Fatal attraction

Why pregnant women attract mosquitoes

Injecting a cure

The card up the sleeve

Roman tragedy

A mosquito brought down an empire that worlds' militaries couldn't

Airways and bloodways

A heart condition

People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution

Foetal memory

Learning starts in the womb

Herbal cures to fight kala azar

The wrong blend

Herbal drug quality suffering in the absence of stringent rules

Stinking tree treats cancer

Survey to find best specimens for cloning

Indian camphorweed can cure amoebiasis

Malaria drug-resistant parasite common in Southeast Asia: study

The problem could get much worse if the parasite reaches Africa, warn experts

Tobacco trouble

Vanishing herbs

Many varieties of medicinal plants and flowers in Darjeeling are facing extinction

A healthy future

Walking improves mental faculties of the elderly

SOUTH AFRICA

(un)Healthy drink

The ideal fruit juice plays havoc with the body's ability to absorb medicines

Drugged drink

The water we drink may be contaminated with the drugs we excrete through our urine

CHINA

RAMPANT COLLECTION

Genetic test to fly safe

Lab's labour lost

Products designed by premier scientific institutions fail to find the pulse of the market

Ammo against AIDS

Mayurbhanj’s red ant chutney receives GI tag. Why this is important for nutritional security of tribals

Indigenous people of Mayurbhanj have been eking out a living by selling red weaver ants and chutney made with them

Gastronomical preferences

A diet low in starch could be one of the reasons for diabetes in women