Craft of the graft

A plastic tube can be used to insert a graft into blood vessels, circumventing the need for bypass surgery

Slitting the beating heart

Dutch surgeons show the way to carry out coronary bypass surgeries without using the heart-lung machine

Be Indian

.... and lower the risk of getting coronary diseases. This is the finding of a study conducted by Monilek Hospital and Research centre in Jaipur

Ruminant ramifications

Beef, the staple food of the British, finds itself out of favour as a ban on its sale sweeps across UK and also the European Union

Save thy skin

Exposure to sunlight -for even the shortest possible duration -is now being seen as the worst enemy of those wishing to flaunt a fair and lovely …

Return of the blight?

A new aggressive strain ofpotato blight has started spreading in Europe and threatens crops across the world

"We are starved of funds"

KALYAN BANERJEE, director of the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, speaks to MAX MARTIN about the emergence and re-emergence of viral …

The killer unveiled

Scientists find out how anthrax kills. It may not be very long before we have an antidote to the dreaded bacterium

Chicken worries

A new strain of influenza virus transmitted to humans from chicken is causing panic in Southeast Asia

Ouch, it is a mutation

Do headaches, stomach upsets and several other minor ailments have their roots in the speed of genetic mutations?

The unknown factor revealed

Some people may be predisposed to suffer vertigo due to a weak bone in the temple. And the cure may be quite simple

A mutating monster

Some strains of the AIDS-causing virus are developing resistance to whatever drugs are available

Tea: a health drink?

Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea

High BP, tobacco are top killers

Study on global disease burden shows infectious diseases are declining

Less species, more diseases

Researchers blame increased human population

Bangalore besieged

Respiratory problems increase with rise in air pollution in Bangalore

Penetrating evidence

Air pollution causes genetic damage among Kolkata residents

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Height of inequality

Standard of living determines a child's height

Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey

Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community

Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air

Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact  

TB and respiratory disorders have increased in Bellary: CAG report

Country's chief auditor calls for a comprehensive study on impact of mining on people, livelihood before grant of leases

Every breath you take

Pollutants in the air damage more than the lungs, warn health experts

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

Gujarat industries under scrutiny

Court asks government to ascertain workers’ safety