Fake drugs are one reason malaria still kills so many

Each year, 500000 people die of malaria annually, a preventable disease. Most of them children in Africa, where …

Magnetic nanoparticles can deliver anticancer drugs with precision

IIT Guwahati researchershas used magnetite, a metal which is readily accepted by human body and incorporated it into metal-organic frameworks for …

In a surprise, scientists find that arthritis drug may treat stomach cancer too

Anti-arthritis drug can be used to kill a bacterium responsible for stomach-related problems ranging from chronic gastritis and ulcers to cancer

Scientists find new anti-diabetic drug from plant source, call it non-toxic, safe

Chalcone significantly inhibits the rise of blood glucose and brings back the glucose levels to normal much earlier than commercial anti-diabetic …

Sugarcoating can provide extra power to pneumonia vaccine

Scientists in India have developed a vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria using a combination of three different sugar molecules

Influenza: The search for a universal vaccine

Flu virus mutates so quickly that one year's vaccine won't work on the next year's common strains. But a new way to create vaccines, called '…

Perfecting crystals

When cultivated in gravity-free space, crystals have more perfect protien structures that help help in designing better drugs

Medicare perverted

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Market trade-off

Following stricter trade sanctions by the US on medical supplies, the Cuban health system is going into a coma

Teasing death

The trials run before introducing drugs into the market are peppered with death-inviting inaccuracies and even brazen lies

Three pronged attack

Promising results from new drug developments were discussed at the Vancouver AIDS conference but questions about their long-term benefits and …

Fighting venomous foes

Medical treatment after snake bite usually causes strong allergic reactions, but a new antidote makes better promises

Raiding the AIDS citadel

Genetic intervention in the AIDS virus takes researchers closer to a possible victory over 'God's wrath' of the 20th century

Ban recommended on import of cosmetics tested on animals

Sub-standard drugs bigger problem than counterfeit drugs: health activists

Problem of poor quality drugs cannot be solved with technology alone, they say

Drugs and cosmetics amendment bill withdrawn from Rajya Sabha

Newer areas like stem cells, regenerative medicines, medical devices and clinical trial cannot be effectively regulated under the existing law, …

Reviving the brain

Scientists could soon develop a drug that would help repair brain disorders

Lethal drug

Free passage

Kit highs

Memory booster

Lurking danger

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