The hanta phantom
Indian scientists suspect the presence of hantavirus - one of the. most dreaded killers of modern times - in Gujarat
The cholesterol dilemma
High levels of cholesterol in the blood can prove risky. But low levels could be even more dangerous. Well, high or low, cholesterol seems to …
Salt of the earth
IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS IN LIVESTOCK: ECOLOGY AND ECONOMICS·Chandrakant S Pandav and A R Rao·Oxford University Press, New Delhi&…
Pressure play
If stress can reactivate latent viruses in mice, it can have the same effect in humans, say American scientists
Smoke from world’s worsening wildfires is killing more than 33,000 people every year
Japan accounted for the highest number of annual deaths, at 7,000, in its 47 cities; the study was carried out in 749 cities across 43 …
Dengue strikes early yet again
Dengue is known to spread after monsoon, but in the past couple of years, cases of the disease have been recorded in summer as well. This year …
More than 12 million deaths due to unhealthy environment in 2012, says WHO
One in every four deaths across the world can be attributed to environment-related factors
Managing malaria
The case of malaria is an example of how excessive reliance on insecticides has damaged the environment and harmed public health
Highlights of 2016 UNICEF report on the state of the world's children
The UNICEF report, titled The State of the World's Children 2016, makes startling revelations on prevalence of inequity in child health, …
Food allergies on the rise
Increase in number of cases reported across the world; prevalence rate in India could be 3 per cent
Bureaucracy has no idea about health care trends
T Jacob John , professor of virology and paediatrics at Christian Medical College, Vellore, speaks to Raj Kishor Khaware on the state of health …
Another plague in the offing
The rash of leptospirosis cases in Mumbai during the current monsoon points towards the gradual breakdown of health services in burgeoning …
Nigeria’s missing virus hunters: University decline robs country of virologists
Nigeria should create an enabling environment for scientists to function effectively and maximally
Rural South Africa has a high burden of undiagnosed non-communicable diseases: Study
A health-screening programme in KwaZulu-Natal showed that most seniors, especially women were living with a chronic health condition
Not even a glimmer of hope for health worldwide, warns report
Epidemic of chronic diseases, social inequalities and COVID-19 will worsen the future of global health
Changing animal behaviour in different terrain can impact spread of diseases: Study
Pathogens like novel tuberculosis could exploit forms of communication among banded mongooses to spread
JNU to establish new centre for research in natural products
The main objective of the centre is to screen natural products to identify potential candidates for further optimisation and preclinical and …
Cataract blindness hits women more than men in India
Women are 69% more likely to develop cataract — clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye — than men
New study may help address drug resistant pneumococcal diseases
Indian researchers have identified three drug target sites in the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae, paving the way for developing …
Experts call for action against spread of mycetoma
At the sixth international conference in Sudan they said it’s essential to set goals and milestones to trigger collaborative research on …
For the first time, Delhi govt plans to start bird hospitals
The proposal is part of the Animal Health and Welfare Policy 2018, recently discussed in a government meeting
After floods, rats plague the people of Kerala
An epidemic of ‘rat fever’ or leptospirosis has struck the state, claiming 9 lives
Temperature increase could accelerate rise in antibiotic resistance
Temperature and population density could facilitate transmission and thus increase in antibiotic resistance, say scientists
One in every 10 asthma patients in the world is in India
90 per cent of childhood asthma and 50 per cent of adult asthma is caused due to environmental allergens
Scientists find use of fly ash in mosquito control
Fly ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-based power generation, has found a new use - mosquito control