Severe anaemia declined by over 7% in India: Study
A quarter of all severely anaemic individuals globally and 75 per cent severely anaemic individuals in South Asia are in India
New hope for treating inflammation-induced anaemia
A traditional herb commonly known as gudduchi or giloy could be useful in treating such anaemia, find Pune scientists
Here is why states need tailor-made strategies to address anaemia
There’s a need to focus on other contributing factors beside iron supplementation and fortification of food articles, finds a study
Research on fundamental cell process wins Medicine Nobel 2019
William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza had described how a cell senses and adapts to the level of oxygen available
Cutting down on rock salt, fluoride toothpastes can help tackle anaemia: study
After six months of dietary intervention, 45% of students became non-anaemic due to both dietary modification and fluoride restriction, shows a study
Exposure to air pollution can cause anaemia in very young children, says new study
A 10 μg/m3 rise in ambient PM 2.5 exposure caused a 0.07 g/dL decrease in average haemoglobin count
Growing up stunted
Stunting, which reflects chronic undernutrition, is very high among tribal children in Madhya Pradesh. They can get nutritive foods from forests, …
Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women
Districts with more soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of underweight children and child stunting
Undernourished India: Which Assembly seats fare the worst
Policy initiatives driven by assembly constituencies can be more precise with greater political accountability
Every third child is malnourished, finds Global Nutrition Report 2018
‘Burden of malnutrition unacceptably high despite world being better equipped to fight it’
Nine in every 10 children do not get adequate diet in Jharkhand, Bihar: NFHS data
Almost 69.9 per cent of children under five years in Jharkhand are acutely suffering from anaemia
Centre looks forward to fortified food to fight malnutrition
The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a micronutrient that will likely to be opted for by the government for its flagship programme
Anaemia in women and children on the rise, Assam fares worst: NFHS-5
Men, irrespective of age group, have reported the lowest increase in the incidence of anaemia according to NFHS-5 data
India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report
India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition
India’s obesity doubled in 10 years: NFHS-4
The National Family Health Survey highlights that obesity affects urban population more than its rural counterpart
Study reveals link between teenage pregnancy and child stunting
Adolescent mothers were more likely to be anaemic compared with adult mothers and anaemia was associated with reduced child growth, find the study
The iron bar
Fluoride in water and food blocks iron absorption, leads to anaemia among pregnant women
Poshan Abhiyan scheme lags behind its target
The focus of the scheme was to reduce stunting in children aged between 0 and 6 years from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent by 2022; but recent study …
Rising CO2 emissions may increase global iron deficiency risk
The estimated percentages of lost dietary iron under rising CO2 levels range from 1.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent
Become iron woman, eat veggies
As government fails to tackle anaemia, NGOs in Maharashtra help women increase haemoglobin by raising kitchen gardens
Here are some solutions to address health challenges faced by tribal communities
Skilling and support to nurses and midwives will help in ensuring the provision of a responsive healthcare
A simple yet rare solution
Iron deficiency in newborns can be checked if doctors wait for two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord
Money matters
Sonal Matharu finds out how schemes for women and children are all about making money and neglect their health
‘Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women’
Districts with an increased proportion of soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of child stunting and underweight
Health goals of 11th Five-Year Plan unmet. 12th Plan hopes to achieve them
Planning Commission's working group recommends repeating last Plan targets in the 12th Plan