Loss of the wild

Greed has taken a heavy toll on the wealth of herbs in India. Manufacturers of herbal products are cutting the very branch on which the industry …

Building bridges

Both allopathy and Indian systems of medicine can gain from each other, provided practitioners interact with an open mind

Perjury and other afflictions

While the market for herbal preparations is maturing, laws and regulations have failed to keep pace with it

In dubious battle

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. …

Bringing better health to the Indian woman

Efforts are on to tackle the abysmal state of female health in India, especially among the poorer sections

How To Sell A Wonder Herb

There is arogyapacha. A rare herb with extraordinary medicinal properties. There is the Kani tribe of Kerala. It has preserved the herb and the …

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 ‘…

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

Malaria drug-resistant parasite common in Southeast Asia: study

The problem could get much worse if the parasite reaches Africa, warn experts

Tobacco trouble

Cancer fumes

Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm

Vanishing herbs

Many varieties of medicinal plants and flowers in Darjeeling are facing extinction

A healthy future

Walking improves mental faculties of the elderly

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

SOUTH AFRICA

Mobile disruption

There is evidence that people using cellular telephones may develop strange diseases linked to memory loss

(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

Houston, we've a tumour

Docking a space shuttle and detecting tumours -- NASA's new neural network does both with aplomb

CHINA

A multi-purpose plant

From providing cure for stomach ailments to being an antidote for poisoning , the Jatropha Curcas is priceless

RAMPANT COLLECTION

Genetic test to fly safe

Ammo against AIDS