New Delhi, Jan 28 (JEN) Consumption of tobacco has come down by a little more than 11 per cent in West Bengal, according to the recent reports released by the National Family Health Survey.

Kolkata, Jan 28 (JEN): More than 60 percent women in the 15-49 year age-group in West Bengal suffer from anaemia, reveals the National Family Health Survey 2015-2016.

Shimla, Jan 27 (JEN) Seven people have so far died and more than 1,000 have been affected of jaundice following a severe outbreak of jaundice in Shimla over the past month, reports said.

Indore, Jan 26 (JEN) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has annouced at an event recently that 312 Gram Panchayats, 610 villages of Indore Rural have taken a stance against ...

New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over t ...

Kolkata, Jan 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than half the children under 5 years are still Anaemic in West Bengal, as the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-‘16) data high ...

New York, Jan 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations health agency cautioned South-East Asia States on Monday to remain vigilant against the continuing risks of Middle East respirator ...

New York, Jan 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Twenty countries in the Americas and about 10 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection accordin ...

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Jan 22 (JEN): The recent Ebola epidemic challenged leaders of all nations and sectors and brought to light the need for resiliency and infrastructure to prevent ...