On yoga guru Ramdev's alleged recent disparaging remarks against allopathy, IMA said the legal course was under way and would be followed up. "Ramdev has now publicly issued a new statement saying that doctors are devdoots and he will also go for vaccination. But the mental agony/verbal violence inflicted on us is unforgettable, IMA added. Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri has sought lieutenant governor Anil Baijal's intervention for cleaning of major drains so that the capital does not witness flooding during monsoon. The BJP functionary claimed that the corporations have already cleaned the small drains under their jurisdiction. "This has resulted in a paradoxical situation as due to the blockage of big drains, the small ones also get flooded, which results in flood-like situation in low-lying areas, "Bidhuri stated. No reaction from the AAP government was available despite repeated attempts by TOI. Nutrition experts have called for a policy change at the national level on vitamin A supplementation, stating that vitamin A deficiencies in children are no longer a public health problem in India reports Syed Akbar. They argued that vitamin A supplementation may lead to excess dosage of vitamin A or hypervitaminosis. Researches from the city-based National Institute of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, Bangalore, and sitaram bhartia Institute of science and research new delhi, warned of a possible risk of hypervitaminosis. In their study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers evaluated whether vitamin A deficiencies still presented a serious public health problem among children below five years of age. The study suggests that the national prevalence of vitamin A deficiency risk is below 20% in children in India. "It's high time the mega-dose of vitamin A is revised and a targeted state-based vitamin A supplementation program was taken up, it says.
