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More people depressed now than in decades: WHO

Depression is more common among females (5.1%) than males (3.6%).

24 Feb 2017 5:40 AM

Before GST meeting, experts push for higher tax on bidis

Bidis are the most commonly used tobacco product in India, accounting for 64 per cent of all tobacco consumption.

17 Feb 2017 3:32 AM

Diet threats: Rice and arsenic

Why some say the way we grow rice, could be bad.

16 Feb 2017 2:53 AM

India joins 9 country UN network to reduce maternal, newborn deaths

The network has nine countries which are India, Bangladesh, A Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.

15 Feb 2017 10:11 AM

Deworming drive: Centre to target 34 crore children

The nationwide, pre-school and school-based deworming effort will be observed across India on February 10 to deworm all children.

10 Feb 2017 2:59 AM

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India beats polio vaccine crisis with new policy

India introduced IPV as part of global polio endgame strategy.

13 Jan 2017 1:44 AM

Ebola vaccine coming soon?

The vaccine, called rVSV-ZEBOV, was studied in a trial involving 11,841 people in Guinea during 2015.

23 Dec 2016 3:53 AM

Disabled women face double discrimination

Disability is a public health, a human right and development issue.

22 Dec 2016 2:46 AM

Africa battles rise in lifestyle diseases

While the tobacco, alcohol and food industries have had to adapt to growing health-consciousness in the West.

21 Dec 2016 2:45 AM

View from Pakistan: No fair deal for women

The fight for women’s rights in this country is going to get even more bitter.

02 Dec 2016 7:16 AM

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Self testing for HIV patients promoted by WHO

HIV self-testing involves the use of oral Fluid or finger pricks to determine an individual’s personal HIV status in a private setting.

30 Nov 2016 6:23 PM

Maharashtra tops list of child lepers

We had 99,417 suspected cases and out of these 3,855 cases were tested positive for leprosy, says Dr Sanjeev Kamble.

24 Nov 2016 2:52 AM

A tobacco-free world is an opportunity, rather than loss

Though it is true that tobacco farming accounts for a negligible percentage of GDP in the Southeast Asia Region’s tobacco-growing countries.

18 Nov 2016 6:18 AM

In 40 years, 100 per cent global rise in number of BP patients

Significantly, the report published in the Lancet found that men had higher blood pressure than women in most world regions in 2015.

16 Nov 2016 3:30 AM

India to head 7th edition of COP7, WHO’s anti-tabacco summit

The COP elects at each regular session its President as well as five vice-presidents.

12 Nov 2016 6:13 PM

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