Tag Archives : The Lancet

According to a recent study published by The Lancet, well known medical journal, alcohol is more harmful than heroin and other drugs. The study was conducted by Prof. David Nutt (in the picture) along with others. It is an interesting study because it classifies drugs on the basis of harm i.e. harmful to the individual and harmful to others around. [...]

According to Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH, and colleagues from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health in their commentary in The Lancet, “The global in global health refers to the scope of problems, not their location. Global health has to embrace the full breadth of important health threats.” The authors have offered a definition of global [...]

Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the twenty-first century, according to a report in the medical journal The Lancet, coming from scientists who underscore the need for urgent action. “This is not a disaster movie with a happy ending, but something real,” said Professor Anthony Costello, director of the report, who asserted [...]

Across the globe, 150 million girls under 18 years are victims of sexual violence. Many of these young people suffer from Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), difficulty sleeping, depression, and alcohol consumption habit. Being children of the communities where they belong, their parents, guardians, relatives, and neighbors bear the primary responsibility [...]