'Even more heartening is fourfold decline in gender gap in survival of girl child over last 5 years,' UNICEF India said.
18 Sep 2018 9:34 AM
Healthcare has now become a critical leverage point where government action could have the maximum impact.
21 Aug 2018 12:23 AM
A group of researchers have proposed a slew of measures to overcome the issue that includes applying monetary charges on excess emissions.
13 Aug 2018 8:28 PM
Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder is persistent pattern of failure to control intense, repetitive sexual impulses.
07 Jul 2018 8:42 AM
We take a look at 4 otherwise innocent looking food items that can cause cancer
29 Jun 2018 4:30 PM
According to WHO said the total number of deaths from the disease has risen to 790 since it was first diagnosed in humans in 2012.
19 Jun 2018 8:40 AM
WHO hopes that inclusion of gaming disorder in the classification will stimulate debate as well as further research.
18 Jun 2018 4:39 PM
So far, 52 confirmed, likely or suspected cases of the deadly virus have been registered in DRC, including 22 deaths.
25 May 2018 9:17 PM
Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids and is both highly infectious and extremely lethal.
25 May 2018 4:27 PM
The nurse's death brings the toll to 27, with 49 cases of hemorrhagic fever, of which 22 have been confirmed as Ebola.
22 May 2018 3:06 PM
The strategy to eliminate trans fats, dubbed REPLACE, calls for a broad awareness and advocacy campaign as well as legislative action.
14 May 2018 8:51 PM
So far, 21 people have been reported to have hemorrhagic fever – a symptom of Ebola – of whom 17 have died.
12 May 2018 10:34 AM
There have been more than one million suspected cases of cholera in Yemen, and 2,275 recorded deaths since Nov 2016, the WHO says.
09 May 2018 9:04 AM
Good hand hygiene helps stop spread of infection, control risk of bacterial mutations and makes health care significantly more efficient.
05 May 2018 9:10 AM
The draft recommendations, the first since 2002, are aimed at reducing non-communicable diseases, led by cardiovascular diseases.
04 May 2018 9:35 PM
Rabies causes 59,000 deaths globally every year, translating to one person every nine minute, mostly children and the poor.
03 May 2018 7:38 PM
The additional 10 air monitoring stations for Mumbai have been commissioned and are in the installation phase.
03 May 2018 2:32 AM
The CSIR’s role in promoting herbal drugs to treat chronic diseases like diabetes also came up for praise during discussions.
09 Apr 2018 1:01 AM
A comprehensive programme for early detection and treatment is being implemented by the government.
15 Mar 2018 4:34 PM
As per a survey by Glaucoma Society of India, in 2017, out of the total glaucoma cases across India, a majority belong to metro cities.
15 Mar 2018 1:56 AM