The dawn of pollution

Particles in our body

Minute particles have a lethal effect on human health

Relevance to India

While countries with comparatively low particulate pollution are concerned, the Indian administration is complacent

A close look at particles

Simply put, particles are tiny killers thatadversely affect humans at very lowconcentrations and even with minimal increase

Fever stalks UP

Battling Japanese encephalitis virus, Gorakhpur now has a new enemy: enterovirus

Death is in the air

Air quality in Indian cities has never been worse. More and more people are dying in urban India due to high levels of pollutants in the air. The …

The pollution story In Black And Pink

Life in Delhi is a capital punishment. The city's air is so polluted it claims a victim every hour. The level of small particles less than 10 …

US sets mercury emission limits

India still far from setting standards for toxic pollutants from power plants

Chikungunya kills three in Delhi

Municipal authority claims four deaths due to dengue, but the number may be higher

Zeroing in on health

No gas mask

Numerous factors, besides nearness to the Union Carbide plant, affected the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy

Driving out petrol cars

Bold clean-air campaign launched in Italian city

Air pollution levels in Pakistan high

Pakistan's air pollution levels on the rise

Road risk

जूनोटिक बीमारियां: पर्यावरण के साथ हमारा व्यवहार और बीमारियों का प्रसार

स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ प्रशांत एनपी का कहना है कि वनों की कटाई के के साथ ही वनों और वन्यजीवों के साथ हमारा अनुचित व्यवहार बीमारियों ...

एक दिन में एक अंडा खाने से नहीं होता दिल की बीमारी का खतरा

एक अध्ययन में सामने आया है कि अंडे खाने से दिल की बीमारी के खतरे की बात सही नहीं है, सीमित मात्रा में अंडे ...

आपके बच्चों की आंखों के लिए खतरा बन सकता है आपका धूम्रपान करना: शोध

सेकंड-हैंड स्मोकिंग ने केवल बच्चों की आंखों को नुकसान पहुंचा सकता है और बल्कि आने वाले वक्त में बच्चों की दृष्टि में विकार भी ...

World not on track to meet 2020 milestone for malaria control: WHO

Currently, less than one per cent of the global funds for health R&D investment are allocated to develop tools to fight malaria

India has fourth highest number of measles cases in the world: WHO

The country’s disease incidence rate per million is 29.68, the lowest in the top 10 countries

India should beware of 10 viral threats, including Ebola

The diseases include Ebola, MERS-CoV, yellow fever, bird flu, Usutu virus, Tilapia novel orthomyxo-like virus, Cyclovirus, Banna Reo virus and …

This diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular, kidney diseases: Study

Dulaglutide reduced heart attacks and strokes by 12%, decreased risks of kidney failure by a third

Simply put: Diseased India

Patients having atopic dermatitis, food allergy have structural differences in skin

Identifying such differences will help prevent children at an elevated risk from developing food allergies

Soon, a tear-based screening test for childhood blinding condition

Researchers at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad have identified a few proteins that cause inflammation in the eye leading to abnormal blood …

WHO launches high impact plan to check malaria

The newly launched response, high burden to high impact, builds on the principle that no one should die from a disease that can be easily prevented