Sep 19 : Researchers from Granada have developed new methods to achieve sensitive detection of pesticides and antibiotics in water and natural food.

Sept 17: Researchers have found that exposure to pesticidal chemical sprays doubles the risk of developing asthma.

Washington, Sep12: A new study has added to the list of health problems posed by smoking, by finding that it also contributes to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries

May 28 : A new study by an American researcher has revealed that bricks made from fly-ash particles captured as waste by coal-fired power plants might be safer than predicted.

May 21 : Air and water pollution combined with widespread use of food additives and pesticides made cancer the top killer in China last year, according to a recent government survey.

May 21 : A new study has found that a toxic substance, made by certain types of bacteria found in house dust, may reduce the risk of developing the allergic skin condition eczema or wheezing in children if they are exposed to it up to age of 3.

May 21 : Scientists have found that veterans exposed to Agent Orange may be at a 48 per cent increased risk of post-surgery recurrence of prostate cancer than their unexposed counterparts, and the disease returns to them in a more aggressive form.