A handful of infectious diseases are responsible for 90 per cent of the deaths throughout the world, a study of the World Health Organi

Scientists find two different ways the brain does maths. This could be a boon for children who do not learn maths in their mother tongue

There is growing concern over the pollution caused by festivals like Diwali

Women's longevity may depend on the age at which they get pregnant, say Rudi Westendorp of the Netherlands and Thomas Kirkwood of the UK. Those who have their first pregnancy at a late age seem to

aids is on the increase among

The height of people appears to depend on the season of their birth. Jan Wohlfahrt and his team from the Danish Epidemiology Science Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, studied 1,166,206 children born

france has tightened norms on the use of chemicals in toys after studies confirmed the dangers of chemicals present in them. The government has said that buying, selling, production, import and

In Jaduguda and Rawatbhata, physical deformities are a way of life. The reality behind the shadows of India s nuclear establishment

leading chemical companies called for European Union ( eu ) legislation to regulate the use of pvc -softening chemicals to guarantee public safety and stop a proliferation of