According to a new survey that was conducted around 11 European countries and included 7,905 women, Britain (28.5 per cent) scored highest in alcohol consumption during pregnancy, followed by Russia (26.5 per cent) and Switzerland (20.9 per cent).
The proportion of women in Europe who drink alcohol when they know they are pregnant is highest in the UK and lowest in Norway,...
Parliament passed the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017, seeking to prevent any injustice against HIV or AIDS infected persons on Tuesday with the Lok Sabha passing it. The Bill had got the Rajya Sabha's nod on 21 March.
Political party representatives cutting across party lines give their stamp of approval for the...
In a bizarre incident, a 23-year-old post-graduation student ended his life by jumping from the 19th floor of a posh five-star in Bandra West on Monday,allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
The Bandra police found a suicide note in which Bharadwaj said he was ending his life due to depression. Bharadwaj has thanked his parents and friends. He has also...
Sakshi Malik, who made made India proud by bringing a Bronze medal in Rio Olympics 2016, has tied a knot with another wrestler Satyawart Kardian on April 2 and they reveal that they first met at 2014 Commonwealth games and then, they got engaged last October and about a week before, they had announced their wedding date..
This ceremony took...
Scientists have identified a novel soil fungus which uses enzymes to rapidly break down plastic materials, an advance that could help deal with the waste problem that threatens our environment.
The research team led by Xu Jianchu, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an unexpected solution to the growing plastic problem in the form of soil fungus...
In a shocking and a shameful incident, as many as 70 girls of Kasturba Gandhi Residential School at Digri village were on Thursday stripped naked allegedly by a school principal to check for menstrual blood.
Specs of blood in a bathroom at a residential school in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar made the warden so furious that she allegedly forced some 70...
Depression is a common illness worldwide, with more than a whopping 300 million people affected according to World Health Organisation (WHO). Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life.
Especially when long-lasting and with moderate or severe intensity, depression may become a serious health condition. It can cause the affected person to...
The health of the citizen is more important than the commercial interests of the automobile industry, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and ordered a freeze on the registration and sale of BS-III fuel compliant vehicles by “any manufacturer or dealer” on and from April 1, when the next level and environmentally friendly BS-IV fuel emission standards are scheduled...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era regulations to curb climate change, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry while calling into question US support for an international deal to fight global warming. A move meant to bolster domestic energy production and create jobs, but environmentalists say the order is dangerous and vow...
‘Heat stress’,the effect on the human body,rises at a faster rate than temperature, partly because warmer air can hold more moisture. Humid air absorbs more liquid at a slower rate so human’s main method of cooling down, sweating, is less effective.
Global megacities like Kolkata could face annual deadly heat waves like the one that claimed over 2,000 lives in...
