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Study says young black men with low education are more likely to die by a gun   There were almost 2.5 million gun deaths in 4 high-burden countries (USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia) between 1990-2015. During this time, the risk...
Study in The Lancet Global Health highlights how little has been achieved on the global targets to reduce low birth weight babies More than 20 million babies were born with a low birthweight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015—around...
Traditional wisdom isn't always the best; charcoal-based toothpaste may be worse for your smile than your regular toothpaste A new study published in the journal of American Dental Association, reported that charcoal and charcoal-based toothpastes may actually weaken your teeth. Charcoal-based...
Study links child malnutrition to underage pregnancies; 31% of India's married women are mothers by the time they are 18 years old Children born to teenage mothers are more likely to be undernourished than children of adult mothers. A new...
Godrej Hit, along with Apollo Hospitals Group launches platelet donor helpline on National Dengue Day India's first platelet donor helpline was launched on the occasion of National Dengue Day. The initiative by Godrej Hit would mean that families of dengue...
ICMR has developed an affordable test kit for diagnosis of common blood disorders such as severe Haemophilia A and von Willebrand disease The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed an affordable test kit for diagnosis of common blood...
A common food additive called titanium dioxide has been found to trigger gut inflammation A common food additive called titanium dioxide, used in many food items such as chewing gum and mayonnaise may have a substantial and harmful influence on...
Johns Hopkins study shows huge disparities among Indian states in child deaths, especially those under five years old   India in 2015 had more deaths among children under five than any other country. There were large disparities in the under-five mortality...
Study in The Lancet says preventive antibiotics after assisted child birth using forceps or vacuum extraction can halve maternal infections A single dose of preventive medication after assisted childbirth could halve maternal infections. The first randomised trial of its kind in...
Wife of former Maharashtra home minister who died of oral cancer, writes to wife of ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar asking her to join the fight against tobacco "merchants of death" Days after ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar's death, Sumitra...