Researchers develop pesticide alternative to protect plants form viral infection
New screening process can detect efficient molecules that can help kill virus
New wrist-worn device can quickly tell if you’re having a heart attack — it could save many lives
Testing for a protein in the heart cells called troponin can help show changes in heart rhythm
‘Ethnoveterinary medicines can be used as preventives and curatives’
Down To Earth spoke to MNB Nair from the Center for Ethno-Veterinary Science and Practice, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences …
Scientists propose Controlled Human Infection Model studies
In CHIM, researchers infect healthy participants with a weakened strain of a pathogen in a controlled setting to learn more about the infection …
Trichomes the real heroes in natural farming
These small, smooth hair protect plants from insects and stop fungal spores from germinating
Did you know dogs can detect malaria in our breath?
Using dogs to detect malaria in humans can help speed up global eradication of the disease as the method is non-invasive and allows many samples …
Number of dengue cases in 2017 was the highest in a decade
There has been a more than 300 per cent hike in dengue cases since 2009, and even the total number of deaths in 2017 was the highest in the last …
Why zoonotic diseases are fast spreading to humans
Infectious diseases that were once confined to animals in forests are now attacking human beings, at a faster pace
Illegal pig import may be behind African swine fever outbreak in Manipur, say officials
Strict containment measures have been enforced in affected areas in the absence of a vaccine or treatment
New WHO panel to investigate rise in zoonotic diseases and build action plan
The experts will advise several international organisations on how future outbreaks can be averted
India joins global research hub on antimicrobial resistance
The country is the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world — consumption increased by 103 per cent from 2000 to 2015, the highest in …
Progress against a neglected tropical disease in east Africa is under threat
Kalaazar is neglected because it is a disease of poverty
World TB Day: More men than women reported infection among India’s elderly
The prevalence percentage among men is almost double that among women.
Dengue outbreak in Brazil prompting emergency health measures
As the world gets increasingly warmer and wetter, mosquito-related disease outbreaks are predicted to rise and spread
Limited access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa likely to stall hypertension treatment
Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading global cause of death
Online food products ‘too sweet’
While sweet taste was mentioned in 11 per cent of product reviews, saltiness was rarely mentioned
Sunscreen wouldn’t have saved Bob Marley from melanoma, and it won’t help other dark-skinned people
Melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer linked to overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
Snakebite: a public health problem you don’t hear of
Call to end neglected tropical diseases brings this major public health problem into focus
Fruit bats source of Nipah virus, confirm ICMR scientists
Scientists from the Indian Council of Medicl Research reportedly confirmed the source of Nipah virus to be fruit bats
Chikungunya cases increase by 70% since 2013
Haryana saw an almost 100% spike in chikungunya cases from 2013 to 2017, according to the National Health Profile 2017
Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report
The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens
Smoke from world’s worsening wildfires is killing more than 33,000 people every year
Japan accounted for the highest number of annual deaths, at 7,000, in its 47 cities; the study was carried out in 749 cities across 43 …
Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report
The leading risk factors for LRI mortality, however, varied across age groups and sex
Health in news on May 1
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health
Nigeria’s missing virus hunters: University decline robs country of virologists
Nigeria should create an enabling environment for scientists to function effectively and maximally