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Kerala health alert: Public urged to stay vigilant against amoebic brain infections during summer

Health Minister advises people to avoid bathing or washing their faces with unclean water and stressed the need to maintain hygiene in water sources
Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu • Apr 24, 2026
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Why is ORS not used enough in India, and why it should be

Diarrhoeal illnesses and heat-related dehydration affect children across India. Doctors emphasise that timely use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) can prevent complications and hospitalisation
Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu • Apr 24, 2026
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Earth Day 2026: Unwrapping India’s plastic packaging problem — from boom to burden

Transparent plastics used in packaging have turbocharged profits and reshaped consumer culture — but at a heavy cost to our environment and health
Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu • Apr 24, 2026
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Pathogens without payback: when sharing isn’t caring

Poorer nations that share critical pathogen data often benefit little from the health outcomes developed using that data. The long overdue PABS framework is critical to fixing this system. With another round of negotiations beginning on April 27, a lot is riding on how quickly and effectively both p...
Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu • Apr 24, 2026
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How air pollution physically changes children’s lungs

While we may not be able to control the air completely, being aware of the impact on lungs is the first step
Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu • Apr 24, 2026

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