Hyderabad, November 17 -- Following the incident in which seven newborn babies died at a government hospital in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, the state government has ordered a probe into the matter.
New Delhi, November 16 -- Amid the fresh outbreak of Type 3 polio virus in the country, the central government is contemplating introducing a bivalent oral polio vaccine (BoPV) to combat the paralytic disease.
New York, November 6 -- A new research finds that babies cry in melodic patterns of the native languages their parents speak well before their first babbles or coos.
New York, November 2 -- The World health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will join forces today, the first annual World Pneumonia Day, and launch a six-year global action plan to fight pneumonia in 68 developing countries, mostly in Africa and Asia, but also in parts of Central and South America.
London, October 19 -- Good news for women planning to start a family by going in for in-vitro fertilization (IVF)!
New York, October 14 -- A major survey reports that increased use of contraceptives has minimized the global abortions. However, unsafe abortions, especially in the developing countries, kill 70,000 women every year.
Negev, Israel, October 10 -- A recent study has found that heartburn drugs are safe for pregnant women and the fetus.
New York, October 5 -- A new research finds that nearly 13 million premature births take place annually, and out of these, about one million infants die each year within a month of birth.
London, October 2 -- A new study has shown that babies born in developed countries today will most probably live out a century.
New York, September 29 -- A new study suggests that each newborn should be screened for high levels of bilirubin -- yellow breakdown product of red blood cells, a fluid made by the liver -- as this screening is likely to decrease the incidence of severe jaundice among infants.
