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Why seafood-loving Kerala must test its fish before tasting it

Srinivasa Prasad
16 Nov 2024 12:50 AM GMT

Kerala’s dependence on catch from other states makes it vulnerable to deadly chemicals added to fish; kit developed to detect toxins remains unused by consumers

Fish curry from Kerala
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World Diabetes Day: What is Diabetic Retinopathy and how can it cause vision loss?
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World Diabetes Day: What is Diabetic Retinopathy and how can it cause vision loss?

14 Nov 2024 11:15 AM GMT
One out of every 4 diabetes patients in the world lived in India in 2022: Lancet study
Health

One out of every 4 diabetes patients in the world lived in India in 2022: Lancet study

14 Nov 2024 4:01 AM GMT
Tying saree tightly around waist can cause petticoat cancer in women, warns study
Health

Tying saree tightly around waist can cause 'petticoat cancer' in women, warns study

6 Nov 2024 12:51 PM GMT
Watch | Telangana bans mayonnaise after food poisoning

Watch | Telangana bans mayonnaise after food poisoning

31 Oct 2024 12:35 PM GMT
Delhi, air pollution, smog

Use public transport, reduce stubble burning: Centre tells states amid spike in AQI levels

25 Oct 2024 8:07 AM GMT
McDonald’s burgers linked to E. coli outbreak in US; one dead, 10 hospitalised

McDonald’s burgers linked to E. coli outbreak in US; one dead, 10 hospitalised

23 Oct 2024 5:43 AM GMT
Busted: Five myths about eco-friendly eating

Busted: Five myths about eco-friendly eating

22 Oct 2024 9:40 AM GMT
Why organic food can lead to a risk of gut disease

Why organic food can lead to a risk of gut disease

17 Oct 2024 10:44 AM GMT
Why Nobel Prize winners Hopfield and Hinton are sounding caution over AIs future

Why Nobel Prize winners Hopfield and Hinton are sounding caution over AI's future

11 Oct 2024 1:05 PM GMT
Antibiotic resistance may claim over 39 million lives globally in next 25 yrs: Lancet study

Antibiotic resistance may claim over 39 million lives globally in next 25 yrs: Lancet study

17 Sep 2024 4:25 AM GMT
Explainer: Ayushman Bharat scheme to cover all seniors over 70; read more here

Explainer: Ayushman Bharat scheme to cover all seniors over 70; read more here

12 Sep 2024 10:36 AM GMT
Watch | What caused delay in Mpox vaccines for African countries

Watch | What caused delay in Mpox vaccines for African countries

10 Sep 2024 3:08 PM GMT
What is Monkeypox? Could it be the next COVID?

What is Monkeypox? Could it be the next COVID?

10 Sep 2024 8:50 AM GMT
Heart attack and cardiac arrest aren’t the same. Here’s why

Heart attack and cardiac arrest aren’t the same. Here’s why

The Conversation
9 Sep 2024 3:01 PM GMT

A heart attack is like a blockage in the plumbing supplying water to a house, but a cardiac arrest is like an electrical malfunction in the house’s...

Man with suspected Mpox symptoms isolated; Centre issues advisory to states

Man with suspected Mpox symptoms isolated; Centre issues advisory to states

9 Sep 2024 9:14 AM GMT
COVID-19

Targeting specific immune cells could reverse damage of long COVID-19, says new research

5 Sep 2024 9:16 AM GMT
National Nutrition Week: Alarming micronutrient deficiency in India

National Nutrition Week: Alarming micronutrient deficiency in India

2 Sep 2024 1:09 PM GMT
Concussion

How physiotherapy can help with sports concussions

2 Sep 2024 4:23 AM GMT
Vitamin B12

Indians deficient in iron, calcium, folate, says Lancet study; what foods to consume?

30 Aug 2024 11:44 AM GMT
Chandipura

Not Chandipura | What killed 50 children in Gujarat? No one seems to know

29 Aug 2024 1:00 AM GMT
Diabetes

What is type 1.5 diabetes? It’s a bit like type 1, a bit like type 2

27 Aug 2024 6:30 AM GMT
Gujarat women children

Gujarat's paradox: High per capita income, but poor health, nutrition levels

24 Aug 2024 1:00 AM GMT
Parvovirus B19 or Slapped Cheek disease

Parvovirus B19 or ‘slapped cheek’ illness: All you need to know as cases rise in US

19 Aug 2024 1:21 PM GMT
Mpox outbreak | Neglected in Africa, it could now turn into next global pandemic

Mpox outbreak | Neglected in Africa, it could now turn into next global pandemic

17 Aug 2024 1:15 PM GMT
tamil nadu doctors

28% UG, 15% PG medical students have had mental health conditions: NMC survey

16 Aug 2024 4:00 AM GMT
WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency; 13 nations in Africa affected

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency; 13 nations in Africa affected

15 Aug 2024 3:37 AM GMT
Kerala: 3 persons diagnosed with amoebic brain fever; govt issues advisory

Kerala: 3 persons diagnosed with amoebic brain fever; govt issues advisory

5 Aug 2024 12:43 PM GMT
The problem of breastfeeding and key role of lactation centres in neonatal care

The problem of breastfeeding and key role of lactation centres in neonatal care

31 July 2024 2:30 AM GMT
cancer

Cancers in head and neck rising, make up 26% cases in India: Study

27 July 2024 10:09 AM GMT
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