Sex on the brain

The battle of the genders intensifies as scientists discover that the differences begin, and perhaps end, at one of the human fundamentals: the brain

Lab's labour lost

Products designed by premier scientific institutions fail to find the pulse of the market

TB turns invincible

Discovery of a deadly form of TB in a Mumbai hospital  underscores mismanagement

A tab on wishlist

As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market

Are pills doctored?

A Punjab resident holds inferior quality drugs responsible for his son's serious illness

Prometheus bound

The denial of a patent on a medical test that correlates drug dosages with treatment could mean the end of human gene patents

Diabetes plan staggers

National programme to combat the disease is inadequate  

Non-profit diseases

There is a logic to the idea of neglected diseases. Historically the diseases poor people get--largely in the poorer parts of the world--haven't …

Medical tests: How necessary?

Doctors are increasingly prescribing tests to arrive at a diagnosis. Has this benefited medical practice or patients? Four experts debate

Access denied

Shortage of antiretroviral drugs and lack of diagnosis is not new in India, but government does not admit to the crisis

Vitamin D complex

When sunlight falls on the skin, it forms an essential nutrient, vitamin D. For people in India, which has an average of 300 clear sunny days in …

Beating the hell out of death

Industrial houses and research organisations must join hands and rethink about Indian health standards

Break the resistance

India’s TB control programme needs to engage the private sector

A bad example from the US

A public sector technology transfer bill focuses exclusively on patenting

Public’s private peeve

Will Bihar’s failed model of outsourcing diagnostic services work in Chhattisgarh?

Suffering SARS

Is the crisis spawned by this new viral infection a failure of global health governance?

Caught off guard

SARS unravelled

The pathogen's path

Portable cure

Antique X-ray machine

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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