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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Air Pollution Could Be Hurting Your Child’s Mental Health
A new study suggests that exposure to air pollution may be linked to increased mental illnesses among children. The research, which was published in the journal BMJ Open, found that even small increases
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Air pollution linked to increased mental illness in children
A major new study has linked air pollution to increased mental illness in children, even at low levels of pollution. The new research found that relatively small increases in air pollution were associated
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Global Nutrition Report 2016: from promise to impact- ending malnutrition by 2030
The Global Nutrition Report (GNR) is the only independent and comprehensive annual review of the state of the world’s nutrition. The 2016 report focuses on the theme of making – and measuring – global
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Over 2,500 Indian kids suffer from brain tumour every year
With a surge in the brain related ailments in the world, every year over 2,500 of the Indian children suffer from medulloblastoma, a pediatric malignant primary brain tumour which spreads through the cerebrospinal
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Soft drink makes three kids sick in Telangana
The children consumed Frooti on Saturday evening and started vomiting. Hyderabad: Three children aged four, three and one, fell ill after consuming the popular drink ‘Frooti’, their father Mohammed
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Air pollution at Teen Hath Naka up by 379%
Just a three minute halt at the dusty, noisy and congested Teen Hath Nath junction could possibly reduce three hours of your lifetime, say experts considering the toxic cloud created by hundreds of vehicles
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Air pollution may affect kids' mental health: study
Air pollution may negatively affect brain and cognitive development in children and adolescents, a new study has warned. Dispensed medication for psychiatric diagnosis can be related to air pollution
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Nigerian Children In Damboa Suffering From Measles, Malaria And Malnutrition: Red Cross
Children in the embattled Nigerian town of Damboa are reportedly suffering from three serious conditions — malaria, measles and malnutrition — despite aid workers' best efforts to keep them healthy. The
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Vaccine watches bacteria, strikes only when trouble stirs
A new vaccine allows pneumonia-causing bacteria to colonize inside the body, springing into action only if the bacteria pose a threat. The breakthrough approach, coupled with the protein-based vaccine's
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New mandatory textile standards for children's clothing to improve safety
China's first mandatory national textile standards for children－both infants and older children－will take effect on Wednesday, International Children's Day. "The standards are expected to guide manufacturers