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Rebuilding fractured relationships

After Centre outlaws e-cigarettes, NGOs seek ban on traditional cigarettes

After the government banned electronic cigarettes citing health risks, two NGOs are planning to move the Supreme Court seeking a similar action

Antibiotic prescription rate high in private sector

Irrational use has its origins in production and selling tactics of pharma companies: expert

No plan to allow lateral entry to MBBS: Ashwini Kumar Choubey

The Union Minister of State for Health was responding to a question from Sajda Ahmed whether the government proposed lateral entry to the MBBS.

Studies link psychological distress with Internet addiction among students

This could impact academic performance; early detection crucial, say researchers

Kerala is the most morbid State

National Sample Survey finds that it’s more than three times the national average

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes bill banning e-cigarettes

A “pre-emptive strike” before the new form of intoxication spreads.

There will be 28 million obese children in India by 2030: World Obesity Federation

HCG Suchirayu ‘LOGIC’ launched

Air pollution linked to higher risk of glaucoma: Study

Report published in the journal ‘Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science’ says that neighbourhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution were at least 6% more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas

Sanitation status: Centre flags likely respondent bias in NSO survey

Ministry mum on The Hindu queries over degree of discrepancies .

Open defecation-free India: National Statistical Office survey debunks Swachh Bharat claims

Only 71% of rural households had access to toilets at a time the Centre was claiming 95%

Patients with rare diseases wait for support

Applications of about 190 patients seeking treatment support await the approval of Health Ministry

Bill to replace ordinance banning production, sale of e-cigarettes introduced in Lok Sabha

The storage of e-cigarettes shall also be punishable with imprisonment.

Villager turns ‘padman’, promotes menstrual hygiene in Madhya Pradesh

In a bid to educate women in his village about menstrual hygiene and provide cheap sanitary pads, Bhupendra Khoiwal set up a manufacturing unit in Khor village, 15 km from the district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh.

A protein that has potential to tackle diabetes

Discovered by scientists at CCMB, it helps in managing insulin levels

Happy Period! Niveda R and Gowtham S make eco-friendly sanitary napkins from kenaf fibre

Young entrepreneurs, Niveda R and Gowtham S, make biodegradable sanitary napkin from kenaf fibres

MHA tells States to strictly enforce ban on e-cigarettes

The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance was promulgated on September 18

‘Maternity scheme reaches only one-third of beneficiaries’

Researchers assert that extrapolation of RTI data show 31% of eligible mothers got benefits.

Exploring weighted blankets as a possible solution for sleeplessness

Getting a good night’s sleep has big health benefits. But it may not be easy for many, and to help them, the bedding industry has come up with many

Does ASMR work against anxiety and insomnia?

Close your eyes, and listen: ASMR is making its foray into wellness as a relaxant for people with anxiety and insomnia, but is there science behind it?

Concept of bleeding during first intercourse unscientific, say gynaecologists

‘Using products to keep the hymen intact may prove dangerous’

‘Paneer kathi rolls, uttapam, sprouted dal paratha’: UNICEF suggests recipes for healthy children

UNICEF book tells how to tackle problems of underweight, obesity and anaemia among children by consuming nutritious food that costs less than ₹20

Pakistan becomes first country to introduce new vaccine to combat typhoid

Pakistan on Friday became the first country in the world to introduce a new typhoid vaccine in an effort to combat a drug-resistant strain of the

SAANS aims to reduce child mortality

Campaign launched in Gujarat to curb pneumonia deaths among children

Kerala on track to eliminate TB by 2025

It will have to focus more on strengthening diagnostic services and training component

India saw 2nd-highest number of pneumonia deaths of children under age five: UN

A UN report said just five countries were responsible for more than half of child pneumonia deaths

India is home to 77 million diabetics, second highest in the world

The country has to focus on multi-dimensional approaches, and prevention activities.

Climate change poses lifelong child health risk, says report

Children across the world were already suffering the ill effects of air pollution and extreme weather events, said The Lancet Countdown in its annual report on the impact of climate change on human health

China says plague outbreak risk minimal after 2 new cases in Beijing

Pneumonic plague is a lung disease spread by rats, with fatality rates in humans close to 100% if left untreated

Climate change is already damaging health of children, says Lancet report

‘Few countries are likely to suffer from the health effects of climate change as much as India’

Misbeliefs about menstruation add to Kerala’s anaemia burden

It’s the most common nutritional problem among children, adolescents and women

Progress on childhood pneumonia, diarrhoea falling short, finds global study

India too lags behind as rising air pollution places additional stress on children.

India’s cancer care facilities highly inadequate, says parliamentary panel

Systematic failure to address needs results in 20% higher mortality, says the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science, Technology and Environment.

Make cancer treatment affordable, upgrade infrastructure: Parliamentary panel

A parliamentary panel has urged the government to upgrade the infrastructure for cancer treatment and make it affordable by enlarging the network of

Anaemia among men a major public health problem

Its prevalence is 23.2% among men, finds study

Showing vulnerability is bravery inside out?

It is often taken to mean asking for help, but showing vulnerability is simply an act of finding ourselves and each other

Your tricky pollution questions – answered

Stay indoors, avoid high AQI zones, drink water to flush out the toxins, eat a healthy antioxidant-rich diet (with lots of veggies and omega-3s from fish). We know the basics — now for the niggling doubts. We asked doctors and experts to weigh in on them

Are our schools addressing students’ mental health?

Every school today has a counsellor, but does that mean students’ psychological well-being is fully addressed? Ahead of Children’s Day, we take a look at how our education system fares

WHO initiative to expand access to affordable insulin

Insulin is available in only 1 in 3 of the poorest countries

Maternal death rate declining: report

2,000 deaths averted per year, says SRS bulletin

New HIV subtype discovered, first since 2000, says study

The researchers from the multinational pharmaceutical company Abott used a tailored method of the next-generation genome sequencing technology to identify the new subtype

EAT-Lancet diet too costly for 1.58 billion people, says study

‘At $2.84 per day, it exceeds daily per capita income in many low-income nations’

Ban proposed on sale, ads of junk food in school

FSSAI releases draft regulations

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