The curious case of Ebola patents

The US government appears to have a cure and (almost) a vaccine for the deadly disease

Rising trend

Poor and the young are new victims of hypertension

All about Ebola

With WHO declaring the current Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, here are some facts about the disease and tips you might want to …

Chinese city sealed after man dies of plague

Police have cordoned off the entire town of Yumen in the north-western Chinese province of Gansu and restricted the movement of the residents

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria can be reversed: new research

Efficient cycling of antibiotics can help doctors deal with resistant bacteria in a clinical setting

Death toll due to swine flu rises, government issues guidelines

Southern states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are worst affected

Himachal model shows the way

Pilot project in Solan district screens patients and uses smartphone-enabled system to manage hypertension

Health ministry invites bids for plastic-wrapped mosquito nets

Environmentalists oppose; say plastic not good for environment

New York may lose its sugary fizz fix

Mayor calls for ban on sale of super-sized soft drinks

Malaria, dengue detection made easy

Doctors evolve mathematical formula to pinpoint most likely cause of fever

Government for raising awareness on tobacco’s role in TB

A section on tobacco consumption added to the national programme for TB control

India, KFC blamed for bird flu spread in Nepal

Free dumping of farm produce and import of poor quality chicken by Kentucky Fried Chicken from India is causing spread of disease, say politicians,…

Bihar's mysterious child-killer disease yet to be identified

Till last year the disease was termed as Japanese Encephalitis. Seventy-two children have so far died of it

Return of bird flu in India raises alarm

No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one

New swine flu kit makes disease detection easier in India

Portable testing kit gives results within an hour

MERS virus may spread to India post Haj

Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …

Health minister asks authorities to be prepared for Ebola emergency

The present outbreak of the virus in West Africa has claimed nearly 5,500 lives

Delhi government puts cap of Rs 4,500 on H1N1 test

Private labs were reportedly charging as high as Rs 10,000 for a single test

New health threat: a sexually transmitted superbug deadlier than AIDS

Drug resistant gonorrhoea strain poses public health crisis; US Centers for Disease Control requests funds to research new antibiotics for treatment

Should smallpox virus specimens be destroyed or retained?

World Health Assembly to take a call on two remaining specimens in upcoming meet even as some scientists urge against their destruction; two …

Progress in measles elimination has got stalled, says WHO

Developing countries mostly hit. More than 145,000 people died of the disease in 2013

Dengue grips Delhi: virus strain circulating this year more deadly

Serotype DENV 2 has returned after a gap of a few years, which could be a reason for higher number of cases this year

WTO ‘for’ US meat exports; Indian poultry eaters at increased risk of antibiotic resistance

India’s measures against avian influenza were termed as ‘inconsistent’ by WTO

Content labelling norms flouted in 48 per cent packaged food items

Survey finds nearly three-fourth food items do not display salt and sodium content on packets

India issues guidelines for Zika virus

Suggests avoiding unnecessary travel to affected countries