Diwali celebrations foul Delhi’s air

Delhi government has advised people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children to remain indoors

New app to let users report complaints about air pollution

Hawa Badlo will be available to the public on IOS and Android phones. The launch is part of the winter action campaign against Delhi's pollution

Herbs to heal cattle

In the absence of veterinary services, traditional medical practices for treating livestock remain popular in tribal villages

Pollution glorified

World Bank arm finances polluting steel mill in Jharkhand

Snipptes

Steroid overuse behind chronic diseases in Bihar town

Trend shows doctors prescribe them with every medicine for immediate relief

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Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics

All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021

Salmon in trouble

Culling dilemma

Firecrackers banned

Puffed out

Exercising after exposure to air pollution can be fatal for heart patients

Food than pills is the best source for iron

Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet

The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally

Activists urge FSSAI to reconsider planned fortification of rice, oil

Instead of food fortification, the food regulator needed to promote organically grown, biodiverse food for people, ASHA said

75% emerging infectious diseases zoonotic: UN Report

Document emphasises on importance of a ‘One-Health’ approach to manage and prevent zoonotic disease outbreaks and pandemics

Through the thick air

This Diwali, PM 10 and PM 2.5 reached eight times the safe limit. Its not the first time and it won't be the last. Burning of crop stubble, road …

Cut the sugar in your diet: WHO

Restricting intake of free sugars to six teaspoons or less per day can help to reduce incidence of non-communicable diseases drastically, says …

Drugs on EMI

People in an extremely backward Haryana town, where almost every fifth person has hepatitis C, are forced to seek treatment on EMIs

NCDs emerge as a major cause for maternal deaths

WHO study says 1 in 4 maternal deaths are caused by pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity and HIV

New cholesterol control guidelines in US draw flak for promoting drug use

Experts say the formula used to calculate risk of heart diseases in people uses very old data and overestimates risk of heart ailments

Phailin fallout: people face acute drinking water shortage

200 people in Ganjam get diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water

Denmark scraps tax on fat

Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers

Arsenic just got dirtier

Exposure to arsenic also increases risk of hypertension

Stressed out

Few studies on hypertension, but doctors say it is rising