International community steps up to adopt tobacco treaty guidelines

Bobby Ramakant,    Tue, 10 Mar 2009
At the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in India this week, governments and civil society are demanding tobacco corporations comply swiftly with new treaty guidelines preventing industry interference in health policy.

Day napping may raise chances of Type 2 diabetes

NI Wire,    Mon, 9 Mar 2009
Daytime snoozers beware! You may be at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as scientists from United Kingdom (UK) have claimed in their recent study.

Youth refuse to be 'targeted' by tobacco industry

Bobby Ramakant,    Sun, 8 Mar 2009
More than 80% of the tobacco use begins before the age of 18 years. The tobacco industry loses more than 5.4 million of its best customers every year as they die of causes attributed to tobacco use.

India to host World Conference on Tobacco or Health

Shobha Shukla,    Sat, 7 Mar 2009
India is a host to the global conference on tobacco control for the first time in history. More than 2,400 delegates from across the world will convene to deliberate on different aspects of tobacco control.

Vitamin A supplements reduces child mortality by over 20 pc

Bobby Ramakant,    Fri, 27 Feb 2009
The vitamin A supplementation of infants and children can potentially reduce child mortality by over 20 per cent, said Howard B. Schiffer

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