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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Diphtheria kills 6 in Hyderabad; officials decide to vaccine children
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that causes sore throat and spreads easily. Hyderabad: Four deaths in Hyderabad district and two in Ranga Reddy due to diphtheria in the last two months have put
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Nigeria: Kenya On Alert for Polio After Nigeria Scare
Kenya has heightened surveillance for polio following an outbreak in Nigeria early this month. Amid rising concerns over the risk of a potential re-introduction of polio in the continent, Ministry of
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Pizzas, burgers may soon be booted out of school canteens
NEW DELHI: Pizzas, burgers and aerated drinks may soon be out of the palate of school canteens. In order to restrict consumption of junk food by children, the food safety regulator is preparing a negative
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Iraqi children pay high health cost of war-induced air pollution, study finds
Air pollution caused by war may be a major factor in the numbers of birth defects and cancers being reported in Iraq and other war zones, a study has suggested. Human exposure to heavy metals and neurotoxicants
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Congenital brain abnormalities and Zika Virus: What the radiologist can expect to see prenatally and postnatally
<p>Much has been written recently regarding Zika virus in pregnancy and the increased risk of microcephaly in fetuses exposed to the virus. The outbreak of infection in Brazil, especially in the northeast
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Officials rush to Tiruvallur to combat dengue
CHENNAI: When a group of public health experts visited Adi Andhrawada, a village in Tiruvallur district, to investigate the death of two siblings, they found the suspect at the victims' doorstep: a large
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Framing young childrens oral health: A participatory action research project
<p>Despite the widespread acknowledgement of the importance of childhood oral health, little progress has been made in preventing early childhood caries. Limited information exists regarding specific daily-life
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Can environmental policy reduce infant mortality? evidence from the Ganga pollution cases
In many developing countries, environmental quality remains low and policies to improve it have been inconsistently effective. This paper conducts a case study of environmental policy, focusing on an unprecedented
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‘Air pollution can affect child’s brain development’
A study published in the journal ‘Pediatrics’ shows a clear association between mothers’ exposure to high levels of environmental pollutants during pregnancy to a four-point drop in children’s IQ scores
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High anaemia prevalence a big challenge for Arunachal
Itanagar: The prevalence of anaemia continues to be a big challenge in Arunachal Pradesh according to India Health Report (IHR) statistics which show that 63.9% of children under the age of five and 56.7%