Health

India’s gender gap record among the world’s worst

MUMBAI: A plummeting child sex ratio is largely to blame for India’s poor performance in the 2013 Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum. India ran...

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Polio cases in Syria spark alarm over rise in diseases including flesh-eating parasites due to civil war

The World Health Organisation has recorded the first suspected outbreak of polio for 14 years in Syria, sparking renewed alarm at the collapse of health care caused by the cou...

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The Growth of Global Immunisation

Immunisation has been one of the great success stories of global health. It is estimated to prevent the deaths of two to three million children each year. But another 1.5 mill...

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Development & reproduction affected by chemicals in bottled water

Study Finds Over 24,000 Chemicals In Bottled Water: Which Ones Are Harming You?Read More Here

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Resveratrol, Red Wine Compound, Could Make Radiation More Effective Against Melanoma

A compound in red grapes and red wine could make radiation treatment for cancer more effective .  Read more Here

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9 portraits that will change the way you perceive ‘Breast Cancer’

9 Striking Portraits That Will Change The Way You View Breast Cancer Survivors. Read More Here

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Cancer patients should make informed decisions

Patients need to understand cancer risks and make the most informed and timely decision. Read More Here

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Florida counts on experimental trees to fight orange plague

Large scale testing to begin in Florida to protect the $9 billion dollar orange industry from the insect borne virus citrus greening. Read More here

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Improve delivery of drugs for cancer treatment

Writer: Emil Venere  July 8, 2013 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers have developed a concept to potentially improve delivery of drugs for cancer treatment u...

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Health Equity in Post 2015 Development Agenda

This Beyond 2015 position paper for the thematic UN consultation on “Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” was drafted by a broad team of health advocates fr...

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MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026

BOLLYWOOD MOTHERS BECOME MODERN MOMS

On Mother’s Day, writer Monojit Lahiri reflects on Bollywood’s evolving scre...

May 10 2026