Mortality Reduction

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  Study Finds Proximity To Trees Associated With Healthier Newborn Outcomes

  Drexel University research reveals that expanding urban tree cover can significantly improve public health and reduce mortality rates, especially in low-income areas, emphasizing the role of green spaces in promoting environmental equity.

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  "Exemplar": United Nations Praises India's Success In Reducing Child Mortality

  The report highlighted that since 2000, India achieved an under-five mortality reduction of 70 per cent and a neonatal mortality reduction of 61 per cent.

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  Women Need Less Gym Effort For Significant Long-Term Health Gains: Study

  Women compared with men derived greater gains in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk reduction from equivalent doses of leisure-time physical activity.

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  Covishield Gives 93% Protection Against Covid, 98% Mortality Reduction: Study

  Covishield gives 93 per cent protection against COVID-19 and a 98 per cent mortality reduction, the government said on Tuesday referring to a study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) during the second COVID-19 wave that was driven by the Del

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  Centre Asks Chhattisgarh, UP To Increase Number Of ICU Beds, Ambulances

  The Centre has advised Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh to increase the number of isolation, oxygen and ICU beds, ambulance fleet and focus on mortality reduction by early detection of COVID-19 cases and adherence to national treatment protocol.

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  Income Levels Increased Significantly In Last 3 Decades: Chief Economic Adviser

  Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said India's steady growth has resulted in a consistent decline in poverty and improvement in several human development indices, including reduction in the infant mortality rate (IMR).

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  Indian Children Are Healthier Than Ever, Says a New Health Survey

  A recent report by the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4) showed that the mortality rate among children have gone down considerably in the past ten years.

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  Eating Red Chilli May Help You Live Longer

  Want to live longer? Here's red chilli to your rescue. Researches say that eating hot red chilli peppers can lead to a 13 per cent reduction in total mortality, primarily in deaths due to heart disease or stroke.

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  India Witnessed 51 Per Cent Mortality Reduction From Measels: Report

  India witnessed about 51 per cent mortality reduction from measles between 2000 and 2015 but the country is still among the six nations accounting for half of infants who did not get vaccinated last year, according to a new report by leading health organisations.

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  Rehab After Heart Attack Tied to Longer, Not Healthier Life

  Heart attack survivors who participate in cardiac rehabilitation programs may survive longer, but feel no healthier, than they would without this follow-up care, a U.S. study suggests.

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  Blood Pressure, the Mystery Number

  Almost half a century after rigorous studies, researchers still do not know just how low blood pressure should go.

• WHO urges cutting salt from food

  Cardiovascular disease is a growing problem in developing nations and it accounts for much morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Government actions to cut salt in processed foods, as well as other measures to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, could cut the global rate of cardiovascular disease by up to 50%, according to UN health offi...