World No-Tobacco Day: Rules Are In Place But No Enforcement?

Every day, we witness some 10-15 cancer cases which are tobacco related, says Dr C. Ramesh. The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology sees over 2,840 tobacco-related cancer...

World No Tobacco Day 2016: WHO Appeals For Plain Packaging Of Tobacco Products.

The World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 every year, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for governments across the world to enact policies ...

Deepika Padukone's Foundation Unveils Awareness Program On Mental Health For General Physicians

The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF), a not-for-profit organization which aims to raise awareness of mental health in India, has launched a program that's designed to ass...

Designed In Seattle, This $1 Cup Could Save Millions Of Babies

When babies in poor countries can’t breast-feed, the results can be deadly, but a trio of Seattle researchers has found an innovative way to help.
Experts at the...

This Powerpuff Girls PSA Is Teaching Brazilian Kids About Zika

When it comes to fighting Zika, the World Health Organization is taking all the help it can get, including enlisting the help of cartoon-loving kids.

Zika, a mosqui...

Suniel Shetty Is Penning Book On Health And Fitness

Joining the long list of actors who have turned authors is Suniel Shetty. The Bollywoodstar, who is known for his fitness, stamina and an agile body, is writing a book on h...

In Rwanda, A Phone Text Can Save A Baby

Using an old mobile phone, health worker Floride Uwinkesha logs the latest local pregnancy, part of efforts in Rwanda to boost maternal health through a monitoring programm...

This Diabetes Activist Hacked Her Medical Device And Made An Artificial Pancreas

Algorithms are boring until your life depends on them. People with Type 1 diabetes use algorithms all day long. They perform mental calculations to manage their blood-sugar...

Group Pioneers Cheap Tricycles To Transport Women In Labour

Despite huge efforts to bring down maternal and infant mortality and the strides already achieved, one new-born child dies every 15 minutes with 30,000 new-born deaths reco...