A study undertaken by a city doctor has found the children of Lucknow not only underweight but also higher in all the other new parameters issued by World Health Organisation (WHO) for estimating malnutrition among kids.

The new H1N1 virus, which has caused the first pandemic of the 21st century, appears to have been circulating undetected among pigs for years, researchers reported on Thursday.

Although health officials have been watching for new influenza viruses in humans, animal health regulators have missed the opportunity to check swine, the researchers reported.

NO KIDDING: A masked girl sits with a classmate at a kindergarten in Hong Kong on Thursday in the wake of the swine flu alarm.
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation told its member nations on Thursday it was declaring a swine flu pandemic

Aarti Dhar
NEW DELHI: Though the World Health Organisation on Thursday declared an A (H1N1) influenza pandemic, putting the affected countries on the highest alert, India continues to be in the

The World Health Organization says a vaccine which can prevent a diarrhoea and vomiting virus should be given to all children as a routine vaccination.

Rotavirus causes more than 500,000 diarrheal deaths and two million hospitalisations a year among children.

Over 85% of deaths occur in developing countries in Africa and Asia.

National Forum on Environment and Health (NFEH) has expressed grave concern over the fast degradation of environment in the country especially Karachi in the past 12 years which inflicted huge losses to the economy and posed threat to resources.

N. Gopal Raj

Experts have advised the WHO to continue using geographical spread as the basis to move a pandemic to Phase 6. But they have also indicated that it should modify the criterion to include an assessmentof severity.

Growth curves are an essential tool in pediatric practice. Their value resides in helping to determine the degree to which physiological needs for growth and development are being met during the important childhood period. However, their usefulness goes far beyond assessing children

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said smokers have a 70 percent higher death rate than non-smokers. According to WHO, there are approximately 1.1 billion regular smokers in the world, which is one-third of the population aged 15 years and above. According to the figures, roughly 47 percent of men and 12 percent of women are smokers.

Improved quality of drug products in India, including products that are better suited to India

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