Veggie's heartaches

Vegetarians are falling prey to various heart ailments

Contingency plan in place

Brainstorming

Brain tumours can be caused by a virus that affects many children

Fatal aftermath

Stop blaming the rain

Drought helps mosquitoes to grow abundantly

The wild Mexican potato

That tames late blight

Database of potential bioweapons

Group defence

Diverse blood types evolved to provide immunity against infections

Bugs in the US system

No regulations for GM insects

Epidemic strikes Karachi

Contamination of drinking water by sewage

Bird flu in Tibet, Kazakhstan

India sounds caution; nations building drug stockpile

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

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

A toilet per second

Bad air

SARS-CoV-2 can lead to heart impairment, experimental study finds

Even mild infections sustained viral presence for a month, indicating persistent infection  

Climate change may worsen conditions of patients with heart problems

Body weight of people with heart failure would fluctuate during heatwaves

Probable cases of acute hepatitis in children cross 600, cause remains unknown 

As many as 38 children required transplants and nine died