Giving birth boosts memory

Bitter pill

Doctor, heal thyself

Lure of the puff

Bad shot

Swine flu injection may raise sleep disorder risk

Broken promises

'Health for all Indians by 2000' remains a myth

Damage control

The Union labour ministry discusses the safety and health problems of the workers at Alang

Dial in a headache

A study shows headache is more common among mobile phone users

Womb woes

Pollution can lead to birth defects

Killer vaccines

South Asia

Poisoned Holi

Lead delays puberty

Increased levels of lead suppress reproductive hormones

Workers fall ill

House warning

Smoke from cooking kills 1.6 million people annually

Degree without honours

Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health

Toxins in the womb

Organic pollutants lead to neural defects, study confirms

Troublemaking protein found

Breakthrough in fighting severe malaria among children

Food for thought

Vegetables, and not carbohydrates, should be the diet mantra of Americans

Health pyramid

Of foods that heal

Entamoeba mapped

Paves the way for a healthier gut

Sweaty cure

Secretion from sweat glands is a natural antibiotic

Needle effect

Acupuncture can help athletes perform better

It's all in the food

Poor food intake by pregnant women can damage the immune system of the child

Good, bad or worse?

Researchers are not sure if aliminium is a friend or foe