India fourth in number of global malaria cases: Lancet report

All other nine high malaria prevalance countries are African

Smoking marijuana daily increases psychosis risk five-fold: study

The research adds to previous studies that have found links between cannabis and psychosis, but does not definitely pin point cannabis as the cause

Alarming increase in global use of antibiotics, India is the largest consumer

A research published in a medical journal has sounded an alarm on overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs

Diseases of a lifestyle: the transition to avoid

Can we not go from being poor but unhealthy to being rich and healthy? Why should we inherit diseases that can be junked? 

Indian diets are unhealthy: EAT-Lancet report

The report compared food consumption patterns in India with a reference diet from the EAT-Lancet Commission

India's roads to remain lethal even in 2030: Lancet

Roads in India ignore motorcyclists and cyclists, prioritise car owners, it says

Obesity, climate change and under-nutrition form a synergy of epidemics: Report

A Lancet Commission report says these three co-occur, interact with each other to produce complex sequelae and share common underlying societal …

Global Burden of Diseases: Non-communicable diseases bigger burden than early deaths

New report’s findings again emphasises the fast emergence of non-communicable diseases as a global health challenge

India second-biggest market for sugary beverages: Lancet report

Double malnutrition on the rise in India due to shift to ultra-processed foods, private sector push

Depression, anxiety, trauma stress, bipolarity, schizophrenia: Unaccounted costs of conflicts

New estimates by WHO indicate the world has grossly underplayed the problem

Unbalanced diets in G20 countries make 75% of global food carbon budget: Report

Food consumption patterns aligning with current national dietary guidelines can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions for G20 countries

Remdisivir shows no benefits on COVID-19 patients in first clinical trial

Lancet paper contradicts Gilead results on drug which claimed improvement in patients  

COVID-19: Egypt, South Africa, Algeria at highest risk in Africa

Labs ill-equipped, health systems lack isolation and quarantine facilities: Lancet paper

भारत में बच्चों के जीवन के लिए बड़ा खतरा हैं प्रदूषण, जलवायु परिवर्तन और जंक फूड

बच्चों के विकास सम्बन्धी चाइल्ड फ्लोरीशिंग इंडेक्स में भारत ने 180 देशों में 131 वां स्थान हासिल किया है

47 per cent of Indian women still marry before 18, says new Lancet Report on adolescent health

It also says that the rate of rural Indian girls marrying before 18 years is twice that of their urban counterparts

India has maximum infant deaths in the world

Lancet study says 5.5 million infant deaths in the world go unrecorded

One in every seven babies is born underweight: Study

The research includes data from 148 nations, but it only covers partial data from India

Study finds pill prevented 200,000 womb cancer cases in rich nations

According to estimates, around 400,000 cancer cases were prevented over 50 years

Reduction in premature deaths should be an SDG goal, says study

Impressive reduction in deaths among children in the past decade, but gains are low in countries engaged in war or suffering from HIV epidemic

9.6 million people will die of cancer this year

Two reports released on the same day say that cancer is the second biggest killer in India, which will see 8.17 per cent of cancer deaths in the …

पृथ्वी और खुद की सेहत के लिए भोजन की थाली में करें बदलाव

रेड मीट जैसे उत्पादों के सेवन में 50 प्रतिशत तक कमी लानी होगी, जबकि फलियां, मेवे, फल और सब्जियों की खपत में 100 फीसदी ...

Prescription for plant-based diet overlooks vitamin B12 deficiency

While an EAT-Lancet study had found that the world must shift to plant-based diets to meet the SDGs, this vitamin is only found in animal meat …

Indians spend more time battling ill-health, says study

Research shows that in 2013, migraine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hearing loss were among the 10 leading causes of Years Lived …

Under-five and neonatal mortality: Variation between states offsets India’s achievement

68.2 per cent of all children deaths due to malnutrition, rates comparable to sub-Saharan Africa: Lancet paper

New Lancet health report lists how bad climate change can hit India

Expect more malnutrition as yield potential of key crops shrink