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Sustainable Development

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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Health

Oral Contraceptive Use Not Associated With Increased Birth Defects Risk

Boston, MA – Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard...

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Gender

Only 37% Of Over 10,000 Pay-To-Use Toilets In Mumbai Are For Women’

Few things in life are as compelling as a full bladder. Last month, it made 22-year-old Laxmi Pandit plead, bargain and fight with the hard-nosed attendant of a toilet near...

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Health

The Labour Room Bullies

Obstetric violence, the abuse of pregnant women by health workers, is shockingly common in the Indian medical system though it is rarely talked about. Recently, three infan...

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Health

Why Tamil Nadu Is The Best State In India For New Mothers.

For decades, successive governments in this state have focused on improving healthcare access for pregnant women. Kayalvizhi Sundar, 25, beams as she comes out of the Gover...

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Health

Why Tamil Nadu Is The Best State In India For New Mothers.

For decades, successive governments in this state have focused on improving healthcare access for pregnant women. Kayalvizhi Sundar, 25, beams as she comes out of the Gover...

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Bollywood

Raveena Tandon Unveils ‘Gofolic’ Campaign

Actress Raveena Tandon may not be making too many appearances on the silver screen but the actress is definitely active on social networking sites as well as spotted at man...

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Health

Pregnant Women World-Wide Need Timely Access to Supplements

Over 32 million pregnant women around the world have anemia every year, a condition that limits the blood’s capacity to transport oxygen to the body’s cells. Th...

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Health

MP Govt To Provide Free Meal To Pregnant Women

With an aim to reduce maternal and infant mortalities and ensure overall maternal health, the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government has decided to provide one free meal every day ...

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Health

Technology, Health And Media- Searching For Breakthroughs

August 1994- Sitting in a state transport bus on way to a remote village in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, I was marvelling at the greenery all around.  T...

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