Troubled by breath

Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma

Bitter is better

Eating bitter food can help cure repiratory diseases

66 per cent increase in respiratory deaths in Delhi

About 9,149 people in Delhi died due to respiratory diseases in 2016, up from 5,516 in 2014

A heart condition

People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution

Clues from the Nile

May help with diseases like avian flu and SARS

Urbanised problem

Suburban lifestyle is the cause behind numerous diseases, research authenticates

Born in May? Celebrate life, and good health

New study shows people born in October have the highest risk of diseases

Shelling out remedies

Marine organisms like bivalves hold cures for viral diseases

Global warming won’t reduce winter deaths, says study

People don’t die from the cold but from complications related to respiratory diseases, say researchers

Is UN giving in to industry?

UN adopts resolution to fight chronic lifestyle diseases, without targets or commitments

BATting for disease

A new study maps the transmission landscape for diseases emanating due to contact with bats

South-east Asia resolves to combat non-communicable diseases

Countries target to reduce mortality from lifestyle diseases by a quarter by 2025

Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF

Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution

Malnourished Children

S K Kabra , associate professor in the paediatric pulmonology division of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi talks to Nidhi …

Health in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health

Unprepared for Ebola

The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases

Puffing to death

Different 'strokes'

Antifreeze

Scientists figure out the common cold "handshake"

Wheeze wave

The UK reels under the burden of respiratory ailments

Wider ambit

Move to increase scope of international health laws

Tourism biggest casualty

'It is strange that government promotes products which directly cause cancer'

Pankaj Chaturvedi, associate professor and head and neck cancer surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, was recently honoured with the Judy …

Mote monitor

A new instrument to detect tiny polluting particles that vehicles emit

Feeding in asthma

Food that one finds allergic can cause problems in the respiratory tract according to a group of scientists inspecting children with breathing …