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Bird flu hit farmers yet to receive compensation

Farmers await compensation

Who flew?

Is influenza afflicting government?

Coming soon: a wheat disease from West Asia

Will milk fortification benefit the poor?

Acne drug to cure Japanese encephelitis

Hospital infections fear frogs

The fall of the golden spice

Vicious cycle

Cost of treating hypertension itself leads to stress

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Science and Technology - Briefs

Unique replacement for fuelwood in Nagaland

Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria

World Health Assembly: health issues of women, children and elderly in focus

Health facilities available for older people are unequally distributed across the world

Rains & mosquito-breeding: How flooded cities become hotbeds for long-term public health hazards

Mosquitoes laying eggs that remain dormant until the next rainy season can lead to a resurgence of diseases, presenting a continuous cycle of …

COVID-19: J&J vaccine can heighten risk of rare neurological condition

The Guillain-Barré syndrome can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.

Infectious diseases bigger global threat than climate change: World Economic Forum report

5 of the top 10 risks in terms of impact and likelihood are, however, all environmental

Artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites can infect African mosquitoes, says study

This could have dreadful consequences for Africa, a continent vulnerable to malaria

Cancer overtakes heart ailments as leading cause of death in 10 European nations

Compared to cancer, cardio treatments have improved much more, say experts

Nano fix

Autoclave uses nanoparticles, sunlight to sterilise hospital equipment

Avoid the din

Constant traffic noise can increase risk of heart attack

Heart-friendly

Naturally occurring trans fats not harmful

No home, no fungus

Deforestation protects some frogs from a deadly infection

Holy river?

Even untreated sewage water in Norway is cleaner than the water flowing in the Ganga

Genes and dreams

Scientists are on the breakthrough of better malaria drugs