Centre forms high-level panel to monitor bird flu situation

Centre forms high-level panel to monitor bird flu situation: In the wake of bird flu scare in Delhi and other parts, the Centre on Wednesday set up a high-level committee to monitor the situation and help State governments take steps to contain the disease.

WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold weedkiller glyphosate documents

WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold weedkiller glyphosate documents: The World Health Organization’s cancer agency - which is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens - advised academic experts on one of its review panels not to disclose documents they were

About 5 lakh TB patients contacted govt. clinics, still went untreated!

About 5 lakh TB patients contacted govt. clinics, still went untreated: In 2013, India had about 2.7 million people with Tuberculosis, which is 23 per cent of the global burden of the disease. India also accounted for 27 per cent (760,000) of the world’s “missing” patient

New method can kill cancer cells in two hours, shows study

New method can kill cancer cells in two hours, shows study: Researchers have developed a new, non-invasive method that can kill cancer cells in two hours, an advance that may significantly help people with inoperable or hard-to-reach tumours as well as young

Indian-origin boy claims to have found treatment for most deadly form of breast cancer

Indian-origin boy claims to have found treatment for most deadly form of breast cancer: A 16-year-old Indian-origin boy in the United Kingdom has claimed to have found a treatment for the most deadly form of breast cancer which is unresponsive to drugs. Krtin Nithiyanandam, who moved to

Biofortification: Micronutrient-built-in grains!

Biofortification: Micronutrient-built-in grains: Mahatma Gandhi was always advocating us to eat hand pound rice and hand ground wheat rather than eating polished rice. Yet we continue using machine-polished cereals because they can be stored longer.

Losing ground in the war on superbugs!

Losing ground in the war on superbugs: It is a rain-battered Sunday afternoon in Mumbai and Prakash* has just finished his shift as a security guard at an ATM. He says he has always enjoyed his work, even when he was addicted to drugs, an