Bad company

One defective eye can spoil the other. Early detection and treatment helps

Hard work pays

Hard manual labour may actually reduce the risk of breast cancer in women

Daddy's girl

The virus within

It may never be possible to eliminate HIV from infected people

A pinch of salt

Airways and bloodways

Foetal memory

Learning starts in the womb

Bitter sweet mess

Exposure to dioxins may lead to diabetes

Worrisome!

Salt farm worker susceptible to hypertension

DBCP spells trouble

Pumpkin a day

I don't approve the methods of Naxals

Sweet success

Against Cola advertisements

How to make curcumin cure better

Chikungunya hits West Bengal

167 persons take ill

Vaccine shortage to continue

Government denies it; its own data tells a different story

The way ahead

Treatment has changed

Growth by leaps and bounds

Cycle beats car

Health benefits of cycling outweigh risks of pollution, accident

How many can India relocate?

Iodine deficiency causes mental handicap

Chandrakant Pandav , additional professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, is a leading member …

Govt wishes to achieve healthcare goals by spending Rs 3 a day?

According to the latest National Health Profile, India is one of the countries with the lowest public health spending

WHA comes to an end with resolutions to improve universal health care

Members endorse improved access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services in health facilities around the world