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Here Are The Most Common Causes Of Food-Borne Illnesses
Below we share the most common causes of food-borne diseases.
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Goodbye Monsoon Miseries! 5 Essential Tips To Avoid Foodborne Diseases
High humidity, coupled with increased moisture in the air, creates favourable conditions for the growth of bacteria, mold, and fungi during monsoon.
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Over 1000 Dengue Cases in Delhi: These Plants Can Help Battle Vector-Borne Diseases
Vector-borne diseases are reported between mid-July and November end.
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Flood Borne Diseases: Symptoms To Watch Out For
Flood water causes two main types of diseases namely food and water-borne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and leptospirosis, and insect-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever. Watch out for the symptoms.
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This Monsoon Eat Right And Stay Healthy
Our body is more prone to health issues in rainy season, because monsoon reduces the immunity power of the body. Our body gets affected with allergies, infection, indigestion problems, so we must keep our body away from such infections. Rainy Season is the season where chances of stomach infection can increase due to unhealthy eating habits.
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Foods that Need Extra Cleaning to Prevent Water Borne Infection During Monsoon
Foodborne illness affect millions every year. The cases rise more during monsoons, and vegetables are much to blame.
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Exposure to Light May Help Prevent Malaria Mosquitoes to Bite at Night
Scientists have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behaviour of malaria mosquitoes.
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Children of Obese Mothers May Have Higher Risk of Fatty Liver During Teens
According to a new study, published in the journal of Hepatology, children born to obese mothers are twice as likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as adolescents.
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Experts Link Breastfeeding With Lowered Risk of Endometrial Cancer
WHO suggests breastfeeding at least for the first 6 months after baby's birth. Notably, the risk reduction linked to breastfeeding was 28% among women born after 1950.
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Poor Maternal Nutrition Can Cause Early Ageing of Baby's Heart
Children born to mothers who were undernourished during pregnancy are more likely to suffer early ageing of the heart, a research has showed.
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Malaria and Zika: Can a Live Chicken in Your Bedroom Protect You From Both?
Next time you look out for a mosquito repelling ointment or get suffocated from the smoke emitting from the mosquito coil, just grab a chicken to save yourself from mosquito borne diseases.
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Born in Winter? Your Lungs May Age Faster Than Others: Study
Apart from external factors like the quality of air and lifestyle patterns, some other things that can determine the pace of our lung ageing.
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10 Percent People Worldwide Suffer From Food-Borne Diseases: WHO
One out of every 10 people worldwide suffer from food-borne diseases annually, and children and the poor suffer the most, the findings of a World Health Organisation task force show.
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Here Are The Most Common Causes Of Food-Borne Illnesses
Below we share the most common causes of food-borne diseases.
-
Goodbye Monsoon Miseries! 5 Essential Tips To Avoid Foodborne Diseases
High humidity, coupled with increased moisture in the air, creates favourable conditions for the growth of bacteria, mold, and fungi during monsoon.
-
Over 1000 Dengue Cases in Delhi: These Plants Can Help Battle Vector-Borne Diseases
Vector-borne diseases are reported between mid-July and November end.
-
Flood Borne Diseases: Symptoms To Watch Out For
Flood water causes two main types of diseases namely food and water-borne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and leptospirosis, and insect-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever. Watch out for the symptoms.
-
This Monsoon Eat Right And Stay Healthy
Our body is more prone to health issues in rainy season, because monsoon reduces the immunity power of the body. Our body gets affected with allergies, infection, indigestion problems, so we must keep our body away from such infections. Rainy Season is the season where chances of stomach infection can increase due to unhealthy eating habits.
-
Foods that Need Extra Cleaning to Prevent Water Borne Infection During Monsoon
Foodborne illness affect millions every year. The cases rise more during monsoons, and vegetables are much to blame.
-
Exposure to Light May Help Prevent Malaria Mosquitoes to Bite at Night
Scientists have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behaviour of malaria mosquitoes.
-
Children of Obese Mothers May Have Higher Risk of Fatty Liver During Teens
According to a new study, published in the journal of Hepatology, children born to obese mothers are twice as likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as adolescents.
-
Experts Link Breastfeeding With Lowered Risk of Endometrial Cancer
WHO suggests breastfeeding at least for the first 6 months after baby's birth. Notably, the risk reduction linked to breastfeeding was 28% among women born after 1950.
-
Poor Maternal Nutrition Can Cause Early Ageing of Baby's Heart
Children born to mothers who were undernourished during pregnancy are more likely to suffer early ageing of the heart, a research has showed.
-
Malaria and Zika: Can a Live Chicken in Your Bedroom Protect You From Both?
Next time you look out for a mosquito repelling ointment or get suffocated from the smoke emitting from the mosquito coil, just grab a chicken to save yourself from mosquito borne diseases.
-
Born in Winter? Your Lungs May Age Faster Than Others: Study
Apart from external factors like the quality of air and lifestyle patterns, some other things that can determine the pace of our lung ageing.
-
10 Percent People Worldwide Suffer From Food-Borne Diseases: WHO
One out of every 10 people worldwide suffer from food-borne diseases annually, and children and the poor suffer the most, the findings of a World Health Organisation task force show.
