COVID-19: Need to relook human relationship with wild, domestic animals, says report
But should not come at the cost of ignoring needs of local / indigenous communities, warns report
South Africa to impose tax on sugary drinks from April 2018
South African parliament has passed a tax bill on carbonated drinks, which are now the third most commonly consumed beverage among very young …
Choking during Diwali
We burn over 40 recognised and other dangerous firecrackers, and all of them release toxic fumes into dense winter air
Japanese encephalitis continues to claim lives; Odisha, UP worst-hit
Hundreds of children are dying despite health officials claiming 100 per cent immunisation
Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks
Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International
Easy to switch: Here is why India’s dairy farmers should shift to ethnoveterinary medicines
Low-cost ethnoveterinary medicines can help curb the use of antibiotics in Indian dairy sector and combat the overlooked pandemic of …
Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won
Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as well
Long COVID: Here’s what we can learn from chronic sequelae of other infectious diseases
Long COVID-like conditions were recorded in patients of ebola, polio and chikungunya as well
Prevention better than cure: Why World Bank bats for One Health to combat pandemics
Report finds cost of prevention a third of fighting off pandemic as pace of emerging infectious outbreaks increase
Mysterious maladies: The enduring battle of autoimmune patients against information gap amid COVID-19
Fresh cases reported post vaccination; many suffered relapse after discontinuing medication out of fear
World Heart Day: Why India needs clear front-of-pack warnings on food items
Not all consumers understand what’s written on the packet because it is not written in the language they understand. Many do not read the label
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said
How antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses are linked
AMR and its relationship to human and animal morbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern medicine
Could forest loss have triggered the COVID-19 pandemic?
Scientific evidence shows that the felling of tropical forests creates ideal conditions for the spread of diseases
Measles outbreaks show legal challenges of balancing personal rights and public good
Health officials must protect citizens from communicable diseases, but within the legal framework
Training health workers can help manage hypertension in villages
Early detection and management of hypertension is necessary to prevent complications, but shortfall of trained health workforce, particularly in …
Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
If a test could reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you get it?
New global standard adopted for making trade in plants and seeds safer
There is an increasing risk that pests carried by seeds could establish themselves and spread after planting
South Africa mulls tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, WHO welcomes move
This is one of the interventions proposed in the country’s strategy for 2015-2020 for prevention and control of obesity
Why we cannot ignore the poor
One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich
Children worst hit by Nepal earthquake
According to UNICEF, at least 94,000 children are currently living in areas severely affected by the earthquake
Pesky pets
One of the first species domesticated by man, the pigeon is now an invasive species and a pest in many parts of the world
Food habits getting worse around the world, warn studies
Researchers implicate the role of junk food industry in the changing food habits, particularly of the young generation
‘Adaptation’ and ‘mitigation’ can reduce impacts of global pandemics
Mitigation programmes can save nearly US $360 billion over the next 100 years, says new study
Lethal nanopowder
Researchers develop water-soluble carbon nanoparticles that arrest growth of mosquitoes beyond the larval stage