Dietary guidelines for India 2024
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently revised the dietary guidelines for Indians to provide healthier diet and lifestyle recommendations, ensuring dietary and nutritional requirements
Child Health
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The gluten-free diet: Recognizing fact, fiction, and fad
<p>The gluten-free diet (GFD) is a critical medical treatment for the millions of individuals worldwide with celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune condition for which no other therapy is currently available.
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22.17% children in Odisha are malnourished: Usha Devi
Bhubaneswar: Despite the state government's claim of substantial reduction of poverty, a recent official statement has revealed that many children, a large section of them from the tribal belt, are malnourished.
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A Yellow Fever epidemic- A new global health emergency?
<p>The worst yellow fever epidemic in Angola since 1986 is rapidly spreading, including the capital, Luanda. In Angola, the epidemic began in December 2015 and the laboratory-confirmed outbreak was reported
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Stunting, underweight and overweight in children aged 2.0–4.9 years in Indonesia: Prevalence trends and associated risk factors
<p>The double burden of malnutrition affects many low and middle-income countries. This study aimed to: a) determine temporal trends in the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and at risk of overweight/
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Pollution ups asthma risk
Dust particulate matter is the leading cause of the chronic respiratory disorder: doctors India has witnessed a huge rise in asthma in the past decade, especially among children, due to a spike in environmental
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Efficacy of a single-dose, inactivated oral cholera vaccine in Bangladesh
<p>A single-dose regimen of the current killed oral cholera vaccines that have been prequalified by the World Health Organization would make them more attractive for use against endemic and epidemic cholera.
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Randomized trial of introduction of allergenic foods in breast-fed infants
The age at which allergenic foods should be introduced into the diet of breast-fed infants is uncertain. Researchers evaluated whether the early introduction of allergenic foods in the diet of breast-fed
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60 kids fall ill in Kanota, water contamination likely cause
Jaipur: Close on the heels of 12 deaths of children with special needs, 60 children fell ill suffering from the same kind of symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea in Kanota area of Jaipur on Wednesday. Contaminated
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Maternal IgG and IgA antibodies dampen mucosal T helper cell responses in early life
<p>To maintain a symbiotic relationship between the host and its resident intestinal microbiota, appropriate mucosal T cell responses to commensal antigens must be established. Mice acquire both IgG and
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Affluent children more prone to Asthma, says study
AGRA: Affluent parents, who spend tons of money for providing comfort and clean environment for their kids, could be a doing them a disservice, as a recent study has shown that such children have a weaker