Women over 65 most prone to cervical cancer

Regular screenings for the disease fall drastically with age

Toying with danger?

No Europe-wide ban on potentially dangerous chemicals used in plastic toys

Particles in our body

Minute particles have a lethal effect on human health

Toxic mall

Instead of curtailing use of plastics, the Delhi government sets up a new market

Burning problem

Safdarjung Hospital's incinerator spells trouble for those living in its vicinity

Ailing hospitals

A survey of hospitals in Delhi reveals the poor state of waste management

The road ahead

A time-bomb ticking

Troubled island

Unchecked pollution in Eloor has lead to high disease incidences

Tobacco turns a new leaf

Can yield drugs

Peril in Brazil

Study shows pesticides double cancer risk in farm labour

Nanotechnology can

Small is useful

According to report

Science & Technology - Bytes

Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in soil

Gene patent verdict is as good as it gets

The US Supreme Court’s verdict in the Myriad case keeps everyone happy

Illegal immigrants

Cosmetic concern

FDA orders withdrawal of ranitidine drug from markets

US drug regulator completes seven-month investigation, finds high levels of carcinogen

Scientists decode how UV rays damage our skin

Ultraviolet rays weaken bonds between cells in top layer of skin and causes damage

Industry over public health

New DoT mobile tower guidelines fall short of meeting need of the hour

Fungal friend

Carotenoid in a fungi keeps heart diseases, cancer at bay

Cancerous virus

Researchers believe that hepatitis virus can cause cancer

Battered Lungs

Lung cancer is a result of the deadly cocktail of smoking, air pollution and poverty

Today's Plague

Some of the most common cancers in India are directly linked to poverty

Killer with a BIAS

There is overwhelming evidence that some of the common cancers target the poor