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Happy World Milk Day 2019!
Jun 1st
Every Year on June 1st is recognised and celebrated as World Milk day by United Nations! Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) a specialised agency of UN, a neutral forum serving countries in areas of Agriculture, Forestry & fisheries. FAO has a motto of “Lets there be bread” and strives for food security and good nutrition to everybody.
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International Yoga Day June 21 2016
Jun 21st
June 21st 2016 Second International Yoga Day. Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi first proposed the International Yoga Day on 21 June as it is the longest day , during his speech at UNGA (United Nations General Assembly). in September 2014.
Mr. Narendra Modi said that the date was the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, [shortest in the southern hemisphere], having special significance in many parts of the world. From the perspective of yoga, the summer solstice marks the transition to Dakshinayana. Shiva, the first yogi (Adi Yogi) is said to have begun imparting the knowledge of yoga to the rest of mankind on this day and became the first guru More >
DASH diet the best overall diet of 2012
Jan 5th
The DASH diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is currently recommended by the American Heart Association. U.S. News and World Report added diets to its suite of rankings and the panel has named the DASH diet the best overall diet of 2012. The panelists used seven criteria to rate the diets, including how well they generated short- and long-term weight loss. The DASH may also help lower cholesterol, as it’s big on whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins.
A 2008 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that among 88,517 More >
Somalia: United Nations declared Famine in Somalia
Jul 20th
Somalia regions like southern Bakool and lower shabelle has been declared as the famine inflicted regions and appealed for 300 million dollars help. According to UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden, the people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
“If humanitarian agencies do not intervene now, famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia within two months, due to poor harvests and infectious disease outbreaks,” Bowden warned.
As per Bowden there are around 310, 000 acutely malnourished children in southern Somalia who need urgent help. Consecutive droughts and the ongoing conflicts have affected the country in the last few years has made it extremely difficult for agencies to operate and access communities in the south of the country. Somalia is the country worst affected by a severe drought that has ravaged large swaths of the Horn of Africa, leaving an estimated 11 million people in the region in need of humanitarian assistance. More >
Superbug Gonorrhea Strain which is Resistant to all Antibiotics is discovered!!
Jul 12th
Superbug Gonorrhea Strain is discovered by Scientist which is Resistant to all Antibiotics. The term superbug refers to a bacterium that’s able to survive exposure to antibiotics because it genetically evolved to resist them.
Gonorrhea has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics for several years now, and the percentage of cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea More >
Cystic fibrosis Symptoms
Jun 24th
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus.
Cystic fibrosis Symptoms:
Clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections;
Obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.
Now researchers are discovering that cystic fibrosis can be found among adults also and it is more complicated than what the doctors earlier assumed. More >