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 …

Tackling a menace

VIRUS: THE CO-DISCOVERER OF HIV TRACKS ITS RAMPAGE AND CHARTS THE FUTURE·Luc Montagnier, Stephen Sartarelli (Translator)· W W …

Three-in-one offer

Protests against Abbott laboratory in Bangkok

A bad example from the US

A public sector technology transfer bill focuses exclusively on patenting

Death rate has declined globally since 2006

The leading causes of global deaths declined by 30% in just a decade, says a latest study, which is the world’s largest scientific …

Palliative care not available for majority in developing countries: WHO

Only 20 countries across the world have palliative care well integrated into their health-care systems, says report

Section 377 verdict: Social media erupts with anger but misses HIV link

Section 377 makes gay community vulnerable to HIV/AIDS by making it difficult for institutions to make information and services available to …

The new rule

Of the people. By the people. But against the people?

Withdrawal symptoms

Drug firms abandon their case against South Africa over the pricing of AIDS medicines

Aided by war

AIDS may rise in Pakistan

Bytes

Patents Vs Patients

WTO's conundrum: cheap drugs for poor countries or protecting North's business interests

International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary

Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play

Accidents cause maximum deaths among young population, says WHO

Road accidents and non-communicable diseases emerge as major killers according to the World Health Statistics 2017 report

World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report

The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets

Three breakthroughs on HIV this week; is cure around the corner?

Critical trial for early aggressive treatment of HIV+ babies set to begin in three months