New cholesterol control guidelines in US draw flak for promoting drug use

Experts say the formula used to calculate risk of heart diseases in people uses very old data and overestimates risk of heart ailments

Phailin fallout: people face acute drinking water shortage

200 people in Ganjam get diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water

Denmark scraps tax on fat

Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers

Arsenic just got dirtier

Exposure to arsenic also increases risk of hypertension

Stressed out

Few studies on hypertension, but doctors say it is rising

MONEYMAKERS

Enter humans, exit animals

ARGENTINA

Cigarette smoke may lead to cataract

Restore wetlands

To reduce threat of avian flu, says UNEP report

Science & Technology - Briefs

International Ear Care Day: 1.1 billion people at risk of hearing loss, warns WHO

Prolonged use of smartphones and exposure to noise in public entertainment venues responsible

Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources

3.3 million people died of excessive drinking in 2012: WHO report

Alcohol consumption rising in Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions, stable in Europe, Americas and Africa

From the frying-pan to fire

Sweden may be trying hard to control the phenomenon of acid rain, but the end result is another crisis at hand - a dwindling Population of the moose

Virus on prowl

A virus is being used to cull the rabbit population in Australia. But will it affect other animals and spoil the ecosystem?

Fatal resistance

The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …

COVID-19 mortality spikes in states with high burden of chronic diseases

There is incontrovertible evidence that underlying conditions deter the capacity to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Non communicable diseases causing more premature deaths in India now

World Bank report says heart diseases have replaced TB and sepsis as two of the five leading causes of deaths between 1990 and 2010

CAG report finds promotion irregularities at ICMR institute

Irregular payments of over Rs 2 crore at NICED; Promotions ante-dated by upto 34 months

Bird flu in Kerala under control, say authorities

It was caused by H5N1 virus, confirm laboratory tests; culling to end Monday

Dengue on the rise: global burden is three times WHO estimate

Study shows India contributed more than one-third of burden in 2010

Surprise weapon

Oil from summer cypress can combat West Nile virus

Predator is the prey

Air pollution is leading to the destruction of trees

Trees eaten hollow

Sal borer has affected 3 million trees. Experts warn of an epidemic