Health

An old man smoking a bidi at a bricks factory. Credit: nevilzaveri/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What’s in a Pack? Sickness, Death and the Power of a Lethal Lobby

Jayna Kothari 31/05/2016

The tobacco industry and its political backers have delayed...

(From L) European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pose for the family photo during the first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan, May 26, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Pool

At G7, UK Pushes for Global Reward System for New Antibiotic Development

Kylie MacLellan 27/05/2016

Any use of antibiotics promotes the development and spread...

The mcr-1 plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene has been found primarily in Escherichia coli, pictured. Credit: Reuters/Courtesy CDC

First Case of Bacteria Resistant to All Antibiotics Detected in US

Ransdell Pierson and Bill Berkrot 27/05/2016

The study said continued surveillance to determine the true...

Swing it. Credit: tomitapio/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Exercise as an Effective Anti-cancer Strategy

Aju Mathew 25/05/2016

The largest study to have investigated the association of...

File photo of Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi January 19, 2009. Credit: Reuters

President Mukherjee Signs Ordinance Keeping State Boards Out of NEET This Year

This ordinance will ensure that students of state...

Struggling Novartis Heart Drug Sales Boosted by New Global Medical Guidelines

Ben Hirschler 23/05/2016

The lack of specific guidelines from professional bodies until...

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State Boards to Stay Out of NEET Ambit This Year

The government has approved the promulgation of an ordinance...