Path lab in a tablet

Kanav Kahol, an expert on biomedical informatics, quit his teaching job in the US and came back to India to create a technology that would …

The thalidomide story explained

How a drug prescribed for nausea in pregnant women led to severe limb defects in their babies  

New cancer risk

WHO links excess mobile phone use to cancer; experts divided on health impact of radio frequencies

Toxic Alert

In large doses, cadmium is carcinogenic. A study now shows that even chronic exposure to the heavy metal in low doses causes breast cancer. …

Animal sacrifice

150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?

Chinese suplex

As China plays smart games in the business of rare earths, India braces itself to enter the fray

‘Policies will infuse objectivity in health research’

Several health and research policies in the country are either in draft stage or just recommendatory in nature. This hampers regulation of …

Tax hike on cigarettes can prevent four million deaths in India: report

ADB report points out that the amount of money spent by the poorest 10 million male smokers on cigarettes a day can actually help them buy 1,400 …

Deadly virus triggers fears of SARS-like epidemic

WHO has not declared whether deadly virus, which has caused the death of a Saudi national, is a public health threat

A tab on wishlist

As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market

Plastic makes little girls cranky

Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls

Fall of a premier institute

Amid funds siphoning allegations, future of National Institute of Pharma Education seems bleak

Few steps away from disaster

Bird flu virus can be transmitted from humans to humans

Diabetes plan staggers

National programme to combat the disease is inadequate  

Nanotech’s mega hazard

Nanoparticles are harmful, but India is yet to regulate their use

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Detergent detector

New test to identify synthetic milk

Contraceptive chaos

Copper-T better in emergency, but doctors do not encourage its use

Not so hard to crack

A rare fungus threatens Indian walnuts

Stem cell dilemma

How clinics use embryonic therapy not approved by ICMR

Tap to know how well you are

Trend of using health-monitoring apps on smartphones catches up in India

Spit and know your future

Personal genomics makes individualised healthcare possible; but experts remain wary

What ails Bundi?

Dinsa Sachan scours the Rajasthan district’s health centres for answers

Not all is lost

Indian recipes retain most iodine during cooking

Make way for Indian probiotics

Scientists root for probiotics containing indigenous bacteria