Daily supplement

Long feared for its toxicity, a new study lauds selenium for reducing the risk of some cancers

Double trouble

Fatherly instinct

Get out of doldrums

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

Infectious and wholesome

Socially cold

Blinded by smoke

Beer cures

Race against the rat

Scientists will try to outrun rodents in predicting carcinogenic effects of chemicals

Tiny trouble-maker

Heart surgery made easy

Nasal route

A new technique has been developed to treat brain tumour

Diabetes-free potatoes

Innocent victims

Breastfeeding by Hiv-infected women transfers the virus to the infants, says a study

Hype about salt

To eat or not to eat is not the question, says a critic of 'low salt' theory

Nose best

The humble nose can revolutionise the way brain diseases are currently treated

Kachnar: Turn over a delicious leaf

The beautiful leaves of kachnar are nutritious too

Meet yaipan, the wannabe turmeric

Relish yaipan, a wild flower from The Himalayas, as food or as drug

The right pill

Africa will be setting up its first agency to check the spread of spurious drugs

Herbal cure for stones

In South Asia

Joint relief

Period probe

Animals to the rescue

A breakthrough in organ transplant surgery promises end the agonies of patients and donors

Lessening heartache