A leading private insurance company's report has revealed that the number of people applying for mediclaims during monsoon was higher in 2015-16 than in 2014-15, indicating that the incidence rate
Household fuels exceed power plants and cars as a source of smog in China, according to a new study which found that the government could dramatically improve air quality with more attention to an
An estimated 6.5 million pre mature deaths in the world are linked to air pollution every year with more than half of them being reported from China and India together.
Long-term exposure to household air pollution from lighting, cooking or heating with fuels, such as kerosene or diesel, may increase the risk of heart attacks and death, researchers including one o
Jaipur: Aiming to bring down maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the state, health department launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matratva Abhiyan (Prime Minister Safe Motherhood Campaign) in the state
Exposure to air pollutants arising from coal burning, vehicle exhaust, airborne dust and dirt can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, warns a new study.
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad men top the charts when it comes to suffering from `very high' level of hypertension, in comparison to their counterparts in other cities such as Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ko