Physical inactivity huge burden on economy but only 50% countries have dedicated policy

Rise in non-communicable diseases will cost the global economy $27 billion annually: WHO

How temperature & rainfall are complicating Africa’s fight against malaria

Six countries — Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola and Burkina Faso — accounted for about 55% …

New cholesterol study may lead you to ask: Pass the eggs, or pass on the eggs?

A recent study examined the association between dietary cholesterol or egg consumption with cardiovascular disease and all causes of mortality

India’s neglected tropical diseases

India experiences the world’s largest burden of at least 11 major non-communicable diseases

Dengue risk: notices sent to President's estate, hospitals over mosquito breeding

New Delhi Municipal Council has so far issued 3,337 notices and 146 challans this season

Killers in the air

A study of 90 US cities clearly links air pollutants to death and disease

Instant threat

Particulate matter immediately affects lungs and heart

Warning attacks

Culling science to sell beef

Optimism good for the heart

Breaking hearts with toxics

Exposure to arsenic results in heart diseases

China goes transgenic

Ranks fifth globally in area under cultivation

Live stock of vaccines

Silkworms to help combat livestock diseases

Antibiotics could be contributing to rise of non-communicable diseases

Several NCDs are accompanied by increased susceptibility to infections, which are treated with antibiotics

Cardiac care

HEART CARE FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH·Harbans S Wasir·Roli Books·Delhi·2001·84pp· Rs 275

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years in the past three decades: Lancet study

COVID-19, however, was a dampener in many countries  

Urban burden

THAILAND

RESPIRATORY ILLNESS

Smokeless stove

Drinking risk

Jaundice arrives early

Human anthrax and vultures

Study by Hyderabad scientists identifies genetic risk factors for heart failure

Team of scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology identify genetic mutations that cause dilated cardiomyopathy, a common …

South India under the grip of dengue again

Of the five states worst-hit by the mosquito-borne disease, four are in South India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala