Polio strikes again

Soaring food price

Hand-foot-mouth virus strikes

Thane doctors say disease that affects children is spreading to other cities

India has world’s highest number of children with severe acute malnutrition: UNICEF

One out of every five deaths in children under five globally is due to severe wasting

Zika could cost Latin America, Caribbean countries $18 billion by 2018

In some countries, the total cost of Zika could exceed two per cent of their GDP

Proof in the pee

Simple urine test can help identify Kawasaki disease

Cancerous farming

It's all in the food

Poor food intake by pregnant women can damage the immune system of the child

Size does matter

Children's toilets are a breed apart from the everyday adult toilet

Healthy dining: Organic restaurant

Apna Dhaba in Vadodara promises sumptuous food, and all of it is homegrown and organic

The girl in Sierra Leone

Health gap widens between the poorest and the rest

Child trouble

Pesticide exposure in childhood can double cancer risk

Protein lack

Women SHGs run mid-day meal schemes in Orissa schools

Foetal lesson

Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years

At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child

Paediatric beds fill up in West Bengal as adenovirus spreads, 3 deaths recorded

Doctors have seen an at least 50 per cent increase in cases this year compared to usual

Anaemia in women, children aggravated in 2019: NFHS-5

As many as 68.4% children and 66.4% women surveyed suffered from anaemia in 2019

India bags top spot in child wasting rate: Global Hunger Index

The rate increased to 20.8 per cent among children under five this year

Rewind 2018: Health roundup of India

Major developments, policies, reports and disputes in the health sector

Appetite for junk

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Foetal memory

Learning starts in the womb

Chocolate caution!

Natural shield

Organic diet increases pesticide tolerance in children

Treat a fever, get a wheeze