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? 

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 …

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

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

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

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रेड मीट जैसे उत्पादों के सेवन में 50 प्रतिशत तक कमी लानी ह�…

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 …

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 …

New vaccine protects against Ebola when administered seven days before infection: Study

Study was conducted on Macaque monkeys and results published in the Science journal

Humanity may lose gains made in global health due to climate change: study

Researchers say that emissions from coal plants damage the respiratory system and increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases

Disease caused by reduced blood supply to heart now biggest health scare in India

Ischemic heart disease is biggest reason for deteriorating health of men as well as women, says a study

‘India has not given due attention to food-borne infections’

Neelam Taneja is a professor at the Department of Medical Microbiology and in-charge of the enteric laboratory at Post Graduate Institute of …

Food habits getting worse around the world, warn studies

Researchers implicate the role of junk food industry in the changing food habits, particularly of the young generation

Nearly 30% people in the world are overweight or obese

United States is home to the biggest chunk of obese population - 13 per cent, India and China together account for 15 per cent

Nearly 3 billion people risk ill health and death from household pollution: Study

Ill effects on health include respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer and other ailments

International standards evolved to assess health of newborn and yet-to-be born babies

It will provide health practitioners worldwide with clinical tools to monitor growth from early pregnancy to school

Economic growth has done little to reduce child under-nutrition

Data taken from 121 health surveys and 36 countries has been analysed

Why we need a new lens to clear the air

Science may have become our only crutch against bad air, but it is time we invented a new politics of space that privileges the walker and the cyclist