The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Whereas European cities are making an effort to return to walking and cycling through innovative ways of pedestrianisation and car-restraint policies, the tradition of cycling and walking is being squeezed out of Asian cities. Only Japan and Singapore are making some efforts to revive these practices. In Chinese cities, where …
children exposed to ddt (dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane) attain puberty at a much younger age, reveals a new study. The study shows that girls exposed to ddt develop breasts and start their menstruation cycle by the age of ten, both processes which generally start at the age of 12. The study carried out …
The UN has launched a four-year study to examine the damage to the Earth's environment and identifying ways to contain them. Some 1,500 scientists will undertake the study Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. "All the world's ecosystems will be studied to bring the world's best science to bear on the pressing choices …
Africa's first consignment of cheap generic antiretroviral drugs for treating AIDS was given to Kenya's Nyumbani Orphanage on June 12, 2001. "It's the beginning of the flow of medicines that have hitherto been prohibited,' said Angelo D'Agostino, a priest who runs the orphanage. Five-year-old Dickson, made history by becoming the …
the California Air Resources Board ( carb ) has approved over us $600,000 for two research projects aimed at studying the effects of air pollution on children's health. The projects are important as they will evaluate the impacts of both compressed natural gas buses ( cng ) and diesel buses …
officials in the uk have been illegally smuggling bodies of children to help researchers from the us conduct nuclear experiments, according to the us department of energy ( doe) . Documents released by the department state that "researchers employed deception in the solicitation of bones of babies from intermediaries.' The …
The cartoons shoved into the faces of schoolchildren in the United Kingdom by the members of a ngo screamed that they would fall sick if they drank milk. Milk would disfigure their faces with horrible acne or cause globules of mucus to flow out of their mouths every time they …
the first genetically altered human babies have been born and are healthy, claim researchers in the us . These babies have dna (deoxyribonucleic acid) of three parents, instead of two. The children were born to infertile mothers who were treated using a technique called ooplasmic transfer. This technique involves taking …
Titanic sank not because it hit the iceberg, the reason for its sinking lies in its inability to take a turn on time'. These words are aptly used by Mahesh Bhat, the noted filmmaker, to describe the apathy of the government through his documentary Bearing the Brunt. The documentary was …
children, in the us, exposed to lead at levels now deemed safe in the us scored substantially lower on intelligence tests, according to researchers who suggest that one in every 30 children in the us suffers harmful effects from the metal. Children with lead concentration of less than 10 microgrammes …
Children whose parents smoke are more likely to develop cavities, says a recent study. Doctors at the University of Rochester's Strong Children's Research Center, in the US, studied nearly 4,000 children with cavities and discovered a relationship between second-hand smoke and cavities. The children underwent dental exams and blood testing …
An inherited evolutionary change in the current human population is leading the women to have their first child at an early age. A team of British, Australian and American scientists have shown the profound effect of the genetic and social factors on the timing of human reproduction. Research reveals that …
a village famous for its delicious mangoes is now also an outstanding example of community participation and local entrepreneurship. Lying off the Lucknow Malihabad road near Kakori, in Uttar Pradesh, the village has had its share of troubles. Deteriorating and diminishing yields had pushed the people into the grip of …
at the sun sets on Tentuli, a village in Keonjhar district of Orissa, it is time to prepare for a long, sleepless night. As darkness descends, the male members of the village make sure that the children and women are tucked away in the safety of tree houses they have …
Alaskan health officials are trying to curb sales of soft drinks. They say native children are rotting their teeth by drinking too much of it. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, which provides free health care to more than 110,000 Alaskan natives, says, it will ask stores in hundreds of …
While older women run a higher risk of having babies with birth defects, it has long been presumed the age of men does not cause the deformities. Think again. A new study, conducted by the New York School of Medicine, USA, says older fathers are more likely to have children …
Poisonous fumes from construction and decorating materials can cause leukaemia and other illnesses, claim authorities of China's Beijing Children's Hospital. Statistics complied by the hospital authorities indicate that most children treated for leukaemia in the past six months were residents of houses recently redecorated. Paints are said to be particularly …
How severe is the problem of malnutrition among children in India? Malnutrition is a serious and very common problem. About 50 to 60 per cent of the children, who are below the age of five, suffer from malnutrition. On an average, these children suffer from moderate to severe malnutrition. How …
