A toilet per second

Bad air

Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME

Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023

Lifestyle diseases are the biggest killers in India

Down To Earth’s recently launched biennial publication shows crucial links between environment and health, some of them yet unexplored

Silent threat

Studies show modern kitchen is not as safe as believed. Use of exhausts, effective ventilation can reduce household pollution

Droopy dead

New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture's …

Clucking in alarm

poultry farms across north India are facing a mysterious viral disease. As many as two million birds have fallen prey to the illness and the …

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study

SARS-CoV-2 can lead to heart impairment, experimental study finds

Even mild infections sustained viral presence for a month, indicating persistent infection  

Climate change may worsen conditions of patients with heart problems

Body weight of people with heart failure would fluctuate during heatwaves

Probable cases of acute hepatitis in children cross 600, cause remains unknown 

As many as 38 children required transplants and nine died

COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in India

Lack of preparedness makes for an asphyxiating crisis in just 8 weeks

This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter

Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter 

After Rajasthan, Zika affects 89 in Madhya Pradesh

Out of the 89 people who tested positive for Zika, 17 are pregnant women

Rise in swine flu cases before monsoon is alarming

The reason for the unusual increase in swine flu prevalence is yet to be known

Understanding mosquitoes can help us find better ways to kill them

Mosquitoes have developed complex adaptions to locate their favorite food sources

Hunger costs Ghana $2.6 billion per year

24 per cent of all child mortality cases in Ghana are associated with undernutrition

'Delhi's air was unbreathable on Diwali night'

The curious case of pneumonia

Disease hits camels across Rajasthan

Less iodine lowers IQs

Biotech wine

Saving whales

Dying without killing the skin

Novel surgery

Beefy i-cards