US comes clean

Diesel becomes a dirty word in the official US environmental lexicon

Re-examined

Air pollutants alone may cause acute asthma attacks

Rash of ailments

Followed by new scheme to track diseases

Chikungunya virus assumes epidemic proportions

How the disease became an epidemic

Colonisation continues

The story of bioinvasion for beginners

Big promises to curb hypertension, but no funds

India does not have sufficient funds or plan to eradicate non-communicable diseases

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Fine air particles linked with high blood pressure among teen Londoners: Study

The association was found to be stronger in girls

Fabric filter

Cotton sari filtration, heating kill most bacteria in water

Choking link

Ultrafine pollution particles can penetrate very deep into the lungs

Contaminated water

Suffocating Kolkata

Air pollution has put the city of joy on top of the lung cancer map in the country

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TB part of urban culture

Science & Technology - Briefs

Hear it is

Strengthening the joints

Strong drugs may effectively help suppress rheumatoid arthritis

Tumour tamer

Adenovirus could be helpful in preventing cancer

A respite to the heart

Doctors can create channels in human heart to relieve chest pain

Treating infections

A new vaccine can prevent urinary infections effectively

Poison cures

A poison used in chemical warfare is being used to treat children with cerebral palsy

Unknown ailment

Canine calamity

Get out of doldrums

Low spirits can upset the heart's rhythm and increase the risk of coronary diseases

Infectious and wholesome