Eating these three fatty fish can help kids fight asthma
A clinical trial finds that eating a Mediterranean diet with salmon, trout, and sardines can improve lung function in children with asthma
Disease eradication targets: will they be met?
The Finance Minister announced that government has action plans to eliminate kala-azar by 2017 and tuberculosis by 2025, among others
Toxins found yet again, this time in PET bottles of five soft drinks brands
Government study also confirms significant increase in leaching with the rise in room temperature
Hazards of sugar may be under reported
The sugar industry sponsered a study on coronary heart disease which downplayed sugar as a risk factor
Lake Chad Basin: 1.4 million children displaced; many suffer from malnutrition
About 67,000 children under five are likely to die in Nigeria’s Borno and Yobe states in September
US overhauls law on chemical safety; India should follow suit
As the US focuses on more stringent safety tests for chemicals, India needs to replicate a similar model to curb indiscriminate use of pesticides
Clinical trials for first dengue treatment could start within a year
The dengue virus poses a grave risk to people in tropical and sub-tropical countries with an estimated 400 million getting infected globally each year
Scientists announce final trial results of world’s most advanced malaria vaccine
Vaccine can prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmission rates
COVID-19: Beware of Black Fungus
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A round-up of what's new in health
Coronavirus update: Centre withdraws rapid testing kits
Delhi HC reins in profiteering in the name of COVID-19
Coronavirus update: ICMR sets Aug 15 date for COVID-19 vaccine launch
कोरोनावायरस अपडेट: भारत में एक और मौत, मरने वालों की संख्या 4 हुई
भारत में कोरोनावायरस से संक्रमित 15 लोग ठीक हो चुके हैं
Union Cabinet approves amendments to HIV/AIDS Bill
The amendments seek to protect those living with HIV/AIDS from discrimination
Eye drops could dissolve cataracts, finds study
Drops first tested on rabbits and dogs
Clue found to strange link between swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy
The immune system may have misidentified a protein in the vaccine
COVID-19 third wave imminent : WHO chief
There is an increase in both COVID-19 cases and deaths, after 10 weeks of steady decline
It will take 3 centuries to close gender gap completely, warns UN
Several global crises, backlash against women’s reproductive rights may worsen gender disparities
Can genetically modified mosquitoes control vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hope
The results, according to the biotechnology firm running the experiment, are positive. But larger tests are still needed to determine whether the …
Auto rickshaws converted into ambulances with oxygen support save lives in Delhi
A non-profit called the Tycia Foundation has organised these three-wheelers to help needy patients reach hospitals
India gasps for oxygen: How some states are holding up
Lack of medical oxygen has endangered lives of COVID-19 patients in state after state
COVID-19: Expect a million deaths in India by August 1
India’s COVID-19 cases are 20 times more than officially declared
Coronavirus update: Modi talks to India, has nothing much to say
PM makes it clear that free vaccination by Centre won’t be extended to those below 45
India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths
Obesity and poor lifestyle, including sedentary living, could have contributed to the rise
Look back at the decade: Antibiotic resistance
One big question from the second decade of the new millenium: Can we fight antibiotic overuse?