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Not-So-Bitter Pill

Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk. Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects...

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Taking Community Health To The Market

As she rocks her restless baby, Tia Pertiwi listens as three women with aprons imprinted with images of the reproductive system explain how contraception works.  Besid...

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Health

10 Twitter Accounts Making A Difference In The Way Babies Are Fed

Anyone who has ever had a baby knows that there’s a certain learning curve, especially when it comes to feeding them. While in-person and hands-on help with a profess...

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Environment

Amazing Things Happened When New Delhi Halved The Number Of Cars On The Road

On January 1, India's capital made an attempt to address its status as the world's most polluted big city, according to the World Health Organization, by implementing a tem...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan & Priyanka Chopra To Be The Brand Ambassadors Of ‘Incredible India’

The infamous controversy trigged by Aamir Khan’s statement regarding intolerance resulted in a big uproar on social media followed by huge unrest. This also meant tha...

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India Drinks And Smokes Less Now

The preliminary findings from National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) released last week have given anti-tobacco campaigners a reason to smile. The survey has found that acr...

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Health

Maternal Deaths ‘Still A Significant Problem’ In India

Maternal deaths are still a significant problem in India despite the introduction of a cash incentive scheme to encourage women to give birth in proper health facilities mo...

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Health

Next Week Is Motherhood Week, 1l Pregnant Women Targeted

Allahabad: With an objective to take better care of pregnant women and ensure antenatal care (ANC), the health department would hold Motherhood Week from January 27 to Febr...

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Health

10 Million Women To Receive Vital Health Education Through Mobiles By Imimobile, BBC Media Action And The Gates Foundation.

IMImobile, which helps companies to engage with their customers via mobile technologies, has teamed up with BBC Media Action, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates...

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Health

Six Questions About The Zika Virus, Answered

Some doctors in Brazil have been warning women not to get pregnant, and last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued travel advisories suggesting pregnan...

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