The Hotel and Restaurants Association in Kerala has decided to stop selling shawarma in the state following the death of a youth in Thiruvananthapuram after consuming it.

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Over 40 eateries in different parts of the district were closed by various enforcement agencies including the health wing of the local bodies for want of hygienic conditions and healthy food.

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India fares poorly among middle-income countries when it comes to overall well-being of children even as the world witnessed significant progress in child health, education and nutrition during the la

Nearly 40 per cent of children in the city are exposed to passive smoking which makes them vulnerable to cancer as they inhale the toxic smoke at home from their fathers, says a survey conducted by Ad

City doctors are worried with the rapid increase in cases of child obesity and adolescent obesity.

“According to a World Health Organisation report, more than 1.4 billion adults who are 20-plus are

Rich nations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said they had pledged more than 2.6 billion dollars towards family planning in developing countries at a summit in London on Wednesday.

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Nephrologists in Chennai report a disturbing rise in the number of kidney stone cases among very young children and even infants.

In the case of small babies with kidney stones, doctors often find o

In further evidence that confirms India’s fear of importing polio virus from neighbouring countries, a recent study has revealed that a major chunk of children below three years in Pakistan and Afghan

Lisie Roy, a staff nurse by profession, is happy today. The thyroid which had been troubling her was surgically removed almost two years ago.

But her happiness ste-ms from the fact that she we-ars n

Two-year-old baby Yasmin Said Al-Amari is one lucky girl. Two months ago, she was dying of hepatitis and liver failure; she was airlifted from Oman to Chennai in a critical state. Today, Yasmin is a c