Indian scientists decipher how Salmonella survives in human cells

Salmonella is the causative agent of typhoid and gastroentritis

Should smallpox virus specimens be destroyed or retained?

World Health Assembly to take a call on two remaining specimens in upcoming meet even as some scientists urge against their destruction; two …

100,000 killed in 3 years, Africa may have no elephants in a few decades

Asia would be responsible for their disappearance, shows study that for the first time quantitatively demonstrates scale of illegal killing

Neanderthals sourced food from plants as well

Study by US and Spanish researchers says it is first direct evidence of omnivory in Neanderthals

Tsetse fly genes yield clues to control sleeping sickness

Fly has an unusual biology which can be manipulated, suggest researchers

Tax sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce obesity and diabetes, says study

On an average, diabetes is responsible for two per cent of total deaths in India

'Climate change to impact suitability of tropical agricultural lands by 2100'

Suitability will shift to higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere

Open defecation linked to stunting in Indian children

Research finds 10 per cent increase in open defecation associated with a 0.7 per cent increase in stunting in 112 districts

Doctors don't counsel pregnant women on risks from toxins found in common products

US study recommends training and evidence-based guidelines for physicians to minimise exposure of would-be mothers to environmental toxins

Currency notes are repository of antibiotic-resistant germs

Habits like keeping notes under the rugs, inside socks and shoes or using fingers with saliva to lubricate the hand for counting notes lead …

Indus dolphins on the decline

Water extraction for irrigation one of the prime reasons for the decline, says study

Deepwater Horizon oil spill contributed to dolphin deaths

US government study finds petroleum contaminants likely source of lung, adrenal lesions

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria can be reversed: new research

Efficient cycling of antibiotics can help doctors deal with resistant bacteria in a clinical setting

Scientists map microbes in healthy humans

Will help in diagnosis and treatment of diseases

Mediterranean Sea accumulating plastic debris

Plastic remnants have been found in the stomach of small fish, seabirds, turtles and sperm whales which abound its waters

Mercury can lead to extinction of Arctic bird

Threats from various sources have contributed to a 70 per cent decline in the bird’s population in Canada

Rapid privatisation has worsened health care services in poor and middle-income nations: study

But public sector, too. needs quality improvement, say researchers from University of California

Almost half of doctors in US from lower-income countries

India has spent around $1,850 million on 53,000 medical graduates practicing in the US

Private healthcare 20 times costlier than public healthcare: study

Despite high cost of treatment, private sector still takes care of 80 per cent of all outpatient care and about 60 per cent of all inpatient care

Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India

Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes

ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study

'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'

MERS virus may spread to India post Haj

Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …

World Health Assembly to discuss reforms

Health activists push for funds with no strings attached