Ailments caused due to environmental factors

Diseases caused by environmental factors

Measuring well-being

Infant mortality rate acts as an indicator of how well a nation cares for its citizens

Executed by convictions

WHO's acceptance of wrong information has resulted in the death of numerous children

PREJUDICED KILLINGS

India has maximum infant deaths in the world

Lancet study says 5.5 million infant deaths in the world go unrecorded

Unsung babies

Exposure to ddt increases the risk of child mortality

Crunch metals cure diarrhoea

Measles outbreak in Mumbai: 164 cases reported since September

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection associated with high mortality in children under 2 years 

Infant death linked to child-rearing habits

The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is more frequent among children in the West than in Asia. Researchers say a difference in child-care …

Coma after death

Child victims of a frayed medical service and a government programme gone wrong raise a mute question

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya shows no significant change in 8 years: Survey

Childhood and under-5 mortality rates, however, declined during the period, study finds

Ecotourism can backfire if mismanaged

Do it when crops don't

WHO launches special programme to prevent infant deaths

The First Embrace campaign will focus on saving more than 50,000 newborns and prevent complications in neonatal care in the Western Pacific region

Bacterial blessing

Mother of all milk

Why is the Indian state so paternal to milk substitutes?

Conflict in the womb

An American biologist claims that a pregnant woman and her foetus are constantly engaged in a struggle with each other

The beauty & beast of malnutrition

Traces of banned bisphenol A found in baby bottles

The toxic chemical is known to mimic a hormone that activates progression of cancer and interferes with development of the reproductive system

Science and Technology - Briefs

Consumed by hunger

Stagnant numbers

RADIATION TREPIDATION

Cure before birth

Genetically weak foetuses can grow into healthy humans with bone marrow transplants

Fatherly instinct