Cancer now kills more than double the Indians it did in 1990

An ICMR study finds that while 3.82 lakh cancer patients died in 1990, the number jumped to 8.13 lakh in 2016

फैल रहा है मलेरिया का अधिक घातक रूप

मलेरिया के घातक रूप के लिए जिम्मेदार प्लास्मोडियम फैल्�…

ICMR releases new draft guidelines on bio-medical research involving children

Children’s nod would be compulsory for making them part of any clinical trials, say guidelines

As gutkha stands banned, dohra consumption rising in Uttar Pradesh

Dohra does not contain any statutory warning label and hence, consumers are unaware of its health hazards

Treated but not cured

Ten years after India declared itself leprosy-free, drug-resistant strains emerge. The environment facilitates the spread of the disease

'We are in a much better position than in the past'

With the Zika virus spreading across the Americas, the international community has panicked. Kundan Pandey spoke to Soumya Swaminathan, Director …

AIDS vaccine under trial

स्वास्थ्य का व्यापार

जीएम भोजन का स्वास्थ्य के प्रति एक चिंताजनक पहलू यह भी ह�…

Stem cell dilemma

How clinics use embryonic therapy not approved by ICMR

मध्य प्रदेश में जीका का प्रकोप, गर्भपात की सलाह

मध्य प्रदेश में बिना वैज्ञानिक आधार के जीका पॉजिटिव महि…

जरूरत बनी मुसीबत

सूचना क्रांति का वाहक इंटरनेट अब दुनियाभर में लोगों को �…

Cancer incidence in India higher than expected from earlier projections, says new data

National Cancer Registry Programme data also states that women are most at risk from cancer

Spotted rice gets clean chit

The fate of 400,000 tonnes of rice hung in balance for more than a year

As good as embryonic stem cells

Training health workers can help manage hypertension in villages 

Early detection and management of hypertension is necessary to prevent complications, but shortfall of trained health workforce, particularly in …

डेंगू खत्‍म करने में मच्‍छर ही होंगे नया हथियार

ऐसे मच्‍छरों का परीक्षण ऑस्‍ट्रेलिया, इं‍डोनेशिया औ�…

कितने पोषण की जरूरत, बताएगा यह नया ऐप

न्यूट्रिफाई इंडिया ऐप गाइड के रूप में कार्य करता है, जो उ…

Minister claims no data for pollution-related deaths in India, studies say otherwise

Dr Harsh Vardhan said in Parliament on Friday that there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation …

Microcephaly can't be ruled out in Rajasthan Zika outbreak

National Institute of Virology study says Gujarat witnessed pre-outbreak virus strain

Diagnose the discord

Latest data shows that cancer is rising sharply in India. It's time we understood the intriguing facts from cancer registries to frame a more …

We still have to reach the interiors

W Selvamurthy, senior scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), shrugs off the body’s responsibility towards …

Ujjwala scheme: Experts, govt officials mum on LPG cylinder refills

While researchers and officials applaud government’s efforts in reducing household air pollution, none talk about how hardly anybody is …

Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air

Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact  

How Bt brinjal was cleared

Anti-GM groups say expert panel acted under pressure

Social profiling to be a part of healthcare

ICMR and ICSSR sign MoU to ensure health research benefits all