Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease worldwide. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the first indigenously developed and manufactured Rotavirus vaccine: 'Rotavac’, recently. This indigenously developed vaccine will boost efforts to combat infant mortality due to diarrhoea. 

Washington: Glorious, red pomegranates and their Middle Eastern sister, luscious toffee-like dates, are delicious, increasingly trendy, and healthy to boot. As it turns out, when consumed together they are a winning combination in the war against heart disease. Just half a glass of pomegranate juice a day with a handful of dates can do the trick!

Boston: Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to your diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to new research. 

Boston: There is burgeoning research showing that co-consuming cooked whole eggs with your veggies can increase carotenoids absorption. With the recent scientific report from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee lessening past concern over cholesterol in eggs, this is particularly good news.

Stony Brook: Did you know that one organ donor can save up to eight lives? And that could be extremely helpful given the fact that in New York State alone, over 10,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, according to LiveOnNY (formally the New York Organ Donor Network). More than 8,000 people await kidneys; over 1,300 need livers; and more than 300 need hearts.