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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Tipping the scales: Why preventing obesity makes economic sense
<p>Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK report. The nationwide survey found that people from lower socioeconomic
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The cost of air pollution: Strengthening the economic case for action
<p>Air pollution takes huge economic toll on poor countries and costs the world more than $5 trillion annually reveals the new World Bank study on economic costs of indoor and outdoor pollution.</p>
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WHO urges South-East Asian countries to accelerate efforts to end maternal and child mortality
The World Health Organization today emphasized on need of enhancing and expanding quality life-saving interventions to all mothers, newborns and children across South-East Asia Region to end maternal,
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Nigeria's 3rd Polio Case Reportedly Confirmed
The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday: a crippled toddler found in an area newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists. The West
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Urgent Nigerian polio vaccination drive targets 25 million
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA – An emergency polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 25 million children this year has begun in parts of Nigeria newly freed from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, with fears that
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A growing problem, child malnutrition costs Philippines $7bn in a year
Child malnutrition cost the Philippines $7 billion or nearly 3 per cent of its GDP in one year in terms of education spending and lost productivity, while hunger-related stunting is on the rise among children,
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37% newborns in Rajasthan underweight: Survey
Jaipur: Around 37% babies born in the state are underweight and at the risk of developing hypothermia and septicaemia, major causes of high infant mortality rate (IMR) in the state. The health department
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Construction sites ruin peace, irk citizens
PUNE: Sus Road resident Rajashree Kale has called police almost every night for the past few months. Her complaint is the same every day - the noise from the construction site in front of her house makes
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Obesity sparks 8 more types of cancer: Study
Being obese or overweight may lead to eight more types of cancer than previously thought, new research has warned. The eight additional types of cancer identified are -stomach, liver, gall bladder,
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Father’s environment before conception and asthma risk in his children: a multi-generation analysis of the Respiratory Health In Northern Europe study
<p>In a longitudinal, multi-country study, parents of 24 168 offspring aged 2–51 years provided information on their life-course smoking habits, occupational exposure to welding and metal