Black magic

Scientists develop anti-diabetic drug from jamun

Reason to smile

Tamarind enhances urinary excretion of fluoride

Less sulphur - major gains

Cancerous cleaning

Chemical used in cleaning materials may induce breast cancer

Pretence of safety

Study reveals that a new herbicide, Roundup, is also toxic

Puffed out

Exercising after exposure to air pollution can be fatal for heart patients

House warning

Smoke from cooking kills 1.6 million people annually

Nothing is good enough

Even pesticides based on herbal extracts can affect brain functioning

Red alert

Blood storage bags are unhealthy

Rotavirus vaccine on the anvil

But will it be effective against the huge number of strains found in India?

Potato cure

Edible vaccine for cancer of cervix created by incorporating gene of the cancer-causing virus in potatoes

Harmful sterilisation in West Bengal

A banned female sterilisation method is in use in the rural areas of West Bengal, Karnataka, Punjab and Gujarat. So concludes a study conducted …

Root out SARS

Mulethi affects coronavirus

A pill a day

Keeps death away

Revamping US healthcare

US politicians and insurance companies claim to offer the best healthcare services in the world. Recently, however, top US experts have admitted …

Pestering the glands

Study says women exposed to pesticides have impaired thyroid gland function

VOC slip-up

USA miscalculates cancer risk

Infertile growth

Pesticide affects women

Disclosure!

US pollution laws are inadequate, reveals EPA report

Non-stick hazard

No breather in sight

Research reinforces theory that air pollution and smoking perpetrate asthma

Best among the worst

WHO identifies top 10 health risk factors

X factor

X-rays increase cancer risk

Time for total recoil

Mosquito coils are finally in the dock, after a prolonged deference. Two independent studies indicate that coils commonly used in Asian countries,…

Dangerous play