India to host World Conference on Tobacco or Health

Shobha Shukla,    Sat, 7 Mar 2009
India is a host to the global conference on tobacco control for the first time in history. More than 2,400 delegates from across the world will convene to deliberate on different aspects of tobacco control.

Vitamin A supplements reduces child mortality by over 20 pc

Bobby Ramakant,    Fri, 27 Feb 2009
The vitamin A supplementation of infants and children can potentially reduce child mortality by over 20 per cent, said Howard B. Schiffer

Evidence key in improving health responses during financial crisis

NI Wire,    Fri, 27 Feb 2009
The study of causes, distribution, spread and control of diseases in populations, epidemiology, is a fundamental science and an integral part of public health. Epidemiology has helped address old public

Finally, anti-HIV microbicides research gives hope

Bobby Ramakant,    Tue, 24 Feb 2009
This news is particularly encouraging to health advocates because microbicides research had a series of disappointing news in the past decade with different microbicide-candidate-products under research showing no positive anti-HIV effect

A spoonful of sugar can help fight Malaria

NI Wire,    Fri, 20 Feb 2009
One teaspoon of moistened sugar placed underneath the tongue of sick hypoglycaemic children - a simple solution to a serious problem.

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