Shooting from the hip
Obesity in urban women is worrying the medical fraternity. Stressful jobs, hectic schedules and rich food all play havoc with the body leading to the accumulation of extra body mass. Excessive weight
Obesity in urban women is worrying the medical fraternity. Stressful jobs, hectic schedules and rich food all play havoc with the body leading to the accumulation of extra body mass. Excessive weight
This report presents evidence on the effects of climate change risks on the health sector in Africa. It illustrates climate threats to health and development investments and highlights opportunities to
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MUMBAI: Leading pipe manufacturing companies and producers of non-toxic materials for PVC will be closely watched by Dalal Street traders in the coming days after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked
The Union government s move to invest in waste to energy technologies draws flak from many quarters
There is a negative side to increasing computer penetration in India. As much as 330,000 tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) is being generated annually in the country. The recycling of this e-wasle in the informal sector is leading to pollution and environmental degradation, besides being a health hazard for those employed in this re-cycling.
The alarming rate at which industrial chemical waste in Thailand is produced without proper treatment facilities is threatening animal and human health, in some cases leading to miscarriages and
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday justified its decision of imposing a country-wide ban on Maggi noodles. The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked if India’s food regulator
A major dengue epidemic is sweeping the country but the health ministry continues to be in denial. All the leading private hospitals in Delhi, including Fortis, Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospital and Batra Hospital, are flooded with dengue patients and on any one day these hospitals have been handling over 150 dengue patients. Beds have been placed in waiting spaces of the larger hospitals to treat additional patients. But officials insist the number of dengue cases is still inching towards the 1,000 mark and therefore cannot be called an “epidemic”.
Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are people who have been exposed to second-hand smoke (passive smoking). Experts say the focus of the campaign is on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry's brazen and increasingly aggressive attempts to undermine the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) because of the serious danger it poses to public health.
Britain is facing a chronic shortage of geophysicists as fewer students choose to study geophysical science at university and leading scientists in the field retire, a new study reveals. The problem
Surveys indicate that the Janani Suraksha Yojana, which offers cash assistance to pregnant women opting for institutional deliveries, has increased the number of such births in hospitals. Can this increase
More than 100 of the world's leading scientists just took a major stand in the debate over genetically modified organisms (GMO), by penning an open letter to Greenpeace and others who actively campaign
MUMBAI: Bill Gates, the world's richest man, has mega plans for India's children. Sometime this year, a desi vaccine developed and produced as part of his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's work may get
<p>State finances of Madhya Pradesh mirrors the fiscal situation of states in India and emerging challenges that include lack of buoyancy of internal revenue, prolonged slow economic growth and uncertainties
<p>Road injuries are among the ten leading causes of death worldwide and also impede economic wellbeing and macroeconomic performance. Beyond medical data on the incidence of road injuries and their resulting
Thousands of European livestock suspected of carrying foot and mouth were being slaughtered for economic rather than public health reasons, a leading animal health scientist said yesterday. CSIRO
Thousands of European livestock suspected of carrying foot and mouth were being slaughtered for economic rather than public health reasons, a leading animal health scientist said yesterday. CSIRO
The World Health Organisation has created a new Commission to study Health and Development. This expert advosory panel will produce a series of studies on how health interventions can lead to
KRISHNAGIRI: The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), demanded the immediate ban of endosulfan. The Sangam staged a demonstration near the Five-Road Junction in Krishnagiri on Tuesday. Leading the demonstration, M.