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Oct 10, 2019
World Mental Health Day: 5 most common mental illnesses in India
More than 13% of Indians will experience “deteriorated” mental health at some point in their lives, according to the National Mental Health Survey 2015-16. -
Oct 10, 2019
World Mental Health Day 2019 theme is suicide prevention: These are the five major causes of suicides in India
India accounts for about 25% of all suicide deaths in the world. More than 2.2 lakh suicides occur in India every year, according to WHO. -
Oct 07, 2019
Despite investing more in health and wellness, millennials do not age as healthily as Generation X, says study
Millennials have a higher incidence of depression and hypertension than generation X ever did. Data show that millennials face more behavioural disorders like major depression, substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder than physical ones -
Sep 25, 2019
Why controlling India's spiralling hypertension burden is imperative for the country's overall growth and well-being
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension is the leading cause of death globally and kills more people than all infectious diseases combined. -
Sep 10, 2019
World Suicide Prevention Day 2019: One person takes their own life every 40 seconds, says WHO
Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the WHO said on Monday. -
Sep 02, 2019
How to keep your family safe from typhoid fever
Every year there are 11 million to 21 million cases of typhoid fever and 128,000-161,000 deaths worldwide because of typhoid infection, according to recent estimates by the WHO. -
Aug 20, 2019
India has highest number of sulphur dioxide-emitting hotspots in the world: Greenpeace
The Norilsk smelter complex in Russia is the world's largest SO2 emission hotspot, followed by Kriel in South Africa. -
Jul 18, 2019
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo 'global health emergency'; virus infects two million-strong city of Goma
In June, the Ebola outbreak spilled across the border for the first time when a family brought the virus into Uganda after attending the burial in Congo of an infected relative. Even then, the expert committee advised against a declaration. -
Jun 27, 2019
WHO, UNICEF join hands with local authorities for polio vaccine campaign in Somalia
Fifteen children have died in Somalia and the virus is spreading to the neighbouring state of Ethiopia. -
Jun 04, 2019
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte sparks outrage after claiming 'beautiful women cured him of being gay'
Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is notorious for his foul-mouthed speeches that include insults, threats to perceived enemies and references to rape that he casts as jokes.
