Pandemic hasn't been good for cancer research: Harold E VarmusCovid-19 hasn't been good for cancer research as all the focus was on the pandemic. Despite important learnings from Covid-19 on immunother...
15 Jan, 2023, 07.01 AM IST
Covid vaccination for 12-14 age group may start by MarchEven as 3.31 crore children in the age bracket of 15-17 years have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccination, Dr NK Arora, chairman...
17 Jan, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Obesity in kids: What is the ideal BMI for children?WHO said obesity in kids one of the most serious health challenges of the 21st century.
20 Aug, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Don’t dismantle special health infra as third Covid wave inevitable: Experts’ advice to govt“It is not a question of whether but when. The US, UK, Italy and Japan had four waves. The virus will also replicate like that in India. Bu...
05 Jun, 2021, 12.16 AM IST
As more children infected with Covid, experts say no need for panic but stress on need to vaccinateChildren account for about 3-4 per cent of hospital admissions, in both India and the rest of the world
26 May, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
No reason to believe Covid will disproportionately affect children in next wave: NTAGI chief N K AroraIn an interview, Dr N K Arora, Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI),...
25 May, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
'No indication that children will be severely or more affected in COVID-19 third wave'He, however, said children have suffered collateral damage during the pandemic due to gender gap in education, stress and mental issues, sm...
24 May, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
Ideal weight now 5kg more: 65kg for men, 55kg for womenA premier nutrition research body of the ICMR, NIN has also revised its recommended dietary allowance and estimated average requirement of ...
29 Sep, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
At AES epicentre, experts count reasons, families rue: 'Poverty, malnutrition & lack of awareness'The government has maintained the deaths were caused by hypoglycemia, a condition that leads to a very low level of blood sugar and electro...
23 Jun, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
Indian Americans have lowest rate of SUID deaths: StudyResults showed that 97% of the surveyed American-born mothers of Asian-Indian heritage reported using a crib, compared to 69% of those who ...
08 Aug, 2018, 12.20 PM IST
- 'Nothing can be done' in genetic Fragile X Syndrome a myth
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The absence of clinical medicine to treat Fragile X Syndrome, the most common known genetic cause of autism, does no...
19 Feb, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
Paediatricians threaten public interest litigation against branding of trainsSuch endorsements will make people think that junk food and aerated beverages do not affect health. Research has already confirmed their il...
11 Jan, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Kerala set to adopt policy on antibiotic resistanceIt is launching the first antibiotic stewardship programme, which will cover public and private health services.
19 Jan, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Kolkata startup makes vaccination service available at doorstepMaintaining logs for your little one's vaccination is no longer necessary; neither would one need to skip work to take their kid for vacati...
26 Nov, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
Rural women to be educated about malnutrition on mobile phonesReaching out to rural women on critical issues of health and nutrition through mobile phones, a programme was started under which four info...
02 Jun, 2015, 03.45 PM IST
Haryana prepares action plan to reduce Infant Mortality Rate in stateAdditional Chief Secretary, Health, Ram Niwas, presided over a 2-day state level workshop here to prepare Newborn Action Plan (HNAP).
19 May, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
- India key market for vaccine makers
The vaccine market, earlier regarded as a commodity sector, is re-emerging as a key revenue generator for the Big Pharma.
26 Mar, 2009, 05.04 AM IST