18 children in Uzbekistan die after consuming Indian cough syrup
The health ministry of Uzbekistan has ordered the withdrawal of all tablets and syrups of Doc-1 Max from all pharmacies in the country
Bipolar disorder isn’t the same for everyone. So people should have more say in how they’re treated
There is a need for research focused on “real-world” samples to determine the best treatments that consider each person’s …
Not just those infected with HIV, India’s TB patients too don’t get proper nutrition
Only 62.1% of over 2.1 million notified cases in 2021 received at least one tranche of payment under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana
People with past exposure to antiretroviral drugs thrice as likely to resist them: WHO
Minimising spread of HIV drug resistance is one of the important aspects of broader global response to antimicrobial resistance
Chimpanzees’ working memory is remarkably similar to our own
Chimpanzees are able to perform at a level comparable to seven-year-old children in a working memory task that requires them to constantly update …
Millions to die from superbug infections: report
2.4 million people could die from superbugs by 2050 if urgent action is not taken to stop antimicrobial resistance, says a report by the …
Civil society challenges patents on Hepatitis C drugs
Pharmaceutical corporations obtain unjustified patents making the drugs unaffordable to many, petitioners claim
Delhi High Court scraps ban on 344 fixed combination drugs
Health ministry banned 344 fixed combination drugs in March fearing antimicrobial resistance and other health hazards
Novel Therapy
Bimal K Banik is President’s Endowed Professor and professor of chemistry at College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan …
Drugs alone do not create health
Spending heavily on medicines does not necessarily result in better health, indicate recent studies.
No money for labs in antibiotics research
Though increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is making it difficult to treat diseases such as malaria, pharmaceutical companies do not …
Down to the bones
Mercilessly lethal osteoporosis - the withering of a body's bone mass - may finally have met its match
Teasing death
The trials run before introducing drugs into the market are peppered with death-inviting inaccuracies and even brazen lies
Hampering growth
A drug which functions in a unique fashion is being used to cure small-cell lung cancer in the UK. Researchers are looking for further uses of …
Blocking cancer
Latest research in Britain finds a drug, a synthetic peptide, which forces tumour cells to wither and die
Access denied
Doctors are withholding HIV therapy from some patients fearing their irresponsibility could harm others
Pills that kill
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Pepped up by peptides
A follow-up to an earlier report on how experts are targeting blood vessels that nurture cancers
Advantage tamoxifen
A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer
Nature's second course
Do not lose sleep over insomnia, says the physic. Resort more to behavioural changes and less to pills. The rest is zzz...
A mutating monster
Some strains of the AIDS-causing virus are developing resistance to whatever drugs are available
Malignant trials
Did Kerala's Regional Cancer Centre use unsuspecting patients as guinea pigs to conduct drug tests?
The best of Indian science
In this and the following issue, DOWN TO EARTH presents a review of India's ten best scientific research projects. The selection is based on the …
Pills for polls
The free medicine scheme in Rajasthan may benefit Congress
Centre fails to weed out substandard drugs, reign in prices: Parl panel
It recommends that the government adopt cost of production-based pricing system