Cutting cholesterol

A new drug for lowering blood cholesterol is a blessing for heart patients

The toxins of war

Are chemicals used during the Gulf War causing sperm mutations among the war's soldiers?

In Focus

Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

Obesity, cardiovascular diseases, drug overdoses and homicides mainly to blame

From hypertension to cancers, alarm bells ringing in India’s tribal belts

Tribal people are facing triple burden of diseases

Why we shouldn't be too quick to blame migratory animals for global disease

Recent research indicates that migratory animals may not be the primary culprit

Eliminating dengue by infecting mosquitoes with naturally occurring bacteria

Novel research holds promise as India prepares to begin trials

Mother Teresa, the saint who fought against stigma of leprosy

She established a number of mobile leper clinics as early as September 1957

Curative combo

Fun time for fungi

Fungal infections stalk the corridors hospitals in the Capital

Rats on the rampage

Parasite-struck

Dangerous make-up

A warning against indiscriminate selling and buying in a new fad: herbal drugs

Beware of the bindi

Significant selenium

Terror of Mato Grosso

Catching up with the killer

The mouth trap

Latest studies on rhesus monkeys point to the risk of contracting the AIDS virus via the mouth

Care on wheels

On a come-back trail

GABON

TANZANIA

Overblown myth

Where mind matters

Singeing in the veins

High levels of an amino acid in the blood could be responsible for heart disease