For the first time, study establishes link between PM 2.5 and breast cancer

A study on US women found that for every one unit increase in PM2.5, the risk factor for breast cancer increased by 4 per cent

In Parliament on March 10, 2017

The controversial crop insurance scheme, the impact of erratic weather on crops, chronic diseases, food fortification were among some of the …

Toxic Delhi air can get deep into your lungs; 22 million at risk

Pollutant particles can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause permanent harm to cognitive development

It’s taken roots: COVID-19 may soon turn endemic in many countries

India may be among endemic places; risk of the number of immune inidividuals dropping below a threshhold will remain

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Poverty and stress is prevalent in Kenya’s low-income settings which increases the behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases

GM flies promise a good night

Amid global protests, scientists find a new way to control malaria by modifying mosquito sperm to produce only male offspring

Twin studies pave way for Ebola, Zika and dengue treatment

Researchers use protein-to-protein interaction between viruses and human cells to narrow down on potential treatment targets

Zika needs to be controlled but how?

With 131 cases of Zika infections being reported in Rajasthan, the country is up in arms against the disease but has no reliable way of dealing …

New centre to help farmers become climate resilient

The centre would focus on real-time structured surveillance for insect-pests and diseases using GPS-tagging techniques

India is moving at jet speed, people should be able to move too

1 in 4 men and every second woman in India are physically inactive; can Indian construct cities which are creators of health, environment and equity?

Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases

Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …

African swine fever: Highly contagious virus hit 49 countries since 2021

Only way to contain the virus is to cull the infected, in-contact pigs and bury them in lime-treated deep trenches

Fungal flood: Increasing disease, aided by climate change, risk to global food security

Practising monoculture in modern agriculture provides ideal grounds for fungi

West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus 

Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88% 

In a first, WHO commits to eliminate cervical cancer globally

The global health body aims to reduce more than 40% new cases by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment

Awareness about hypertension very low: Study

The study found that efforts to tackle hypertension are lacking in all aspects, from screening for the condition and providing diagnosis to the …

Overeaters, Mediterranean diet is the answer to your problems

Despite containing similar proportions of fat, protein and carbohydrates, this diet could lower the risk of obesity, pre-diabetes, and …

Least developed countries will consume more sugar, less protein in next 10 years

Many LDCs will not be able to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating all forms of malnutrition by 2030

Famines in India are a nightmare of the past

A WHO study notes that While India has achieved impressive levels in food production, equitable distribution is still a distant dream. Chronic …

Die hard

Identified a century ago and viciously attacked by pesticides and drugs, the Anopheles mosquito and the malarial parasite still survive to prey …

Health class

Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes

Rat chronicles

The tiny rodents that most people link only to pestilence and crop destruction have fascinated Ishwar Prakash -- one of that rare breed: a rat …

Lean pastures

Drought and a viral disease strike Jaisalmer’s livestock. Kurush Canteenwala finds out how the herders are coping

Vicious cycle

Cost of treating hypertension itself leads to stress

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