Health

Exposure of U.S. children to residential dust lead, 19992004: I. Housing and demographic factors

Lead-contaminated house dust is a major source of lead exposure for children in the United States. In 1999

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Joanna M. Gaitens, Sherry L. Dixon, David E. Jacobs & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Indoor Air Pollution, Lead, Health Effects, Health, Child Health, United States Of America (US)
Health

Sparing lives: better reproductive health for poor women in South Asia

This report highlights that the region faces enormous challenges in addressing inequalities in reproductive health of poor women, and focuses on the risks they face. This phenomenon perpetuates an inter-generational cycle of poverty.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
& et al, Meera Chatterjee, Ruth Levine, Nirmala Murthy
The World Bank
Tags:
Women, Maternal Health, Children, Health Care, Medical Systems, Child Health, Poverty, South Asia
Health

Peoples health manifesto - 2009

This health manifesto targeted at the political parties ahead of elections demands for effective measures to achieve the achieve the right to health, which includes the right not only to timely appropriate quality health care but also to the underlying socio economic and environmental determinants of health.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
Tags:
Nutrition, Infant mortality, Health, Women, Health Care, Rural Health, Health For All, Child Health, Environmental Health, Political Parties, India
Health

 Spending on junk food

Is not cool, it increases risk of various diseases, says report THE rich and the middle class are spending more on unhealthy food, according to the quick estimates of the national consumption expenditure 2007-08. The study measures the amount of money that consumers spend on food. This has led to increase in incidence of lifestyle-related diseases. The report was released by the

Publication Date: 
27/02/2009
Rohini Rangarajan
Down to Earth
Tags:
Lifestyles, Fast Foods, Health Effects, Health, Consumption Patterns, Child Health, Heart Diseases, Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Obesity, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, India
Environment

 News 360 - Briefs

new constitution Bolivia reforms land holding Bolivians approved a new constitution granting more power to the country

Publication Date: 
27/02/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Land Reforms, Health Effects, Health, Economy, People, Medical Research, Drug Industry, Child Health, Meningitis, Governance And Institutions, Education, Governance, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, United States Of America (US), Bolivia
Health

1,59,768 children immunised

NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Feb 26

Publication Date: 
27/02/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Immunisation, Child Health, Polio, Assam, Lakhimpur (D)
Health

Amartya pat for child scheme

Calcutta, Feb. 25: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today appreciated the Bengal government

Publication Date: 
26/02/2009
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Children, Child Health, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), West Bengal
Health

Child, maternal health care need focus

BHUBANESWAR: Jamal

Publication Date: 
25/02/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Maternal Health, Child Health, UNICEF, Orissa (Odisha), Bhubaneswar
Health

The burden of newborn deaths in India (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
25/02/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Infant mortality, Children, Child Health, UNICEF, India
Health

Indias Jamals cant afford dal-roti daily

New Delhi: The child stars of Slumdog Millionaire are truly the lucky ones. Government spend on child-specific schemes has doubled in the last five years of the UPA

Publication Date: 
24/02/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Children, Child Health, NGO, Food Security, Budget

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