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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MR vaccine: Civic health officers visit door-to-door to achieve 100% target
Thane: In order to meet the 100 per cent target of MR vaccination, the civic health authorities have decided to visit each and every household so that not a single child is missed from being vaccinated
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Ukraine measles outbreak kills 14, infects over 32,000
At least 14 people died and more than 32,000 were infected in a major measles outbreak in Ukraine in the past three months, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday. A total of 32,939 people, including
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Measles vaccination: A matter of confidence and commitment
<p>Measles, a highly contagious viral infection, is in various respects the perfect example of a threat to health that respects neither aspirations nor boundaries between developed and developing countries.<a
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Pregnant women should avoid polluted areas, suggests study
Exposure to pollution may impact cardiovascular system of foetus Exposure to air pollution in mother’s womb may have an impact on the cardiovascular system of the foetus. Researchers from Rutgers
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Tunisia’s mysterious baby deaths rise to 15
An infant died under unclear circumstances at a hospital in Tunisia, bringing the number of unexplained baby deaths at a hospital in the country to 15 since last week, a judicial official said on Wednesday.
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Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees -- but warmth comes at a price: deadly pollution makes Ulaanbataar's air too toxic for
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Italy bans unvaccinated children from school
Italian children have been told not to turn up to school unless they can prove they have been properly vaccinated. The deadline follows months of national debate over compulsory vaccination. Parents
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The relationships between democratic experience, adult health, and cause-specific mortality in 170 countries between 1980 and 2016: an observational analysis
<p>People live longer in countries that became democracies from 1970 to 2015 finds this new global study published in the journal Lancet. It states that democracy reduced chances of dying from — heart diseases, cirrhosis, stroke and road accidents. Free and fair elections appear important for improving adult health… most likely by increasing government accountability and responsiveness says the study.</p>
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35 lakh kids take polio drops in Hyderabad
Four lakh children took the polio drops against the target of 4.8 lakhs in Hyderabad district. Hyderabad: Health officials said that 96.5 per cent of families having children under the age of five years
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Neonatal deaths increase to 12 in Tunisia
A total of 12 cases of neonatal deaths have been recorded in the Rabta Hospital so far, Tunisian Interim Minister of Health Sonia Ben Sheikh announced Monday. "The death of the 12 newborns is due to