The pursuit of unsustainable economic growth, bad development policy, lack of good science, and poverty are a prescription for ill health. These result in a bad living environment which contributes significantly to morbidity. A conference on the state of

The growth of cities and industries has severely affected the environment. The spread of disease has increased with the spread of civilisation

New diseases are emerging with changes in the environment, some old diseases are also staging a comeback

The status of health can be improved with proper environment management

All over the world sperm count in humans has declined by over 50 per cent in the last 30 years. In India, studies involving more than 1600 men, both fertile and infertile, over the past 15 years have

Depletion of micronutrients such as copper and molybdenum from the soil leads to poor food quality and micronutrient deficiency in humans. The most common deficiency is that of zinc, copper and

Participants at the session dealing with radiology at the conference, including A Gopalakrishnan, a former chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), criticised the Department of Atomic

Research by the School of Environmental Studies (SES), Jadavpur University, Calcutta, has revealed that the tubewell of a single rural water supply scheme in Malda in West Bengal had pumped

The Green Revolution has greatly contributed to the spread of Japanese encephalitis. Professor T Jacob John, professor of eminence at Christian Medical College, Vellore, in tracing its detection in