The Food Allergy Awareness Week aims to promote awareness about food allergies. Rourkela: Food is necessary for survival but sometimes a bite can do you more harm than good. Rashes, breathing problems, itchiness, burning – these are some of the consequences of eating something one is allergic to. Food Allergy Awareness Week is observed in […]
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“Lack of outreach and hesitancy among women are the reasons for low screening rates”: Pratima Shankar, NGO coordinator, PSCF . Bengaluru: Only 0.4 percent of women in Karnataka have undergone screening for breast cancer, according to the data by the National Family Health Survey. With this, Karnataka has recorded the lowest number of breast cancer […]
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Marathons for social causes are becoming increasingly popular in the city. Even when there is no noble cause in mind, participants find them to be good form of recreation. By Shubhangi Mathur Some people are running away from taking up the responsibility of climate crisis, while some are running for it. Many groups and NGOs […]
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Only 192 complaints have been filed in 2019, all over India via the SHe-Box Portal. By Shivani Verma Bengaluru: The number of sexual harassment complaints by women in public/private organizations through SHe-Box (Sexual Harassment electronic-Box) stands at 513. The Ministry of Women and Child Development data states that only 203 cases have been disposed off […]
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Lung cancer seems to cause more deaths in India than any other cancer. By Jignasa Sinha and Rohit Chatterjee Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. Vikram Hospital aims to provide lung cancer screening program and smoking cessation therapy to everyone. The event had Dr. Niti Raizada, a senior consultant in oncology), Dr. Suraj Manjunath, onco-surgeon, and Dr. […]
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Electronic vehicles awareness program to curb air pollution. By Esther Esha Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. The Transport Department of Bangalore is celebrating the Annual Pollution Awareness Month which is held every year throughout Karnataka in November. This is a special program to educate children and brings awareness regarding air pollution. Om Kareshwari, The Joint Commissioner […]
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