Various studies have shown contribution of pollution in increased risk of numerous diseases. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, allergens, and air pollution leads to various problems in human beings. Pollution could be harmful for all age groups but it is deadly for health of small children and elderly. 

Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) has organized a re-orientation programme for doctors of ayurveda in Mumbai. This programme has been organized with an aim to equip is doctors of ayurveda with knowledge of newer technological practices in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics. This six-day programme was started on September 22. 

Studies have shown various health benefits offered by fish oil. A recent study showed that intake of fish oil supplement regularly can boost the mental faculties of the child. But this study was criticized by various experts.

In this study, researchers analyzed the data collected from 3,000 students in Britain. These students were given fish capsules everyday for a period of six months leading up to their exams. The results of these children were compared with the other children who were not given the supplements. 

US’ Centre for Disease Control has classified diabetes as a chronic, incurable

Recently U.S. researchers have developed a method for generating "induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS cells) without the side effects. This new research has shown that iPS cells can be grown using viruses that do not integrate themselves into the hosts' genome, bypassing a problem that has undermined the success of previous iPS cells. This study was done by Matthias Stadtfeld from Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues.

In the last few decades, incidences of eczema in infants have increased in developed countries. Eczema is a painful condition. It is believed that diet of children could be the reason behind this increase. A recent research has offered a way to decrease the risk of eczema. Researchers have found that if children are given a diet containing fish before the age of nine months the chances of developing eczema decreases.