Heart disease risk is more in wealthy and urbanised states

States that are wealthier and more urban on an average have a higher risk of heart disease incident within a decade, shows a new study

Why we are bugged

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Tourism biggest casualty

A new approach for controlling intestinal worm infections could help millions of the world's most vulnerable people

There's a growing body of evidence that shows we could be doing more for the close to billion children at risk of intestinal worms. We simply …

Staking a claim

A diseased world

SARS - India's wrong diagnosis

The Union government's recent declaration that India does not have any cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) may have allayed the …

The philippines

Containing the contagion

Understanding the bug

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A heart condition

People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution

Climate change

Least polluting countries hit the hardest

SARS Wars

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is making the world sneeze. Even as the global health community struggles to unmask a new, deadly, …

Light pollution spreads diseases

It is difficult to comprehend modern life sans nighttime light. But the amenity comes at a price. Bruno A S De Medeiros and Alessandro Barghini …

Supplements are ineffective against cardiovascular diseases

Dietary changes are better than vitamin supplements in prevention of cardiovascular disease, says a recent study

Curse of infections

Virus attack

A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks

Smart alien's relentless strike

SARS motivates researchers to redefine space invasion

Climate change causes species to change habitats

A warmer climate is playing havoc with both flora and fauna

World not prepared to cope with re-emerging infectious diseases: WHO Director General

Director General Margaret Chan was addressing the World Health Assembly being held in Geneva

Diseases linked to a degraded environment continue to ravage India

Despite the increasing burden respiratory infections and water borne disease, the budgetary allowance for health has steadily dipped in the last …

Plan to reduce physical inactivity in adults by 15% by 2030

The World Health Organization launched a global action plan to reduce physical activity in adults, a major risk factor in lifestyle diseases

Over 15,000 dengue cases reported in India so far; Delhi breaks five-year record

The government claims having prepared a list of sensitive areas in Delhi where high level of breeding was traced in 2015

Puffing to death

Ulcerous water