Tragic potion

Herbal drug stuck in IPR jam, tribal group biggest loser

Export controversy

Sri Lanka struggles to protect rare anti-diabetes herb

Leafy solution

Foliage helps check fluorosis

Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition

Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link

Science reveals the magic in herbal cures

Recent studies have brought to light the science behind traditional herbal medicinal systems.

Chlorine toxicity

The use of bleaching powder in drinking water may cause cance

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

Kani vs Kani

Kanis are dragged into bureaucratic wrangling, pitting them against each other

Unfinished research

Mercury failing

The slippery killer

It is going to require something more than just drugs to deal with HIV, say scientists

Ecstasy rashes

Striking at the heart

Pollution causes heart attack

Human anthrax and vultures

Asthma and ozone

Children face a greater risk

Proving its metal

A plant derivative can kill cancer cells by targeting at their high iron concentration

Common heart medication less effective in south Asian people – new research

Clopidogrel may not be effective for many British south Asians

WHO strongly recommends COVID-19 pill Paxlovid for high-risk populations

Paxlovid may prevent more hospitalisations than its alternatives

Henrietta Lacks, whose cells led to path-breaking medical advances, receives posthumous WHO award

The scientific community hid her race and story for years   

Not so much of a devil

Reducing anaemia

Bad company

One defective eye can spoil the other. Early detection and treatment helps

Burgers? Burp!

Getting obese? Blame it on burgers, pizzas and french fries

Hard work pays

Hard manual labour may actually reduce the risk of breast cancer in women