On hold

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

In Short

Pesticides lower intelligence

Claims a study conducted on children

Traffic fumes cause permanent lung dysfunction

Persistent organic pollutants can render vaccines ineffective

Spending on junk food

Officials push five-in-one vaccine

Pentavalent vaccine linked to child deaths in Sri Lanka, Bhutan; ball in high court

Deficient programme

Centre wants to treat anaemia with iron tablets. Can pills substitute nutritious food?

E-waste toxins in mum’s milk

Urban people more at risk

Congenital defects

US court indicts vaccines with mercury for autism

India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns

Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old

Capital punishment

No breather in sight

Research reinforces theory that air pollution and smoking perpetrate asthma

Bytes

Rural people can now get anganwadis on demand

Climate change

News 360° - Briefs

One in every two children in Kolkata suffers from air pollution, set to rise this year with AQI worsening

Rate of asthma within Kolkata teenagers highest among Indian major cities, first generation asthmatic children soaring

How rural kitchen pays

Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way

Toys may not be all that harmless

The missing public

Hunt on for toxins in toys

Committee set to test toxicity in toys in India