Body Burden State of India`s Health: A Down to Earth Annual 2015

includes index and biblioraphy

Foreword Traditional and modern diseases and the growing toxicity of our environment is a recipe for a terrible health catastrophe ...6 Sanitation Catching up becomes difficult as open defecation continues;malnutrition adds a new dimension ...11-32 Forest degradation Infectious diseases are assuming epidemic proportions as viruses are mutating ...33-54 Pesticides Contamination of soil and water is leading to increasing cases of cancers and infertility ...55-76 Climate change From dengue to depression, climate change has enveloped the disease web ...77-92 Air pollution While Indians continue to choke with diseases due to foul air, a clear roadmap remains elusive ...93-110 Lifestyle Non communicable diseases such as hypertension are now striking the young population ...111-130 Water Poor water quality is triggering a range of diseases, overriding improved access to water ...131-146