10.4 million new TB cases reported in 2015; global actions falling short: WHO
Report shows that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat the disease if they are to meet global targets
MDG final report highlights the success of strategic intervention
Human society has achieved several milestones on all eight goals: Report
HIV's ability to cause AIDS weakening, says new research
The virus might gradually become almost harmless, say virologists
HIV can be edited out of genome
Unlike currently available drugs, a new technology provides tool to target dormant HIV in the body
ILO push to stop discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS at work place
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National AIDS Control …
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Health ministry rubbishes AIDS headcount
Dying in stages
Thirty million HIV-infected people in the world live in developing nations. With no cures in sight, all they can do is wait for death. And lack …
New, more virulent HIV strain reported in the Netherlands 40 years after pandemic began
The new HIV variant is a cause for concern since these are figures for a country with high awareness about and monitoring of the disease
Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals
A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost
Disease caused by reduced blood supply to heart now biggest health scare in India
Ischemic heart disease is biggest reason for deteriorating health of men as well as women, says a study
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Flourishing unaided
The AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating with five million new cases reported in 2001
Double standards
The US government procures generic drugs for anthrax from a non-patent holder
A bitter dose
Multinational drug firms gang up against a company that wants to produce cheaper generics
Will HIV bill reach House?
Disease that never was
AIDS: THE FAILURE OF CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE·Neville Hodgkinson·£17.99· Fourth Estate, London
Seminars promote patents
Cipla puts US law school on notice
Poor access to healthcare hits HIV eradication goal
UNICEF says its global goal of reducing new HIV infections in children by 90 per cent between 2009 and 2015 is still out of reach
What caused HIV/AIDS to explode?
Social forces drive viral pandemics, say scientists
Bureaucracy has no idea about health care trends
T Jacob John , professor of virology and paediatrics at Christian Medical College, Vellore, speaks to Raj Kishor Khaware on the state of health …