Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study

Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to …

Indian startups developing rapid tests to help check antibiotic resistance

One of the teams is working on an automated device which could be operated without the help of a trained lab technician to generate antibiotic …

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Africa turns into a disease basket

Climate change is likely to increase the spread and incidence of tropical diseases in Africa

Health in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health

Research paves way for preventing mass amphibian die-offs

Out of the total 7,511 species of amphibians alive today, 40 per cent are declining

Poor quality drugs make treatment of ringworm infection less effective

Doctors from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital found quality issues in the Itraconazole drug

Saiga antelope numbers rise in Kazakhstan after mass die-off last year

Aerial census conducted by Kazakh government brings encouraging news

Link found between bacteria in infants and subsequent asthma

Many children suffer from respiratory illness and it is one of the most common causes of hospitalisation during childhood

`Eating chicken is like taking a course of antibiotics'

Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, has seen increasing cases of antibiotic resistance at his hospital. Even those who …

Alarming rise in fungal infection cases: PGIMER study

In spite of higher incidence of cases as compared to the West, India lacks infrastructure required for testing of fungal infections

Researchers find more reasons to quit smoking

Death due to renal failure and intestinal ischemia associated with smoking