COVID-19: Are we prepared for a pandemic?

No. The world has not even made a start

Guinea pig out, computer in

Computer-based methods can accurately predict drug side-effects

Nanotech’s mega hazard

Nanoparticles are harmful, but India is yet to regulate their use

Children of Chernobyl

The nightmare is not over yet

Counteractive

Do mosquito repellents have adverse health effects?

Beware flurosis is zeroing in on you

Water harvesting and conservation methods can turn the tide against the disease

On a weak limb

Blocked UV rays cause Vitamin D deficiency

Toxic future

Mentally Taxing

Persistent poison

Review highlights need to ban organochlorines worldwide

Science 2003

Breakthroughs, and such-like research

USA's body burden

People here carry a cocktail of pesticides in their bodies

Largest suppliers of uranium charged with inadequate safety measures in Niger

Female bias?

The how, why of music therapy

Toxic or not

Addiction as muse

Book>> Coda by Simon Gray, Faber and Faber London 2008-11-24

Don’t pee in pool

It reacts with disinfectants, can cause diseases including cancer

Kenya: Ruto proposes insurance reforms for universal health coverage; evokes mixed responses

The proposal will replace the current contribution system with a flat rate of 2.75 per cent of contributors’ gross salary

Prevention better than cure: Why World Bank bats for One Health to combat pandemics

Report finds cost of prevention a third of fighting off pandemic as pace of emerging infectious outbreaks increase

International Day of Happiness: Are our children really happy

As we gear up to celebrate the ‘International Day of Happiness’, do we have time, and empathy, to look at our own children to find if …

Measles outbreaks show legal challenges of balancing personal rights and public good

Health officials must protect citizens from communicable diseases, but within the legal framework

South Africa mulls tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, WHO welcomes move

This is one of the interventions proposed in the country’s strategy for 2015-2020 for prevention and control of obesity

Americans want low-cost, quality health care

Hillary Rodham Clinton, head of the US President's task force on health, has a tough task ahead in providing Americans with low-cost, quality …