When pencils and paints lead to lower IQ

Children don t have a voice. They can t lobby or fight governments. The initiative lies with India s medical establishment and the civil society

Children are bearing the brunt of environmental degradation. Across the class divide, they are eating, drinking and breathing poison. And their special bodies make them most vulnerable to a host of diseases

Children in developing countries continue to suffer, claims UNICEF

bhopal gas victims are still facing the backlash of a tragedy that happened 17 years ago. Toxic chemicals released from the Union Carbide factory have not just seeped into the soil and

Babies raised on formula feed are twice as likely to be obese at five-

Early exposure to mosquitoes may help develop resistance to malaria where chances of infection are high

Breastfeeding by Hiv infected women transfers the virus to the infants, says a study

What makes a kid more intelligent than his peers? Mother's milk might hold the answer

Mothers in Japan have been warned to cut down on breast feeding their babies as breast milk has suddenly become harmful for infants

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