The malnutrition bazaar

Is India ready to protect itself from the onslaught of food and nutrition industry?

Trial and error

Recent notifications offer no security to clinical trial participants

Pentavalent takes its toll

The vaccine is suspected to have killed at least 13 infants. Experts want data analysed

At atom's mercy

A treaty that prevents WHO from reporting on effects of nuclear radiation

Research shows yoga improves overall brain activity

Researchers show that yoga has positive benefits on pregnant women

Around 300 kids in Uttar Pradesh fall ill due to toxic gas from sugar mill waste

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked Shaharanpur police to probe into the incident

Real threats of virtual world

Spending too much time on the Internet is causing mental health disorders. Is India prepared to tackle the addiction?

Nicotine anywhere

Tobacco manufacturer ITC exploits legal loopholes to openly advertise and sell nicotine gums

A juicy business

Cold-pressed juice is the latest fad among the country's health-conscious lot. Is it worth it?

Bonded motherhood

Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill doesn’t protect surrogate mothers’ rights: Planning Commission

UN General Assembly discusses antimicrobial resistance

This is only the fourth time a health issue has been taken up by the UN General Assembly

Air pollution does kill people Mr Harsh Vardhan

Instead of simply rejecting the report, the minister could have given a scientific reason for his claim

At least 300 Delhi students fall ill after toxic gas leak; government orders probe

While investigation is on to find the cause of leakage, police have assured legal action against handlers

Neo-addiction

Youngsters are getting hooked on flavoured e-cigarettes. Studies belie manufacturers’ claims

Litchi causing encephalitis deaths in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district: study

The study establishes relation between litchi consumption and encephalitis after conducting a hospital-based surveillance on 390 patients

Almost half of the population of Kashmir Valley mentally ill, claims survey

According to the survey, 41 per cent of people exhibit symptoms of probable depression, 26 per cent show symptoms of probable anxiety and 19 per …

Undetected window

India cannot eradicate tuberculosis unless it treats the infection in cattle. The country accounts for 23 per cent of the global TB burden

Checks on drug trials

Court intervention prompts guidelines for drug trials. Pharmaceutical companies lobby to dilute them

Global warming may cause rise in cases of chronic kidney disease, claims study

Increasing temperatures and heat waves are estimated to result in an increase in kidney disease and other conditions

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

Parliamentary panel recommends reduction of pictorial warnings on tobacco products

The committee has taken the decision in view of the possible loss of livelihood of bidi workers and the increase in illicit trade of tobacco products

More than 12 million deaths due to unhealthy environment in 2012, says WHO

One in every four deaths across the world can be attributed to environment-related factors

World Health Day: Diabetes, the modern killer

The prevalence of diabetes in adult population has nearly doubled since 1980 rising from 4.7 per cent to 8.5 per cent