Though the  Covid-19 pandemic has hit hard celebrations of festivals and important commemorative days, women’s health day calls for recognition of the important contribution of mothers holed up at home during the lockdown which had not only deprived them of their freedom but also in most cases reduced them to 24x7 housemaids, catering to children, husbands, and in-laws in joint families. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

The COVID-19 pandemic serves as an unexpected reminder of how important health is to people, society, and the global economy. To get full access to this story 'Subscribe Now' in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

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Heart disease is one of the greatest killers in the world nowadays, and it is widely accepted that our genes interact with traditional lifestyle risk factors, such as obesity, smoking or a sedentary life to promote an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Cambridge University finds that offspring whose mothers had a complicated pregnancy may be at greater risk of heart disease in later life.

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The US Census just released the latest population estimate and one story persists – fertility rates are down. At the moment, one child is born every eight seconds in the US and one person dies every eleven seconds. Those two factors have yielded a natural population increase of one million last year, down from an increase of 1.8 million in 2008.