Down To Earth impact: ICMR to send team to study cancer in Odisha's Bargarh
Indian Council of Medical Reasearch team to study cancer in Odisha's rice bowl after Down To Earth reportage
2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutrition: Report
Children under 5 in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Rajasthan worst-hit, finds study of 2017 data by ICMR, PHFI and NIN
Cancer now kills more than double the Indians it did in 1990
An ICMR study finds that while 3.82 lakh cancer patients died in 1990, the number jumped to 8.13 lakh in 2016
ICMR releases new draft guidelines on bio-medical research involving children
Children’s nod would be compulsory for making them part of any clinical trials, say guidelines
Scientists develop an Indian tool for autism screening
The questionnaire-based tool, Chandigarh Autism Screening Instrument, has been developed specifically for autism screening in North India
COVID-19: ‘Wait for field results to call rapid test kits faulty’
Population exposure to virus, time of conducting rapid test important factors, say experts
फैल रहा है मलेरिया का अधिक घातक रूप
मलेरिया के घातक रूप के लिए जिम्मेदार प्लास्मोडियम फैल्सीपैरम के संक्रमण के मामले भी उल्लेखनीय रूप से बढ़ रहे हैं।
World Malaria Day: New coordinated effort for malaria research unveiled
The Malaria Elimination Research Alliance India will bring together various stakeholders on a single platform to identify and prioritise research …
As gutkha stands banned, dohra consumption rising in Uttar Pradesh
Dohra does not contain any statutory warning label and hence, consumers are unaware of its health hazards
COVID-19: ICMR study hints a quarter of India may be affected
Mathematical modelling indicates worst-case scenario may take death toll to 0.7 mln
क्या कोरोनावायरस की जांच के लिए भारत के पास हैं पर्याप्त किट?
भारत में कोरोनावायरस के मरीजों के नमूनों की जांच पुणे स्थित नेशनल इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ वायरोलॉजी के अलावा अलाप्पुझा, बेंगलुरु, हैदराबाद और मुंबई स्थित इंडियन ...
ICMR launches third phase trial for adult anti-TB vaccine
The current vaccine for TB, the BCG, is only given to neonates
Lack of funding for top health research body
The Indian Council of Medical Research has only half the funds it needs
COVID-19 testing in India hits 1 mln
Country has ramped up its testing facilities
टीबी से बचाव के लिए आईसीएमआर कर रहा है टीकों का परीक्षण
आईसीएमआर के शोधकर्ताओं ने अब दो ऐसे टीकों का परीक्षण शुरू किया है जो टीबी से बचाव में मददगार हो सकते हैं।
ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts
The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states
Why some women are more prone to develop cervical cancer
Researchers found a correlation between the composition of three micro-RNA genes in the DNA and the risk for a person developing cervical cancer
स्वस्थ दिखने वाले शहरी लोग विटामिन की कमी से ग्रस्त
राष्ट्रीय पोषण संस्थान के अध्ययन में आधे लोग विटामिन बी2 और 46 प्रतिशत लोग विटामिन बी6 की कमी से ग्रस्त पाए गए हैं
Treated but not cured
Ten years after India declared itself leprosy-free, drug-resistant strains emerge. The environment facilitates the spread of the disease
'We are in a much better position than in the past'
With the Zika virus spreading across the Americas, the international community has panicked. Kundan Pandey spoke to Soumya Swaminathan, Director …
AIDS vaccine under trial
कोरोनावायरस: आईसीएमआर स्टडी से मिला संकेत, भारत का एक चौथाई हिस्सा हो सकता है प्रभावित
गणितीय विश्लेषण बताते हैं कि भारत में सबसे खराब स्थिति में मौतों की संख्या 7 लाख तक पहुंच सकती है
Stem cell dilemma
How clinics use embryonic therapy not approved by ICMR
Convalescent plasma therapy doesn't really help beat COVID-19: ICMR-backed study
No lowering of mortality in multi-centre trial; disease progression towards severity also not impacted; shortness of breath reduced
स्वास्थ्य का व्यापार
जीएम भोजन का स्वास्थ्य के प्रति एक चिंताजनक पहलू यह भी है कि इससे एलर्जिक रिएक्शन हो सकता है।
