Move to shut down pigeon feeding zones has met with stiff resistance from residents, but authorities & health experts warn about the increasing cases of pulmonary illnesses.
National Medical Commission had dropped respiratory medicine to 'ease workload of MBBS students', but doctors say India needs more physicians trained to handle rise in respiratory diseases.
Foracort, which is sold in inhaler form, clocked sales worth Rs 75 crore in October, dethroning Augmentin, a broad spectrum antibiotic, and antidiabetic Glycomet-GP.
The MCD is considering a ban on pigeon feeding in Delhi to curb health risks to children and the elderly. But for many Delhiites, it’s a threat to their route to good karma.
China's National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng linked the surge to the simultaneous circulation of several kinds of pathogens, most prominently influenza.
Led by NGOs Lung Care Foundation and Pulmocare Research & Education Foundation, study compares respiratory health of school children in Delhi with those in cities with cleaner air.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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