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Yoga With Swami Ramdev: What carelessness in eating habits made 87 crore people sick? | Healthy lifestyle
Yoga | Jun 07, 2026, 09:38 AM ISTSwami Ramdev says, "By serving poison on our plates, we are inviting disease." This enemy is invisible, but it attacks us from the stomach to the brain. According to the WHO's Food Safety Report, 600 million people worldwide fall ill every year from eating contaminated food.
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WHO backs India’s handling of Nipah outbreak, says travel and trade curbs not needed
Health | Jan 30, 2026, 02:05 PM ISTThe WHO has backed India’s handling of the Nipah virus outbreak after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal, saying the risk of wider spread is low. With strong surveillance, contact tracing, and coordination, India’s response has ruled out the need for travel or trade restrictions.
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Coldrif cough syrup death case: WHO expresses deep concern over screening
Health | Oct 09, 2025, 02:58 PM ISTIndia has reported new child deaths linked to toxic cough syrup, prompting the government to flag testing lapses at pharma firms. Learn about the Coldrif ban, the WHO warning, and how India plans to tighten drug safety checks.
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Oral Hygiene: WHO shares 4 simple ways to keep your teeth bright and shining
Lifestyle | Feb 28, 2025, 03:59 PM ISTGood oral hygiene habits should be developed from an early age to avoid future dental problems and lead a healthy life. In short, oral hygiene is not merely a matter of a sparkling smile but also serves an important role in enhancing general health and well-being.
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Beyond the vaccine: 8 additional ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer
Health | Jan 08, 2025, 11:16 AM ISTHPV vaccine is one of the best ways to keep yourself protected from cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers. however, there are other ways as well to prevent HPV infection and cervical cancer. Here are some additional ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.
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WHO approves first Mpox vaccine for limited use in select countries
World | Sep 13, 2024, 09:07 PM ISTThe MVA-BN vaccine, administered in two doses four weeks apart, has shown up to 82% effectiveness. It will be particularly crucial for curbing mpox outbreaks in Africa.
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WHO confirms human case of bird flu in West Bengal, 2nd case of H9N2 since 2019
Kolkata | Jun 12, 2024, 09:50 AM ISTThe child, who had been exposed to poultry, was admitted to a local hospital's pediatric ICU in February with severe respiratory issues, a high fever, and abdominal cramps. After three months of diagnosis and treatment, the patient was discharged.
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WHO confirms first human death from Bird Flu in Mexico
World | Jun 06, 2024, 06:50 AM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first human death from bird flu in Mexico, involving a 59-year-old individual with underlying health conditions who died in April. The source of exposure remains unknown.
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WHO chief Ghebreyesus says nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month
World | Jan 11, 2024, 06:04 PM ISTWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the JN.1 variant is now the most prominent in the world and added JN.1 is an omicron variant, so current vaccines should still provide some protection.
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Aspartame: WHO formally labels artificial sweetener as 'possible carcinogen'
Health | Jul 14, 2023, 05:00 PM ISTIARC and WHO will continue to monitor new evidence and encourage independent research groups to develop further studies on the potential association between aspartame exposure and consumer health effects.
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Monkeypox: 11 Facts sexually active people should know to stay protected
Health | Jul 29, 2022, 05:43 PM ISTMonkeypox cases are rising at an alarming rate. It is happening because of the physical, intimate and close contact of a person with the infected person. To cut its chain, sexually active people should know these facts.
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World Malaria Day 2022: China, El Salvador and others; list of countries that are malaria-free
Trending | Apr 25, 2022, 06:32 PM ISTMalaria cases have been increasing in many states of India. Many countries are also registering alarming cases every year and are fighting to get rid of it completely. Whereas, there are 40 plus countries and territories that have been certified as malaria-free nations by the World Health Organisation.
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Increase in COVID-19 cases globally 'just tip of the iceberg': WHO chief
World | Mar 17, 2022, 07:54 PM ISTAs of March 13, 2022, over 455 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 6 million related deaths have been reported globally.
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Govt gives nod for WHO global centre for traditional medicine in Gujarat
India | Mar 09, 2022, 04:00 PM ISTThe agreement would help position AYUSH systems across the globe and provide leadership on global health matters pertaining to traditional medicine.
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Covid19: Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests
India | Feb 18, 2022, 05:30 PM ISTThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, show that the BA.2 sub-variant may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older coronavirus variants. the World Health Organization (WHO) said while BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, the subvariant is not more severe.
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WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta cases
World | Dec 29, 2021, 10:25 PM ISTFirst reported last month in southern Africa, Omicron is already the dominant variant in the United States and parts of Europe.
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Omicron scare: 'PM saheb, please stop international flights', tweets Arvind Kejriwal
India | Nov 30, 2021, 11:46 AM ISTA South Africa returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh. One of his family members & domestic help have also tested positive.
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AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria hopes for early approval of COVID vaccine Covaxin by WHO
India | Oct 01, 2021, 03:32 PM ISTSpeaking on the issue Guleria said, "We are hopeful that now with all the data in and studies having been done it should happen soon rather than happening late."
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WHO calls for global governance against COVID pandemic
World | Sep 11, 2021, 07:27 AM ISTThe Commission made the remarks during a press conference at the WHO Regional Office in Copenhagen on Friday.
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Delta variant ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving new spike in cases, death: WHO
World | Jul 13, 2021, 09:36 AM ISTDelta variant is expected to soon be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating worldwide, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.