Science & Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

A simple device

But the invention of the stethoscope revolutionised medical diagnosis

Setback to health insurance

Private hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Andhra refuse to treat under government insurance scheme

Bloodless ban

Health activists demand removal of ban on unbanked direct blood transfusion

Leprosy returns

Public health experts blame it on government complacency  

Muted response

Hepatitis C is a growing problem in India, but government has no programme to manage the disease

Unprepared for Ebola

The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases

When flu turns fatal

In the past two months, as many as 1,198 people in India have died of swine flu, a disease which is only as threatening as seasonal flu. Jyotsna …

Fatal resistance

The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …

Troubled Beautiful Minds

They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy relatives. Nobody wants to …

Cough resistance

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India is plagued by delayed diagnostics and inaccurate treatment procedures. An initiative in …

Portable cure

Antique X-ray machine

X-Ray Equipment>> History • The Net

Sniffing out cancer

Hot superconductivity

The many applications of high-temperature superconductors

Humanising machines

Scientists have incorporated a facet of human logic into a computer programme to help in disease diagnosis

The Double check

New syringe for accurate blood tests

Its always about DNA

Blood is the clue, its genes are the target for curing diseases

Tracking AIDS

A PET DIAGNOSTICS

A corpse in cyberspace

Virtual reality's first human ghost is going to bail out medical research

Computerised conception

Test at home

Life-saving kit