The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), a collective of 45,000 doctors across the country, including 1,200 based in the city, has resolved to raise awareness among the masses about the random use of antibiotics for ailments like cough. Overuse of medicines categorised as antimicrobial, including antibiotics and antivirals, increases the risk of the body developing resistance to these medicines. Dr Bela Verma, head of JJ`s paediatric department and a member of IAP said, “For something...

Mentioned in India Book of Records Raksha Jain has donated 160.81 litres of her milk to feed over 5,000 children in need. Raksha Jain has breastfed countless newborns who couldn’t receive their biological mothers’ milk for various reasons In the bustling city of Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, Raksha Jain has set a record that transcends ordinary achievements. Raksha has breastfed countless newborns who couldn’t receive their biological mothers’ milk for various reasons, giving them a precious chance...

Doctor explains: Can breast cancer be prevented and at what age should you get screened?The reason for rise in breast cancer may be attributed to Westernised lifestyle

“It is a fact. Delayed childbirth is an established cause of breast cancer. Childbirth after 30 years increases breast cancer.” Courtesy: The First Post/Prabhash K Dutta Actor Hina Khan’s social media post about her stage-3 breast cancer has left many thinking about the vulnerability of younger women to the disease. Firstpost brings out an expert’s opinion on the most common cancer among women Representational image. Pixabay Popular Indian TV actor Hina Khan was diagnosed with...

Orissa High Court Rules Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave

The court observed that a leave of 180 days is granted to female government employees on the adoption of a child up to one year of age in line with maternity leave as admissible to natural mothers for proper care of the adopted child. Mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave as provided to natural mothers. Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the...

Breast Milk From Tobacco?

Breakthrough could pave way for formula milk that more closely replicates health benefits of breastfeeding Scientists have genetically engineered a close relative of the tobacco plant to pump out nutrients found in human breast milk. The technology could pave the way for infant formula milk that more closely replicates health benefits of breastfeeding, according to the team behind the work. The study demonstrated that the genetically modified Nicotiana benthamiana could produce complex sugars called human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)...

Infant Born With Two Teeth, Doctors Surgically Removed the Teeth

In an extraordinary event at Sadar Hospital in Parsudih, Jamshedpur, a child was born with a rare occurrence. As soon as the baby cried after birth, the eyes of nurses and doctors widened in amazement. The situation escalated to the point where surgery was deemed necessary. This child has become the talk of the town. On June 11, Shiv Karwa’s wife, Sunita Devi, a resident of Sarjamda, experienced labor pains and was admitted to Sadar...

ICMR Recommends Mashed Dals For Babies Rather Than “Dal kaa Pani”, Provides List of Meals That Go Well Together 

ICMR Recommends Mashed Dals For Babies Rather Than “Dal kaa Pani”, Provides List of Meals That Go Well Together In contrast to watery foods like “dal kaa pani,” the ICMR suggests foods with semi-solid consistency for infants in its most recent guidelines. According to guidelines established lately by the Indian Council of Medical Research, it is recommended that infants be fed foods with a semi-solid consistency at six months of age, with complementary foods introduced...

1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises – UNICEF

Children experiencing this level of food poverty are up to 50 per cent more likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition, new analysis finds   Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age – or 1 in 4 – are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a new UNICEF report reveals today. For the first time, Child Food Poverty:...

Pregnancy posed grave danger to mental health

A Bombay high court bench of Justices N R Borkar and Somasekhar Sundaresan has allowed a 19-year old to abort her 26-week foetus, citing reproductive autonomy. Earlier, a medical board had reviewed her plea for MTP beyond the permissible 24-week deadline. Although the foetus had no abnormalities, the medical board advised termination as the pregnancy posed a “grave danger” to the girl’s mental health. The teen had petitioned the HC on May 27 through advocate...

How to manage your pandemic baby’s temper tantrums

In a world still grappling with the aftereffects of covid-19, parents of children born in 2020 and 2021 — pandemic babies — face a new challenge: an unprecedented rise in temper tantrums. Born at a time when normal social activities were on pause, these infants struggle to communicate their feelings, leading to heightened emotional outbursts, say parents and early childhood experts.   “Juggling remote work and parenting, I often relied on digital devices to pacify...

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