The essence of being

Is it the soul? Is it the mind? Or is it something outside the confines of the human body? Author most elusive of mental phenomenon of consciousness

A matter of the mind

Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day

Understanding stress

Stress-related diseases like heart attacks are becoming common. Science is trying to understand how the human body copes with stress

Caring for the handicapped

Handicapped children are being helped to overcome their disabilities through special programmes and innovative schemes such as art.

A matter of the mind

Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day

Learning to live with noise pollution

Who are you?

Microorganisms have a complex equation with humans. From the structure of our bodies to cultural differences, the invisible beings influence our …

Toxic tales from God's own country

As deformity cases swell in Kerala's Kasaragod district, the silent screams of the victims fall on the deaf ears of the government

Brain drain

Consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides can lower a child's intelligence, warns a study

Shudder islands

Harsh environment, government apathy are literally driving Sundarbans inhabitants mad

Hidden industry hand

Attempts are on to derail UN initiative to declare noncommunicable diseases a global priority

Children of endosulfan

Several unusual diseases afflict a Kerala village. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of …

Tensions that continue

While launching this newsmagazine, our founder-editor Anil Agarwal had said that in the years ahead, India will have to seize every possible …

Silent sufferers

Indifferent primary health care in developing countries could lead to mental depression taking the form of a mass illness

The next challenge

Bureaucrats pose a threat to the process

The impact

Kerala's income growth rate has increased, among several other positive signs

A long haul

Decentralisation in Kerala is the work of a persistent civil society

Who are you?

Bridging the gap

Pressured by a highly active civil society, the Kerala state government is actually giving power to the people. The decentralisation theory has …

Virus in the mind

Elevating solution

Where mind matters

Scientists establish that the mind plays a vital role in helping the body fight disease

Child rape leaves adult scars

Sex discrimination

Brain-teasers

Recent studies not only reveal that functions of the human brain are highly localised but also that the brain responds to different stimuli in a …