Life & Health

Call to improve asthma care and control

Sat, 2013-05-18 03:52 — editor

When there are evidence-based methods to control asthma effectively, then why is the disease burden growing over the past 30 years, particularly in the low- and middle- income countries?

The unsung heroines of the slums

Sat, 2013-05-18 03:08 — editor

Pratima refused to finalize the marriage of her son till her husband agreed to construct a toilet in their house located in a Kanpur slum.

No more business as usual: Call to manage asthma well

Sat, 2013-05-04 00:13 — editor

Despite evidence that asthma can be effectively managed, not only asthma-related health literacy is very low in most settings but also quality-assured affordable essential medicines are very seldom available.

No more business as usual: Call to manage asthma well

Are we doing enough to protect right to clean air?

Tue, 2013-04-30 00:48 — editor

Despite overwhelming evidence from around the world on positive health benefits of enforcing smoke-free policies, countries in South and South-East Asia are yet to achieve desired enforcement of smoke-free laws.

Sri Lanka gained tremendous progress in immunization program - Dr. Palitha Maheepala

Mon, 2013-04-29 09:48 — editor

Sri Lanka government has gained tremendous progress in immunization program with hundred percent island-wide coverage and thus enhancing child health, said Dr. Palitha Maheepala, Director General of the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Palitha Maheepala, Director General of the Ministry of Health.

What Really Is In A McDonald's Chicken McNugget?

Fri, 2013-04-26 02:28 — editor

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a fascinating book that details the changing eating habits of Americans. Most people assume that a chicken nugget is just a piece of fried chicken, right? Wrong! Did you know, for example, that a McDonald's Chicken McNugget is 56% corn?

What Really Is In A McDonald's Chicken McNugget?

73.6% child brides, 28% female literacy in Maharajganj UP

Fri, 2013-04-26 02:06 — editor

Nautanwa (Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh): Statistics never lie - they only help unravel some harsh truths. Like many social indicators in Maharajganj district only confirm that this district is one of the most undesired places for girls to live in. While 73.6 per cent of females here marry before the legal age of 18 years, the female literacy rate is a mere 28 per cent. One can find a child bride in almost every second home. While poverty, human trafficking, low birth registrations are some of the other major issues which the residents are battling with, child marriage undoubtedly tops all these concerns.

73.6% child brides, 28% female literacy in Maharajganj UP

Veerappan proves Mast Cells have critical role in initializing Pulmonary Fibrosis

Wed, 2013-04-17 02:52 — editor

Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, deadly disease that affects five million people worldwide. It is irreversible, its cause is poorly understood, and it has a median survival of only about three years.

TB rates need to drop 10 times faster for elimination by 2050

Tue, 2013-04-16 02:49 — editor

Tuberculosis (TB) rates are coming down, but not dropping fast enough to keep the world on track to meet the target of Stop TB Partnership: to eliminate TB by 2050 (less than 1 percent TB in population is referred to as elimination).

TB rates need to drop 10 times faster for elimination by 2050

Deadly synergy: Tobacco smoking and lung cancer

Sun, 2013-04-14 01:40 — editor

There is overwhelming evidence linking lung cancer to tobacco smoking. Tobacco smoking continues to remain a major risk factor for lung cancer. Among cancers, most deaths every year are attributed to lung cancer, followed by stomach, liver, colon and breast cancers globally. Close to 1.4 million people die every year due to lung cancer.