Beyond the acceptance level
Children in the US suffer lower IQ levels even at acceptable levels of lead in the blood
Tropical pill
Medicines are for the rich, not for fighting tropical diseases afflicting millions in developing nations. Pharmaceutical companies seem to have …
'You cannot balance an economy by unbalancing human lives'
Development economist Sir Richard Jolly has been Principal Coordinator of UNDP's Human Development Report. He is also Chairman of the …
Malaria drug-resistant parasite common in Southeast Asia: study
The problem could get much worse if the parasite reaches Africa, warn experts
Tobacco trouble
Vanishing herbs
Many varieties of medicinal plants and flowers in Darjeeling are facing extinction
A healthy future
Walking improves mental faculties of the elderly
SOUTH AFRICA
(un)Healthy drink
The ideal fruit juice plays havoc with the body's ability to absorb medicines
Drugged drink
The water we drink may be contaminated with the drugs we excrete through our urine
CHINA
RAMPANT COLLECTION
Genetic test to fly safe
Lab's labour lost
Products designed by premier scientific institutions fail to find the pulse of the market
Ammo against AIDS
We are all consuming a deadly cocktail of medicine residue
Reports suggest such is the medicine residue in water bodies that fish is changing character; oral contraceptive residue makes them ‘…
Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report
Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics
During 2015-16 Nepal blockade, medicine export from India fell drastically: study
The Himalayan nation paid US$ 22.3 million more to procure medicines during the blockade
Social health schemes better for cancer patients than tax-based systems, say researchers
A study of European countries by London-based researchers shows the adverse impact of global financial crisis on cancer drug reimbursements
Tried and tested
Traditional medical and agricultural practices, usually dismissed as unscientific, are regaining favour, with some help from Honeybee -- a …
Cancer fumes
Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm
Bad Medicine
First there were the quacks. Then came the mass manufacturers of substandard herbal drugs and cosmetics. Cashing in on the goodwill of …
Happiness of nations
People who seek fulfilment only in material well-being are not satisfied, says the shrink, looking at the 'dark side' of the American dream
Mobile disruption
There is evidence that people using cellular telephones may develop strange diseases linked to memory loss
Houston, we've a tumour
Docking a space shuttle and detecting tumours -- NASA's new neural network does both with aplomb