Diabetes plan staggers

National programme to combat the disease is inadequate  

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Gaseous menace

Scientists and researchers try to figure out ways to curb rising carbon dioxide levels

Inextricably linked

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health

Extracting a cost

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Bee farms to shops

Big firms control honey supply

Reverse land use change to prevent zoonoses like COVID-19: UNCCD

Land use degradation creates ground for zoonotic disease like COVID-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans …

India’s mysterious diseases: The ailments that remain undiagnosed

There have been some diseases in India that have perplexed the government and medical fraternity for decades

COVID-19 and medicine’s misguided romance with machines

The history of a controversial syndrome linked to COVID-19 shows the risk of letting technology dictate treatment

Large parks can reduce depression risk: study

Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks

‘Pesticides, antibiotic use and ultra-processing threaten food safety in India’

Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says that in addition to microbiological and chemical contamination, factors like salt, sugar and …

India shows the way for other polio-endemic nations

After India’s unexpected feat of freeing itself from polio, the target to eradicate the debilitating disease from the world, set in 1988, …

Saffola study, a marketing ploy?

Saffolalife’s online survey on risk of cardiovascular diseases could help Marico which positions its Saffola oil brands as healthy for heart

Anthony McMichael on health risks from climate change

ANTHONY MCMICHAEL heads the International Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, and is a member …

Fat of the matter

What does 'healthy oil' really mean? It is difficult to tell. The Centre for Science and Environment studied branded edible oils to understand …

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Drugged by chicken

Antibiotics in meat make disease-causing bacteria resistant to cures

Viral flight

Bird flu reported among wild migratory birds in China

Give native knowledge its due place

ICDS gets packaged food for the malnourished

In Short (News)

International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases

Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors

A plant breeder comes into his own

Awards are finally coming to K Vinod Prabhu, 54, a plant breeder, for his work on building resistance in wheat, mustard and rice through the …

Future shock

As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…