Increased risk of heart disease

Vegetarian diet makes Indians more prone to colon cancer

Researchers from Cornell University analysed frequencies of the mutation in 234 primarily vegetarian Indians and 311 US individuals.

Mar 30, 2016, 13:06 PM IST

Air pollution linked to increased deaths from heart disease

Even minuscule increases in the amount of tiny chemical particles -- by 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air, for example -- lead to roughly a 10 percent increase in risk of death due to heart disease.

Sep 15, 2015, 19:05 PM IST