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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Chemical in plastic may weaken children's teeth irreversibly
Chemicals commonly found in plastics and fungicides may be weakening children's teeth by disrupting hormones that stimulate the growth of dental enamel, says a study. For the study, the researchers
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Immune dysfunction as a cause and consequence of malnutrition
<p>Malnutrition, which encompasses under- and overnutrition, is responsible for an enormous morbidity and mortality burden globally. Malnutrition results from disordered nutrient assimilation but is also
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National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4): District fact sheets
The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health and nutrition for India and each State / Union territory. NFHS-4, for the first
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Obese young adults at high risk of kidney disease
Many young adults with abdominal obesity are at a heightened risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet majority are unaware of the risk, suggests new research led by an Indian-origin scientist. Abdominal
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China Blocks UN Resolution to Curb Lead in Paint
NAIROBI - China blocked a much-anticipated United Nations resolution to curb lead in paint during last-ditch negotiations at the U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi. A campaign to phase out lead
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Urban dust microbiome: Impact on later atopy and wheezing
<p>Investigations in urban areas have just begun to explore how the indoor dust microbiome may affect the pathogenesis of asthma and allery. We aimed to investigate the early fungal and bacterial microbiome
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Africa: 600,000 Die Annually in Africa From Air Pollution, UN Report Says
Air pollution is the leading environmental killer in the world, with more than seven million people dying from air-pollution-related causes in 2012 alone, a new UN report has revealed. Some three billion
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Zika and the risk of microcephaly
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy has been linked to birth defects, yet the magnitude of risk remains uncertain. Investigators studying the 2013–2014 Zika outbreak in French Polynesia estimated
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Stop stunting in South Asia: a common narrative on maternal and child nutrition
Governments in South Asia are progressively acknowledging that child stunting is both a marker and a maker of poor development. UNICEF regional and country offices in South Asia work with regional bodies,
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Africa: Life Expectancy in Africa On the Rise- WHO Report
A new report by the World Health Organisation shows that Africa has registered an increase in life expectancy by almost 10 years over the past 15 years. The report titled; 'World Health Statistics: