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India’s Blood Pressure Skyrockets
Hypertension is skyrocketing in India, with rural-to-urban migrants at especially high risk.
Study: Bangladesh Makes Strides In Healthcare Despite Poverty
Despite its high poverty level, Bangladesh has achieved lower infant mortality rates compared to India, Pakistan and Nepal.
Thinking Like An Indian Parent (Part 2)
In Part 2 of an editorial, Professor Pushkar of BITS Pilani-Goa explains why Indian parents are so interested in sending their children to engineering colleges.
Rice Consumption In Bangladesh Linked To High Arsenic Exposure & Toxicity
A study of more than 18,000 people in Bangladesh has established a link between rice consumption and arsenic exposure and toxicity.
Indian Mars Mission Beats Neighbors, Sniffs For Methane
Last Tuesday, the Indian space agency launched a mission to Mars in order to place a satellite into orbit around that planet.
Australia-India PhD Program To Provide 16 Scholarships
A new PhD program has been launched in India to provide budding researchers in Australia and India with academic supervision and support.
Thinking Like An Indian Parent (Part 1)
Professor Pushkar of BITS Pilani-Goa explains why Indian parents are so interested in sending their children to engineering colleges.
Bilingualism May Delay Onset Of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease
People who speak more than one language and develop dementia tend to do so up to five years later than those who are monolingual, according to a study.
Arsenic In Water Caused Drug Resistance
Arsenic contamination of drinking water in India has been implicated in the development of resistance to a drug used to treat leishmaniasis.
