Why India Ignores A $16-Billion Smoking-Led Health Crisis
In January this year, the government asked for public opinion on tougher new laws to curb smoking: To raise the minimum...
Stopping India’s #1 Killer Is Up to Indians
A man stretching near the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day could cut your risk of heart...
Diabetes: The Epidemic That Indians Created
A villager in rural Karnataka having his blood tested at a diabetes screening camp. Image: Flickr/Trinity Care...
Stealthily, Smoke Kills 1 in 8 Indians
Breathing doesn’t come easy to Asgar Ali Siddique, 45, a Mumbai resident, especially if he walks fast or climbs...
How Cancer Has India In Its Grip
Amit Vaidya is lucky to have survived cancer twice. Cancer killed 0.7 million Indians in 2012, up from 0.26 million in...
India’s Speedy--And Ominous--Disease Transition
A cancer patient getting treatment in a hospital in Kolkata. An Indian today has over twice the odds of dying...
