The 12% GST on sanitary pads and tampons has become a red rag to women’s rights activists and opposition parties. The government’s logic for the high GST is that raw materials like polymers have an 18% tax rate, so lowering tax on the finished product would hurt producers. But that has not convinced ... read more
India has highest number of pregnant women with deadly Strep bacteria
India has the highest number of pregnant women worldwide who carry the Group B Streptococcus bacterium which causes nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths globally every year, according to research unveiled today. The top five countries by numbers of pregnant women colonised with Group B ... read more
Dear women, here are 4 easy ways to find out if you have symptoms of breast cancer
It is recommended that women above twenty years do breast self-examination once in a month. Women above 40 years of age should get a mammogram done once a year. When detected early, the treatment becomes simpler, shorter and cheaper. Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer seen in Indian ... read more
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