The jubilation surrounding India's victory in the test series has drowned out concerns regarding the unlawful – and possibly dangerous – methods employed by the losing side's bowlers.

If you can't solve the problem, you are not employing evidence. And India's reaction to the coronavirus is a classic illustration of this truth.

From New Rochelle in the US to Mulhouse in France and Gangelt in Germany, large gatherings triggered the spread of the coronavirus. But only in India is the government still fixated on a single event.

We now have about 3,000 confirmed cases worldwide, which is surely a conservative estimate.

Air pollution has been linked to depression, reduced cognitive function, dementia, brain cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and many, many other diseases.

There is no logic when a cricket player ingests terbutaline for a sore throat.

Even high or above average fitness levels can have a positive effect on your lifespan.

The review's authors have acknowledged that almost 80% of the studies they analysed had been funded by the pharmaceuticals industry.

The world is yet to react to the study but there will surely be murmurs of discontent from sportspeople. Many of them have continued to argue that taking performance-enhancing drugs makes for a level playing field.

Data from two trials together involving over 20,000 patients with type 2 diabetes shows most of them can be effectively managed with the safe, effective and more affordable human insulin.

Despite multiple studies showing that carbohydrates hurt your heart, and not saturated fats, misguided advisories and Big Pharma profiteering both persist.

It's unadvisable to participate in too many marathons because the heart may be damaged in a few. And current scientific knowledge is unable to accurately identify the vulnerable.

A new class of medicines has been found to reduce cardiovascular mortality and heart failure in diabetic patients – but at a very high cost per patient, even as the claims are backed by a journal with a vested interest.

It is no wonder that between 66% and 75% of clinical trials whose results are published in the major medical journals are funded by the drug industry.

The Zika virus has considerable potential to penetrate our borders to play havoc amid the ideal conditions provided both for it and the mosquitoes.

Before you draw your next breath, be aware that it could seriously damage you. Scientists have estimated that air pollution by prevailing PM2.5 levels will have led to 6.6 million premature deaths by 2050.

Governance should not be confused with business and winning cannot be at the cost of kickbacks to corrupt coaches and officials.