Food for thought

Iron cooking vessels help combat iron deficiency

Global warming can even cause plague

Salt of the earth

Bombay HC stays Centre's notification on iodised salt

Clay has curative properties

UK advertising committee widens restrictions on food and drinks ads

Non-chemical use to contain kala-azar vector

Guggal faces sticky end

Ayurveda prescribes it for heart ailments; no data available on surviving plants

Pollution glorified

World Bank arm finances polluting steel mill in Jharkhand

Snipptes

Steroid overuse behind chronic diseases in Bihar town

Trend shows doctors prescribe them with every medicine for immediate relief

Science and Technology - Briefs

Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics

All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021

Salmon in trouble

Culling dilemma

Firecrackers banned

Puffed out

Exercising after exposure to air pollution can be fatal for heart patients

Food than pills is the best source for iron

Phailin fallout: people face acute drinking water shortage

200 people in Ganjam get diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water

Denmark scraps tax on fat

Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers

Arsenic just got dirtier

Exposure to arsenic also increases risk of hypertension

Stressed out

Few studies on hypertension, but doctors say it is rising

MONEYMAKERS

Enter humans, exit animals

ARGENTINA

Cigarette smoke may lead to cataract