Replies sought by January 14, on health hazards in residential areas. The Centre and the city Government were on Monday directed by the Delhi High Court to respond to a plea for a ban on high frequency
More than 100 of the world's leading scientists just took a major stand in the debate over genetically modified organisms (GMO), by penning an open letter to Greenpeace and others who actively campaign
LUCKNOW: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started its crackdown in the multi-thousand crore National Rural Health Mission scam by conducting search at ten leading eye hospitals in the city on
Scientists say they have identified a genetic variation that substantially raises the risk of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of severe vision loss in the elderly. The finding,
Broken deer antlers in Spain have led researchers to suggest that it may be time to change the hypothesis on osteoporosis as being a result of calcium deficiency. In a study published in the journal, Frontiers
Britain's food safety watchdog has advised people not to eat around 350 food products that have been contaminated with an illegal dye that could lead to an increased risk of cancer. The dye, Sudan I,
Over 2,000 people living in older housing estates on the north side of Limerick city have been advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to drink their water or use it for for preparing food, following
This recent study conducted by Professor David Rich and colleagues from the School of Public Health in Piscataway, New Jersey, found that exposure to traffic pollution could affect fetal development and lead to an increased chance of having a small baby.
Rameshwar Tyagi developed severe breathing problems one night. Rushed to the emergency ward of a leading hospital, he was diagnosed with asthma and put on oxygen. For Tyagi, 55, it was the first asthma
Bihar approaches the 12th Plan with a sense of confidence and optimism. During the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12), the economy of Bihar showed a steady growth trend. Growth is typically sustainable,
<p><em>The objective of the study is to study the relationship of hemoglobin to exposure to motor vehicle exhaust.</em></p> <p><em>http://tih.sagepub.com/content/12/5/629.abstract</em></p>
While there has been an overall increase in gastrointestinal diseases in Goa, the state has also registered highest number of colorectal cancer -- commonly known as colon or bowel cancer -- cases in the
The public health scare over totally drug resistant TB ended on a fruitful note for the city-Mumbai will be the site of an ambitious pilot project to combat tuberculosis in an urban setting. It spells
A bird flu virus commonly found in chickens in Hong Kong's markets could mutate and jump more easily to humans, possibly leading to the next influenza pandemic, scientists said. Researchers found
People near Meghalaya's uranium-rich deposit at Domisiat in West Khasi Hills district are contracting diseases leading to deformities and deaths, according to social organizations there. This year
The government, the pharma industry and leading hospital chains are planning an allout assault on diabetes. The health ministry has planned a Rs 100-crore campaign to increase awareness about
Air pollution is responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi as it is the fifth leading cause of death in India, a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today said. The publication
Lucknow: The presence of type-1 and type-3 of polio virus in an eight-year-old girl has stunned health experts in Uttar Pradesh. Since such co-infection is rare, they are now trying to find out which virus dominated, leading to early onset of paralysis in the girl.
<p>Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been used extensively to control malaria, typhus, body lice and bubonic plague worldwide, until countries began restricting its use in the 1970s. Its use in
The threat posed to children and their rights by the climate crisis is not theoretical: it is real, and it is urgent. Save the Children has partnered with an international team of leading climate researchers
