Health Care

51% of Indian children stunted by undernutrition, says studyHindu, India - 4 hours ago... of Public Health, who has authored the series. According to data analysed in the series, over 51 per cent of children in India under five are stunted. ...Nearly ... [visit website]

Bidis more lethal than cigarettes: Health ministryThe Statesman, India - 13 May 2008One million of the estimated two million cases of tuberculosis in India are due to smoking. Releasing the monograph “Bidi Smoking and Public health” here ... [visit website]

Newstrack IndiaBidi kills 6-lakh people annually in India: StudyNewstrack India, India - 13 May 2008... health secretary Naresh Dayal. ‘West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are the major epicenters of bidi rolling in India ... [visit website]

Newstrack IndiaBeedi..India's silent killerMyNews.in, India - 13 May 2008Roughly about eight bidis are sold for every cigarette, underlines Bidi Smoking and Public Health, released by Union Ministry of Health and Family "Tobacco ...Puff, puff & kill yourself Calcutta Telegraph‘Bidis contain more nicotine ... [visit website]

Business StandardIndia health insurance seen rising, but concerns stayReuters India, India - 9 May 2008Last year, DKV, a unit of German reinsurer Munich Re, formed a health insurance joint venture in India with Apollo Hospitals group, whose flagship is Apollo ...Specialty health ... [visit website]