India to track toilet use with tablets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online programme to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive. From next month, officia...

IBN7s' MAHA Programming On Magh Mela 2015

New Delhi, 2^nd January 2015: IBN7 brings to its viewers the most comprehensive programming on one of the biggest annual religious even...

Vaccination is the best protection against whooping cough

The CDC notes whooping cough most commonly affects infants and young children. It can be fatal especially for those under the age of one. Babies are more at risk because th...

Global Warming:The top 5 climate science and policy developments to watch in 2015

2014 was widely seen as a breakthrough year when decision-makers finally turned the corner in the effort to avert runaway climate change. Agreements on climate change?to pa...

Being Salman Khan: Bajrangi Bhaijaan star paints a village in Karjat

It’s no secret that Salman Khan spends half his time doing charity and helping the needy. Even recently, the actor reportedly painted an entire village in Karjat in M...

Pediatrics study shows vaccine reminders with explanation increased visits

A little health literacy can go a long way, particularly when it is used to add context to a text message vaccine reminder. That?? one of the findings of a new study publis...

Climate shift in the Pacific may accelerate global warming

With 2014 likely to be declared the world's hottest year on record, the last thing the planet needs is a climate shift to turbo-charge the global warming already under way....

Looking Back With Concern- Health 2014

A Snapshot of Global Health- 2014

• Between 2000 and 2012, measles deaths worldwide have been cut by almost 80% ??from 56...
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