Limit upheld

"Only half the rats fed GM food survived"

Sour taste

Oxygen bars may cause health risks

Switch the lights on

House rules

Painkiller's ulcerous trail

Traffic-driven diabetes

Air pollution may raise risk

Kills more than the pain

Researchers report hearing loss associated with aspirin use  

A modern day scare

A recent health scare relates to everyday technology—mobile phones’ potential to cause damage by radiation

‘Dual contraception is a must to avert HIV infection’

Hormonal contraceptives, promoted in developed nations, put health at risk, says a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Sonal …

Pesticide film depicts US callousness

Medfly Madness, made by BBC, focusses on what happens when saving a multibillion fruit and vegetable industry takes precedence over the health of …

Importing cattle growth hormone hits snags

A growth hormone that the National Dairy Development Board seeks to import because it can increase milk yield by as much as 30 per cent, has run …

Designer food raises storm

The American government's announcement that genetically engineered food will not be tested or labelled has caused much concern among the people.

Asthma victims: added cause for anxiety

Pollution is leading to a higher incidence of asthma, and studies show that a commonly used treatment may increase the risk of death from the disease

Deep Impact

In spite of ample evidence highlighting the adverse effects of pesticides on wildlife, it continues to be used indiscriminately in India. Worse, …

Big tobacco replies

UK tobacco companies will challenge a government report suggesting a ban on tobacco advertising

Cancer fumes

Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm

Ban dilemma

A ban on insecticides in the US may throw up more problems than it seeks to solve. The sufferers will include children suffering from asthma

A change in scene

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have filed a lawsuit in the US against Union Carbide Corporation and its former head Warren Anderson

Rulling deferred

The Supreme Court postpones its decision to ban the registration of private disel vehicles in Delhi

Happiness of nations

People who seek fulfilment only in material well-being are not satisfied, says the shrink, looking at the 'dark side' of the American dream

SPREADING SMOKE

Strict US legislations are forcing cigarette companies to shift business to developing countries, where they are helped by lax laws and …

Smoky future

A US jury holds tobacco companies liable for manufacturing a product that causes lung cancer and other diseases

Surviving Ebola

Whether you will survive an Ebola infection or not depends on the immune response of your body, not on the level of infection