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Washington, According to a report published by a leading American university, as many as 27 out of every 1,000 babies and children die due to exposure to dirty cooking fuels in India.In the report titled 'Cooking Fuel Choice and Infant Mortality in India', its authors, including Arnab Basu, a...

Guwahati: Devastating floods in Assam's famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) have killed 114 wild animals, while 95 others have been rescued till Saturday, an official said.The animal mortality rate in KNP has increased from 77 till Friday.The dead animals include four rhinos and 94 hog deer...

Jal Shakti Ministry said that a joint effort will contribute to the National Stop Diarrhea Campaign's goal of reducing childhood mortality due to diarrhea and improving overall public health in rural India.It will also "advocate to maintain and achieve Open Defecation Free Plus Model status in...

The study showed that increases in the risk of death were pronounced with lower concentrations of PM2.5 and decreased with higher concentrations. Even air pollution levels below the current national ambient air quality standard of 60 micrograms per cubic meter lead to increased daily mortality...

Currently confined to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, the new strain is different from the Mpox 2b clade that caused a global outbreak in 2022, consisting of 94,707 confirmed cases in 107 countries.“The Democratic Republic of the Congo has long been witnessing...

Chicago [USA], according to a recent study, older people who reported consuming more ultra-processed foods were almost 10 percent more likely to die after a median follow-up of 23 years than older adults who reported consume less processed foods.The results come from a large study that...

CCHF is caused by a tick-borne nairovirus.Animals such as cattle, goats, sheep and hares carry the virus, which can be transmitted to humans through tick bites or through contact with infected blood or tissues during and after slaughter.The virus, known for its high mortality rate, can cause...

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared loneliness a serious global health threat in 2023, with a mortality impact equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day.While previous research has linked loneliness to a higher risk of developing heart disease, Harvard T.H. A new study conducted by...

New Delhi [India], Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda said that various initiatives taken by the Central Government have helped in reducing childhood mortality due to diarrhea.Nadda was addressing the launch program of 'Stop Diarrhea Campaign 2024' in Delhi on Monday.Speaking...

Diarrhea is the third leading cause of child mortality in India.“The Stop Diarrhea campaign aims to achieve zero child deaths due to childhood diarrhoea,” the health ministry said.The Stop Diarrhea campaign has been rebranded from the long-running Intensive Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF)...

ATKNew Delhi [India], June 20: Janitri, a leading medical technology company specializing in advanced pregnancy monitoring devices, has partnered with TechPAD , a company led by IPE Global initiative that provides financial and technical support to scale up healthcare technologies and...

Mumbai: Women in India are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) as early symptoms such as angina are difficult to detect due to atypical symptoms, which can pose a challenge in diagnosis, an association of physicians said on Wednesday.Dr Milind Y Nadkar, president of the...

The Mayo Clinic defines anorexia nervosa as an eating disorder where people suffer from abnormally low body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight.The study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders showed that the mortality rate is high in patients with anorexia nervosa...

Speaking to IANS, Dr Ishwar Gilada, Secretary General, People's Health Organization-India, said the healthcare sector in the country has made "good progress", especially in maternal and child health and tuberculosis.“Under-five mortality and maternal mortality have declined significantly,” he...

New Delhi [India], Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Wednesday said India's core capacity score to detect, assess, report and respond to any health emergency is 86 per cent, according to the WHO SPAR report. More than the southeast. Asia region and global average, according to an official...

New Delhi, Union Health Secretary Apoorva Chandra on Wednesday said India, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), intends to further strengthen the drug regulatory system to ensure prompt access to high-quality medical products for all.Chandra, who is leading the Indian...

He said this while addressing the plenary session of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.Chandra, who is leading the Indian delegation to the WHA, said, "India is on track to achieve the SDG targets, having seen significant declines in maternal...

PN Geneva [Switzerland], May 22: Global progress on improving maternal, newborn and child survival has stalled. In an article published in The Lancet Ali Haji Adam, Ministry of Health, Somalia (AHA) and Mekdes Daab, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia state that many regions of the world continue to...

New Delhi: More than 1.53 lakh deaths are caused by heat waves worldwide every year, with India accounting for more than a fifth of these deaths, according to new research that looks at 30 years of data since 1990. A large part belongs to India.India is followed by China and Russia, each...

The findings, published by Wiley Online in CANCER, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, indicate that MetS and obesity each have different associations with breast cancer subtype and death risk.The analysis was based on 63,330 postmenopausal women without prior breast...