Health

01 Nov

Symptoms & How to prevent Dengue

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaHealth, india

Recently news come out that actor Salman Khan has come under the grip of dengue. According to the reports coming out, dengue affects more than 400 million people every year and more than 22 thousand people die every year due to dengue. In such a situation, today we tell you the symptoms of dengue, and methods of how to prevent it. Symptoms of Dengue: Sudden high fever with a cold.Pain in the back of the eyes which gets worse by pressing or moving the eyes.Pain in the head, muscles and joints.Loss of appetite and nausea.Slight pain in the throat.Too much…

29 Oct

India reports over 2,000 fresh cases, 12 deaths in a day

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaCovid-19, Health, india

India has recorded 2,208 new infections of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of Covid cases to 4,46,49,088. According to the data of health ministry, the death toll stood at 5,28,999 with 12 Covid-related deaths on Friday. Active cases hold for 0.05 percent of total infections at 19,398.

25 Oct

Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ on Diwali night

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaAir, Delhi, india

As per the report of, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Delhi's Air Quality Index on Diwali night (AQI) hit the "very bad" category with an AQI of 377 in Anand Vihar at 9 pm on Monday. It's the first "very poor" atmosphere day of the season for the capital of India. According to the data, pollution has increased due to the bursting of firecrackers in almost all the stations of the capital from 8 pm to 1 am. The most polluted area was in South Delhi. The most polluted stations are RK Puram, Okhla, Karni Singh Shooting Range, and…

18 Oct

India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, Indiacovid 19, Health, india

India reported a one-day increase of 1,542 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 182 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The number of cases rose to 4,46,32,430, while active cases fell to 26,449. Said active Covid-19 caseload declined by 385 cases in 24 hours. The death toll rose to 5,28,913 with 8 new fatalities, including five deaths reported by Kerala. Three new deaths were reported from Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, data updated at 8 am said. Active cases comprise 0.06 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.76 percent, the…

18 Oct

New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, IndiaCovid-19, Health, india

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is expected to issue a bulletin on the new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 of Omicron reported in India.Sources said, "this is just a signal to be alert and watch the whole scenario, BF.7 was reported in Gujarat a few days ago,". For the uninitiated, BF.7 has been reported in Gujarat which has been confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. BF.7 known as 'Omicron spawn' was first detected in China and has now reached the US, UK, Australia and Belgium. The sub-variant first originated in a region of Mongolia in China and is…

17 Oct

India reported 2,060 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

Priyanka BhowmickCovid Vaccine, Covid19, Health, Indiacovid, Health, india

India reported 2,060 new Covid cases, taking the toll to 4,46,30,888, and 10 more deaths, taking the death toll to 5,28,905, the health ministry said on Monday. Active cases rose to 26,834 and 0.06 percent of total infections, according to updated data from the ministry at 8 am.It added the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.75 percent. .An increase of 209 cases was recorded in the count of active COVID-19 cases in the span of 24 hours. With 10 more deaths, the death toll rose to 5,28,905, including four deaths accounted for by Kerala, the data said.The daily…

13 Oct

Action against Cough Syrup Scandal

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaDelhi, Health, india

Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which was flagged by the World Health Organization(WHO) after the deaths of nearly 70 children in The Gambia. As per the report, they did not test the quality of the raw materials used to manufacture any of its drugs.Investigations are currently ongoing in India and The Gambia. Regulators said they had suspended all manufacturing operations at the New Delhi-based firm after it violated safety norms.Haryana drug controllers listed 12 points of contraventions that were detected during the inspection of the company's Sonepat unit.

30 Sep

Dengue cases rise in Nepal

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, HealthDengue, Health, nepal

Dengue outbreak has increased in Hetouda, the headquarters of Bagmati province. As many as 112 people have been infected with the disease in the last 24 hours, and one person has died from the disease in Hetouda sub-metropolitan city. Due to overcrowding in the hospital, dengue patients are facing problems in getting treatment at Hetouda Hospital. The hospital has allocated one bed to treat two patients. As the number of dengue cases increased, patients started traveling to other places including Kathmandu and Chitwan for treatment. 1,433 men and 1,120 women have been infected with dengue in the last two months.…

28 Sep

Increase in Dengue cases in the state

editorHealth, West Bengal

The recent situation in West Bengal seems to be the direst, On Monday the state health department reported 840 new infections. Over 500 people have been hospitalized, and two fatalities were reported in Kolkata on the day. The positivity rate has climbed from 10% to 12% in the last ten days. Most of the cases are been reported from Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Kolkata, Hooghly, and Murshidabad districts. Uttar Pradesh hasn’t been able to escape from the mosquito-borne disease either. As per the report, 12 people in Lucknow tested positive for dengue over the weekend,…

26 Sep

West Bengal reports 635 fresh Dengue Cases

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, India, West BengalDengue, Health, india, West Bengal

According to a report of health department officials, Saturday West Bengal reported 635 new dengue cases. In the worst affected districts Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas are counted. In total, currently 745 patients are undergoing treatment at the state-run hospital.This season, the death toll from dengue has risen to 16 since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease two months ago. On the other hand, as per the bulletin of the health department, the state recorded 314 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the tally to 21,12,872.It's also added the toll rose to 21,495 with one more fatality.