishment of the administration signals the expansion of the roles of disease prevention and control agencies from preventing and containing diseases to comprehensively safeguarding and promoting the health …

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Not Enough Vaccine Doses In Europe To Stop A 3rd Wave, German Health Minister Says
3 years, 9 months ago

Not Enough Vaccine Doses In Europe To Stop A 3rd Wave, German Health Minister Says

NPR  

Not Enough Vaccine Doses In Europe To Stop A 3rd Wave, German Health Minister Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Marijan Murat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Marijan Murat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images German Health Minister Jens Spahn is telling Germans to diligently follow coronavirus safety rules, warning that vaccines won't arrive quickly enough to prevent a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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