Nowadays people experience enormous stress due to strained financial conditions, workplace and tensed relationships, hence making India one of the most depressed countries in the world. read more

A teabag put in near-boiling water produces about 11.6 billion microplastic granules and 3.1 billion even smaller nanoplastics, which are invisible to the human eye. read more

Apart from the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) also has guidelines on reporting of suicide cases and presentation of reports. read more

Facebook’s statement comes on World Suicide Prevention Day and follows Twitter Inc’s remarks that content related to self-harm will no longer be reported as abusive in an effort to reduce the stigma around suicide. read more

In a fresh report, the UN health agency said that the global suicide rate had fallen somewhat between 2010 and 2016, but the number of deaths has remained stable because of a growing global population. read more

Hanging, poisoning and shooting are the most common suicide methods, the WHO said as it urged governments to adopt suicide prevention plans to help people cope with stress and to reduce access to suicide means. read more

We must strengthen human resources and the quality of services to reach the universal health coverage read more

Health ministers of six countries were felicitated for public health achievements by the Regional Committee, which is the highest decision-making and governing body of the WHO in South East Asia Region,which is home to one-fourth of the world’s popu... read more

Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is a strong advocate of fitness and cycled 2km from his home to work in the summer heat to take charge of the Union health and family welfare ministry at Nirman Bhawan on June 3 read more

The women with a history of sexual violence reported stronger memories with specific details that included seeing the event clearly in their mind. read more

By enhancing individual health, physical activity helps lower healthcare costs. Its promotion – especially in culturally relevant and familiar forms – should be a core part of preventive health everywhere. read more

A study has revealed that sitting for 9.5 hours or more a day -- excluding sleeping time -- is associated with an increased risk of death. read more

It is not just respiratory symptoms or a feeling of tiredness that asthma sufferers have to face daily, many of them even have to deal with shame and a sense of guilt using inhalers at work, preventing them from working to their full potential. read more

A favourable policy environment to vaccinate children and older age groups will help the country fight the disease. read more

In percentage terms, prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in India was 22.2% in 2004-06 and 14.5% in 2016-18. read more