COVID-19 changes platelets, says study. Why this is harmful

Altering blood platelets can raise risk of building up life-threatening clots

Trimming fats

The US is determined to eliminate trans fatty acids from its food. Can India do the same?

Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos

Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy

SOUTH ASIA

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South Asia

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South Asia

News 360° - Briefs

Meaty tales of vegetarian India

Indians are eating more meat and enjoying it. Higher incomes, global food chains and a vast population of young people indifferent to religious …

Kicking up a stink

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins

MERS virus may spread to India post Haj

Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Call to make healthy choices available and affordable

Health experts lash out at food industry for putting public health at risk

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'Lifestyle' diseases spur UN to act

Time to wake up to threat of NCDs

As the UN begins its meeting to devise strategies to tackle NCDs, Indian public health activists say it was a wake-up call for the health …

Non-communicable diseases: The unrecognised public health threat

Health is rarely the topic of discussion at the UN general assembly. But starting September 19, the UN began a high-level meeting to debate a …

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Think before you drink

Studies confirm energy drinks like Red Bull can be unsafe. India yet to limit their caffeine content

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Troubled Beautiful Minds

They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy relatives. Nobody wants to …