Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice

With its focus on controlling breath, holding postures and meditation, yoga increases how much a person pays attention to the sensations of their …

African swine fever: Highly contagious virus hit 49 countries since 2021

Only way to contain the virus is to cull the infected, in-contact pigs and bury them in lime-treated deep trenches

‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’

During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services

Bacterial infections caused most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Lancet

The region saw 230 deaths per 100,000 people; Just 5 pathogens caused over half the infection deaths globally

Different air under one sky: Almost everyone in South Africa breathes polluted air

Air quality is not monitored in most cities as they lack the resources to compile inventories

Deluged Pakistan faces significant health threats, WHO warns

Threats include malaria, dengue fever, polio, diarrhoea, COVID-19 and cholera; Maternal health to be affected and domestic violence will rise, UN says

West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus 

Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88% 

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Poverty and stress is prevalent in Kenya’s low-income settings which increases the behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases

Dementia going to increase three-fold by 2050

The estimated annual global cost of dementia is US$ 818 billion, equivalent to more than 1 per cent of global GDP

Sin tax for redemption

The Goods and Services Tax of 40 per cent on “sugar-sweetened aerated and flavoured water” has a big bang impact on public health

World Malaria Day: sub-Saharan Africa in the spotlight

WHO recommends a package of prevention approaches, including insecticide-treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides and preventive …

For the first time, study establishes link between PM 2.5 and breast cancer

A study on US women found that for every one unit increase in PM2.5, the risk factor for breast cancer increased by 4 per cent

In Parliament on March 10, 2017

The controversial crop insurance scheme, the impact of erratic weather on crops, chronic diseases, food fortification were among some of the …

GM flies promise a good night

Amid global protests, scientists find a new way to control malaria by modifying mosquito sperm to produce only male offspring

Famines in India are a nightmare of the past

A WHO study notes that While India has achieved impressive levels in food production, equitable distribution is still a distant dream. Chronic …

Die hard

Identified a century ago and viciously attacked by pesticides and drugs, the Anopheles mosquito and the malarial parasite still survive to prey …

Health class

Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes

Rat chronicles

The tiny rodents that most people link only to pestilence and crop destruction have fascinated Ishwar Prakash -- one of that rare breed: a rat …

Lean pastures

Drought and a viral disease strike Jaisalmer’s livestock. Kurush Canteenwala finds out how the herders are coping

Vicious cycle

Cost of treating hypertension itself leads to stress

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Why India remains malnourished

Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. The …

Impact of environment on health: Africa adopts strategy for better synergy between sectors

New strategy also integrates recommendations for healthy recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

Cipla's audacious move

Why generics maker Cipla has asked government to revoke Novartis patent on respiratory ailment drug

Ebola unleashed

The deadly virus had long confined itself to the backwoods of Africa. Increasing deforestation has led to its frequent emergence as epidemics