Health pyramid

Of foods that heal

Entamoeba mapped

Paves the way for a healthier gut

Nanotechnology can

Small is useful

TB knows colour?

Vitamin D deficiency weakens defence

Data doubled

Genetic information on avian influenza virus

Anti dose

Antibiotics lose favour with the pharmaceutical industry

Weak shield

Chickenpox vaccine fails to work in most children

Age no bar

Mercury can affect even adolescent brains

Drug resistance

How the gene responsible acts

Poorly nursed

Most Himachal mothers breastfeed for just two weeks

Mouse model

To study Down syndrome

Biased air pollutants

Increases due to global warming, claims study

Immunity divide

New vaccines against TB of little help in developing countries

Fungi fight malaria

Especially helpful against mosquitoes resistant to pesticides

Fish test

...for diabetes

Hooked on iron

New study stresses need to review treatment of hookworm

Cancerous virus

Researchers believe that hepatitis virus can cause cancer

Shaken and stirred

Report focuses on Orissa cyclone's mind-jolting fallout

Minorities yoked to spin on first AIDS vaccine trials

Birth pangs

Prickly issue

Maximum intake of pesticides is through skin

Brush up law

As many tooth-care products contain harmful tobacco

It's not fishy

Protein from fish scales

HapMap released

Makes for more effective cure of several diseases

Indigenous hormone kits

Cheap and stable at high temperature