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Give women more time to give birth, make choices: WHO
Women should be allowed to choose their delivery position.
16 Feb 2018 10:52 AM
43 percent of Indian women don't have access to sanitary pads: Survey
Find out more.
12 Feb 2018 8:38 AM
WHO-approved vaccine carrier to prevent in-transit vaccine freezing commercially available
When health workers suspect temperature damage, the vaccine or medication is often discarded.
09 Feb 2018 12:35 PM
Medicines sold in India pose threat to antibiotic resistance control
Multinational companies should explain the sale of products in India, researchers say.
06 Feb 2018 11:20 AM
64 pc women experience insomnia in late pregnancy
The effects of pregnancy on these women were monitored throughout all three trimesters, in a new study.
30 Jan 2018 12:38 PM
Parents initiating teens to drinking a bad idea
Here is what a new study has found.
26 Jan 2018 1:39 PM
New drug combination can safely treat malaria: Study
The two-fold medication was administered for three days to patients aged one to thirty who were infected with malaria.
22 Jan 2018 6:56 PM
'Mutant flu' could lead to more effective vaccine: study
Scientists arrived at the new approach by studying the genome of the flu virus.
19 Jan 2018 9:14 AM
Half of all pregnancies in India unintended: Lancet study
Women in India face considerable challenges trying to obtain abortion care, researchers say.
14 Dec 2017 2:51 PM
Half of all people in the world can't access basic health services according to WHO
This century has seen a rise in the number of people getting services such as vaccinations, HIV/AIDS drugs, and mosquito-repelling bednets.
13 Dec 2017 8:05 PM
Single-dose vaccine may control cholera outbreaks: study
Cholera transmission is endemic in many areas of Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
12 Dec 2017 3:20 PM
Over 61 per cent deaths due to lifestyle ills: Report
The WHO said that there are four major risk factors for NCDs i.e. alcohol, tobacco, poor diet intake, and lack of physical activity.
30 Nov 2017 2:33 AM
Study finds exercise drastically reduces risk of glaucoma
Experts are hopeful the findings could lead to new methods to prevent vision loss.
14 Nov 2017 1:55 PM
India tops list of new TB cases in 2016: WHO
India was followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa.
31 Oct 2017 10:08 AM
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO report
This means that nearly 8 percent of boys and nearly 6 percent of girls worldwide were obese in 2016.
12 Oct 2017 7:39 PM
WHO's tips to promote positive mental health in the workplace
Find out what they are.
10 Oct 2017 6:55 PM
World Mental Health Day: 10 comforting quotes that may inspire you
These words could help you get through difficult moments.
10 Oct 2017 2:10 PM
Columns
India was no lamb and was often the contrarian voice
Warning signals that India’s Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time
Not only is bigotry and prejudice and discrimination common in the “New India”, it is why Mr Jaishankar & his party are politically popular.
Reservation for women as MPs and MLAs is flattery for a purpose.