Official contamination

Sudden death

A mystery disease kills 35 people in Siliguri

US comes clean

Diesel becomes a dirty word in the official US environmental lexicon

Re-examined

Air pollutants alone may cause acute asthma attacks

Rash of ailments

Followed by new scheme to track diseases

Highlights of 2016 UNICEF report on the state of the world's children

The UNICEF report, titled The State of the World's Children 2016, makes startling revelations on prevalence of inequity in child health, …

Food allergies on the rise

Increase in number of cases reported across the world; prevalence rate in India could be 3 per cent

Bureaucracy has no idea about health care trends

T Jacob John , professor of virology and paediatrics at Christian Medical College, Vellore, speaks to Raj Kishor Khaware on the state of health …

Another plague in the offing

The rash of leptospirosis cases in Mumbai during the current monsoon points towards the gradual breakdown of health services in burgeoning …

Colonisation continues

The story of bioinvasion for beginners

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

David and Goliath

Living in the shadow of fear

Breakthrough in tackling zika: scientists identify proteins that make virus deadly

These results give researchers a crucial insight into how Zika affects cells

Tipsy hearts and the good life

A recent study suggests thart a moderate consumption of alcohol is good for the heart

Pot-bellies weigh heavy upon Indian hearts

Paunches are common among Indians and this makes them especially prone to heart disease

Sponging away pain

High-pressure juveniles

Invade with care

Animals to the rescue

A breakthrough in organ transplant surgery promises end the agonies of patients and donors

Lessening heartache

Outbreak

A WARNER BROS RELEASE Directed by Wolfgang Petersen 127 min

New hepatitis virus

Salt in UNICEF's cake of success

Looking through the eyes