Food and malnutrition

Driving on highways can harm heart

Clean citys air, breathe easy

Keeping the car windows rolled up while driving is a good idea

Autonomous Africa CDC a game-changer on disease outbreak response: Experts

Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention will now be in a position to assess disease outbreaks on the continent and declare it an …

Keeping up with viruses: Discoveries in 2022 to keep an eye on

Scientists have documented several new virus species, some of which can potentially threaten human health

India’s first bird flu death: Back to zoonotic diseases

The disease has been on India’s radar since 2006; need to strengthen disease surveillance, train workforce and build robust …

Organic livestock farming: A revolution in the making

Ensuring a profound balance in the functionalities between the organic suppliers and the global market might just turn out to be most influential …

WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

Ghebreyesus needs to use his strong mandate – notably from the Global South – to truly reform the WHO

Accidents cause maximum deaths among young population, says WHO

Road accidents and non-communicable diseases emerge as major killers according to the World Health Statistics 2017 report

Fireworks make Diwali a dangerous festival for all

Farm fires, firecrackers and burdgeoning vehicular pollution will choke the air in cities and towns this winter. Are we headed towards our worst …

‘People share more personal information with health apps than with doctor’

Smartphone apps are changing the way people manage health. They help people monitor symptoms and tailor treatment accordingly. But the data …

In the red

Left at the mercy of brokers who dictate the market terms, many cultivators of Gloriosa superba have consumed the plant's poisonous tubers to …

Take Unani medicines seriously

HAKIM MOHAMMED KHALID SIDDIQUI, director of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, tells VIBHA VARSHNEY that …

Genomics could help cure cancer

Eugene W Myers , vice president for informatics research at Celera Genomics, usa , is the brain behind computer applications used to assemble …

High-flying disease

From now onwards we have to battle with another mysterious enemy. Since February 2003, a disease similar to influenza has 'officially' killed 48 …

Fat Chance

Reducing obesity -- the leading cause of non-communicable diseases in the world -- has become a political game. At stake are the interests of the …

Why's malaria taking its toll?

Assam faces a spate of malaria deaths. As the disease assumes near epidemic proportions, it is becoming increasingly clear that the government …

`We've strong evidence that eating sugar contributes to heart disease'

Kimber Stanhope, nutritional biologist at the University of California, Davis, US, is studying the health effects of fructose, a component of …

Lung cancer scars people affected by dust after 9/11

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science and Environment - Briefs

Indonesian forest fire rages on; refuses to die down

The fire has been fuelled by peat deposits, according to reports

Plane truth

People near airports are at an increased risk of heart diseases

Unknowing vectors

Humans may be transmitting new and dangerous viruses to Antarctica

Victims of pollution