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Injecting kenpaullone into the middle ear protected both mice and rats from cisplatin-induced hearing loss. (Photo: Pixabay)

New drugs could help prevent hearing loss

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 360 million people worldwide, including 32 million children, suffer...

10 March 2018 4:34 PM IST

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Ozone exposure associated with higher risk of childhood asthma

Studies have shown that ozone depletes antioxidant activity and increases indications of inflammation in the respiratory...

22 May 2018 8:52 AM IST

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China overtakes US for healthy lifespan: WHO data

Meanwhile U.S. life expectancy is falling.

30 May 2018 8:22 PM IST

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India steps up hunt for origin of mysterious brain-damaging Nipah...

Infectious disease outbreaks can be a challenge in India

28 May 2018 8:35 PM IST

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Working Indian population at growing risk of osteoarthritis

Here's how it develops.

28 May 2018 12:53 PM IST

Evidence suggests that suicidal individuals have a very restricted perspective on their personal situation, lives and surroundings. (Photo: Pixabay)

Suicide prevention: When words are at play

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued guidelines for news coverage of suicides.

5 March 2018 4:05 PM IST

A child reads from a book, as thick black smoke rises in the sky from the glue factories at Dakari village of Unnao district near Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

Kanpur looks for ways to tackle air pollution, lose 'most polluted...

Only a handful of India's 100 most polluted cities have action plans to combat pollution, despite being asked by the...

16 May 2018 3:07 PM IST

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Long-term antibiotic use harmful for women, study suggests

Taking antibiotics for two or more months was also associated with a 58 per cent higher risk of death from...

24 March 2018 1:07 PM IST

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Alcohol, tobacco are biggest threat to human welfare

In contrast, researchers say use of illicit drugs was far less common.

11 May 2018 1:32 PM IST

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Mass vaccinations can't prevent Ebola outbreaks

Here is what a new study has found.

10 May 2018 8:41 PM IST

Everybody worldwide is exposed to air pollution every time they breathe (Photo: AFP)

14 out of world's 20 most polluted cities in India: WHO

The WHO data also said that nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.

2 May 2018 8:30 AM IST

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Eat less saturated, trans fats to curb heart disease: WHO

Saturated fat is found in foods from animal sources such as butter.

6 May 2018 9:20 AM IST