Polluting fuels choke Chinese households

Extensive domestic use of coal in China has led to an increase in the incidence of respiratory illnesses, which are now among the leading causes …

Urban burden

THAILAND

RESPIRATORY ILLNESS

Smokeless stove

Drinking risk

Jaundice arrives early

Human anthrax and vultures

New infestation

135,000 affected by chikungunya disease, government yet to assess gravity of situation

Warning attacks

Culling science to sell beef

Optimism good for the heart

Cardiac care

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Breaking hearts with toxics

Exposure to arsenic results in heart diseases

China goes transgenic

Ranks fifth globally in area under cultivation

Live stock of vaccines

Silkworms to help combat livestock diseases

El Salvador

Troubled by breath

Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma

Eat sauce, fight cancer

Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers

Innocent victims

The cost of pollution

Smokescreen

US EPA endangers health

Fluorescent signature

What comes after phase six?

Shelling out remedies

Marine organisms like bivalves hold cures for viral diseases