Famines in India are a nightmare of the past

A WHO study notes that While India has achieved impressive levels in food production, equitable distribution is still a distant dream. Chronic …

Why diseases are "mysterious"

The government's public health system is completely defunct. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in disease outbreaks in the country. …

SARS Wars

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is making the world sneeze. Even as the global health community struggles to unmask a new, deadly, …

Infectious diseases bigger global threat than climate change: World Economic Forum report

5 of the top 10 risks in terms of impact and likelihood are, however, all environmental

How monkey fever in Goa is linked to deforestation, climate change

From Karnataka’s Shimoga district, this virus-borne disease has spread to the entire Western Ghats

Nano fix

Autoclave uses nanoparticles, sunlight to sterilise hospital equipment

Virus attack

A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks

Drugged

When market forces determine drugs development, neglected diseases take a back-seat

Smart alien's relentless strike

SARS motivates researchers to redefine space invasion

ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के चलते मुश्किल हो जाएगा वायरस को खत्म करना: शोध

एक बार जब वायरस बढ़े हुए तापमान को अपना लेते हैं और उस माहौल में रहने के काबिल बन जाते हैं तो उन्हें खत्म ...

World not prepared to cope with re-emerging infectious diseases: WHO Director General

Director General Margaret Chan was addressing the World Health Assembly being held in Geneva

Wildlife markets in Laos host dangerous pathogens, finds study

There is a high risk of transmission of these pathogens to humans posing a potential threat to gloabl health

Poo transplants can eliminate two superbugs from the gut: mice study

Two of the most common antibiotic-resistant bacteria circulating in hospitals can be wiped out by transplanting faeces from a healthy animal into …

Wash your hands, doc

Follow Up

Right medicine?

Doubts are raised over the efficacy of two herbal medicines for asthma

Infectious diseases spreading fast

Frogs are falling silent

The decline of the frog population is an early warning that something is seriously wrong with living conditions on Earth

वन्यजीव व्यापार से कोविड-19 जैसी महामारियों में हो सकता है इजाफा

शोधकर्ताओं ने कहा कि महामारियों से निपटने के लिए सरकारों को वन्यजीवों के व्यापार, आवासों की सुरक्षा, वन्यजीवों और घरेलू पशुओं के बीच संपर्क ...

India joins global research hub on antimicrobial resistance

The country is the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world — consumption increased by 103 per cent from 2000 to 2015, the highest in …

Health report 2016: a glance at major developments

Down To Earth takes a probing look into key health issues that raised concerns and dominated medical discourse in 2016

Zika-the new global pandemic

After dengue and chikungunya, the Aedes mosquito is delivering a new emergency— Zika. Down To Earth looks into the reasons behind the …

What next?

Pox Americana

Is the West a victim of its own past?

‘Adaptation’ and ‘mitigation’ can reduce impacts of global pandemics

Mitigation programmes can save nearly US $360 billion over the next 100 years, says new study