Editorial: BMI and risk of death
Published in The Hindu on March 10, 2011 That obesity is a causal factor for many lifestyle diseases such as
Read MoreDying with dignity through ‘assisted suicide’
Published in The Hindu on March 10, 2011 “I think suffering is much more than a medical situation. There’s this
Read MoreDedicated lab for HIV vaccine design
Published in The Hindu on March 3, 2011 After conducting a couple of AIDS vaccine trials in India, the New
Read MoreEditorial: The killer aftershock
Published in The Hindu on February 25, 2011 Barely six months after Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city, was struck
Read MoreFor more accurate BP readings
Published in The Hindu on February 10, 2011 Hypertensive patients, why, even normal people, sensing their blood pressure rising as
Read MoreEditorial: Out of Africa
Published in The Hindu on February 3, 2011 Archaeological evidence in the form of stone tools discovered from Jebel Faya,
Read MoreGrunting affects opponent’s response time
Published in The Hindu on January 27, 2011 “Quiet please; thank you.” There has been no tennis match, be it
Read MoreEditorial: MMR vaccine & science fraud
Published in The Hindu on January 25, 2011 A 1998 paper linking a measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine with a
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The case of bacteria using arsenic and human teeth: Dangers of hyping up science
While NASA’s press briefing said the “astrobiology finding that will impact the search for extra-terrestrial life,” the paper published in
Read MoreNanotechnology: ‘None said ‘there are risks, so let’s stop it’
Published in The Hindu on January 13, 2011 Genuine fear of genetically modified (GM) crops arising from relatively less studied
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The challenge for chemistry
“Reinvention is essential for the continuing relevance and survival of chemistry,” warn George M. Whitesides from Harvard University, Cambridge and
Read MoreEditorial: Shoring up public healthcare
Published in The Hindu on January 1, 2011 The world’s growing riches seem to make little difference to over 100
Read MoreEditorial: Promising microbicide
Published in The Hindu on August 12, 2010 Half of the 33 million people living with HIV worldwide are women.
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