Arsenic

Who controls

Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution

Why we are bugged

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Tourism biggest casualty

Staking a claim

A diseased world

SARS - India's wrong diagnosis

The Union government's recent declaration that India does not have any cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) may have allayed the …

The philippines

Containing the contagion

Understanding the bug

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A heart condition

People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution

Climate change

Least polluting countries hit the hardest

Light pollution spreads diseases

It is difficult to comprehend modern life sans nighttime light. But the amenity comes at a price. Bruno A S De Medeiros and Alessandro Barghini …

Curse of infections

Virus attack

A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks

Smart alien's relentless strike

SARS motivates researchers to redefine space invasion

Puffing to death

Ulcerous water

Steer clear!

Tense? Cut down on fat

A lowfat diet can be as effective as any single drug therapy in checking high blood pressure

Different 'strokes'

Antifreeze

Scientists figure out the common cold "handshake"

Wider ambit

Move to increase scope of international health laws

What next?