Malnourishment
Double burden of malnutrition: obesity and premature death
Report reveal that double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world.
People in Asia-Pacific are still malnourished; aims to eliminate hunger by 2030
UN: Nearly a half-billion in Asia-Pacific still going hungry.
Rare condition makes teenager vomit 30 times a day and may kill her in 6 months
She is malnourished and at risk of organ failure as delivering nutrition directly to the liver bypassing the digestive system may be needed.
Horses seized from cart handlers freed by court
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has taken over the responsibility for these horses.
Aadhaar raj: Targeting the poor & vulnerable
There are many reasons why Aadhaar and biometric identification fails in rural areas.
Babies dying of starvation pay the price of war in Syria
On Saturday, the parents of Sahar Dofdaa, just 34 days old, took her to a hospital in the Eastern Ghouta town of Hamouria.
#100 in hunger index is a real shame for India
The problem of numbers may be self-defeating given the Indian scale, although that argument too is beaten if we compare ourselves to China.
State health ministry forms panel to curb malnourished children’s deaths
The committee will assess the queries regarding the neonatal fatalities in the state and civic-run hospitals.
45,000 malnourished kids in tribal areas
The court in September 2016 had voiced concern over the deaths due to malnutrition in tribal areas in 2015-16.
Malnourishment jumps to 34 per cent from 8 per cent in civic schools
BMC chief Ajoy Mehta and BMC education officer Mahesh Palkar were unavailable for comment.