Overweight or obese people now outnumber those who are undernourished by nearly two and a half time, according to the McKinsey Global Institute. Like wasting, being overweight is generally considered a form of malnutrition. Read more>
Drug and biotechnology stocks surged yesterday after the US government said a cost-cutting mechanism created under Obamacare, known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, will likely be triggered in 2017, not this year as some investors had feared. Read more>
India has said it is revising its drugs law to make it easier for companies to do business while ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicines, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest move to encourage industry. Read more>
HIV testing on infants is set to be revolutionised, thanks to a diagnostic test being piloted in the Western Cape which cuts the diagnosis time from weeks to less than an hour. Read more>
More evidence has emerged of the harm antibiotics can cause young children and how the drugs' abuse can increase the number of bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes. Read more>
While state hospitals undoubtedly present different health structures and challenges‚ a recent model implemented in private hospitals across the country has suggested ways to reduce the use of antibiotics. Read more>
New research suggests that children who grow up in urban areas and are exposed to violence and other psychological stressors are more likely to have asthma compared with their rural counterparts who are exposed to more outdoor and agricultural activities. Read more>
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