Health

Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards
17 Nov

Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, Siliguri, ,
The Trinamool-run Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to set up monitoring cells in all its 47 wards to keep a tab on vector-borne diseases and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of such diseases. Mayor Gautam Dev said: “It has been decided to form a separate monitoring cell in all wards of SMC. It will monitor preventive measures taken by civic bodies to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.” Each cell, SMC sources said, will comprise representatives of the respective ward committees, solid waste management committees, NGOs, local clubs and social welfare organizations. Over the past few months,…
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Active Covid Cases in India fall to 7,175
17 Nov

Active Covid Cases in India fall to 7,175

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, India, ,
According to an update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, India's active Covid caseload fell by 7,175, with 635 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, India has so far reported over 4.46 crore cases, with a death toll of 530,546.Active cases account for 0.02% of total infections and the national recovery rate is 98.79%. As of now, Karnataka's active caseload stands at 1,614, West Bengal has 232 active cases, Kerala has 2,094 active cases, Tamil Nadu has 605 active cases, Maharashtra has 882 active cases, Odisha has 145, Rajasthan has…
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Google launches Health Connect in beta version
15 Nov

Google launches Health Connect in beta version

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, Lifestyle, ,
American technology giant Google launched the Health Connect app on Monday. Aimed at health and fitness enthusiasts, the app allows users to connect with different fitness apps to get holistic health insights in a single app. Google Health Connect is currently in testing and its beta version is available for download on the Google Play Store. In collaboration with Samsung Google has developed the Health Connect app. Google says the app will help users centralize the management of all their fitness apps. Health Connect enables across Android devices users to share health and fitness data. In order to get credit…
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Long-term covid health problems affect everyone: Study
12 Nov

Long-term covid health problems affect everyone: Study

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, India, North Bengal, ,
People of all ages are at risk of long-term physical and mental health problems after a Covid infection, a study has found. Following Covid-19 infection, there is a significant new-onset illness in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnoses and symptom complexes, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. Previous studies have established that some people infected with Covid-19 suffer long-term health problems after the acute phase of the disease. However, evidence for the post-acute syndrome is still limited, particularly for children and adolescents. The new study by Martin Rössler of the Technische Universität…
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The theme of World Usability Day 2022 is “Our Health”
12 Nov

The theme of World Usability Day 2022 is “Our Health”

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Every year on the second Thurs day of Nov, the planet observes World Usability Day. The date is additionally mentioned on the world organisation calendar. Every year on the second Th of Nov, the planet observes World Usability Day. The date is additionally mentioned on the world organisation calendar. World Usability Day, which can fall on Nov ten this year, is additionally called ‘Make Things Easier’ day. “Usability” could be a quality that evaluates however with efficiency and effectively someone will use a product, in addition as however happy he or she is with the method. The theme for this…
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Symptoms & How to prevent Dengue
01 Nov

Symptoms & How to prevent Dengue

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, 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…
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Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ on Diwali night
25 Oct

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

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, 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…
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India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections
18 Oct

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

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, 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…
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New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India
18 Oct

New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, 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…
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