How to use evolution to fight malaria

Scientists have proposed a new strategy to select mosquitoes which can be checked by repellents, thereby less likely to transmit malaria

1.2 billion people in India at risk of zika virus transmission

If unprotected population in India gets exposed to zika virus, there is a possibility of witnessing a repeat of what we have already seen in Brazil

Big Tobacco is stubbed out

An arbitral ruling upholding Uruguay's anti-smoking regulations and fining Philip Morris is a big win for public health

Many young people suffering from migraines have vitamin deficiencies

A new study shows that patients with chronic migraines were more likely to have coenzyme Q10 and riboflavin deficiencies than patients with …

Scientists create map showing bat-human viral transmission

The highest risk hotspots for zoonotic bat viruses are West Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

How fireworks kill you: part by part

A look at the chemical composition of commonly available fireworks, their roles and physiological effects

Dengue spreads its wings

Unusual weather pattern with long dry spells in the rainy season and lack of preparedness on the part of government were to blame for the outbreak&…

My genetic profile

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New viral disease targets sheep in India

A contagious disease, similar to rinderpest and first observed in the Ivory Coast in 1940, has surfaced among sheep and goats in south India

What a bloody mess

When the Ebola virus broke on April 10 this year, the scientific world went into a tizzy? It's uncontrollable, it's the big daddy of horror movies,…

Odyssey of a disease

From sheep to cattle and then to human beings, spongiform encephalopathies, a group of fatal brain maladies, have caught the attention of …

Exerting pressure

Are exercises like brisk walking and cycling safe for people suffering from acute hypertension? Yes, says a recent study. High blood pressure and …

Affairs of the heart

Not relying purely on preventive measures is being considered a better strategy for heart patients

Down with iron

Evidence indicts excess of iron in the body as reason for coronary diseases and the growth of latent cancers

Dangerous grafting

Public health could be under a serious threat if organ transplants from animals are carelessly conducted

Chikungunya kills three in Delhi

Municipal authority claims four deaths due to dengue, but the number may be higher

Zeroing in on health

Driving out petrol cars

Bold clean-air campaign launched in Italian city

No gas mask

Numerous factors, besides nearness to the Union Carbide plant, affected the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy

What is ‘noma’, the latest addition to WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases

The severe gangrenous disease of mouth and face has 90% mortality rate and is associated with extreme poverty, malnutrition

Battered Lungs

Lung cancer is a result of the deadly cocktail of smoking, air pollution and poverty

Today's Plague

Some of the most common cancers in India are directly linked to poverty

Killer with a BIAS

There is overwhelming evidence that some of the common cancers target the poor

In distress

Hair pollution hits Karnataka

Environmental injustice

The poorest people in urban India live in foul environs. Research from across the world shows that the poor stand greater risks of several cancers.…