AIDS drug trial leaves bitter taste behind

AIDS victims the world over are dismayed by the discovery that taking azidothymidine as soon as HIV infection is confirmed does not delay death …

Antibiotic resistance rising in Helicobacter strains from Karnataka

Scientists find metronidazole and levofloxacin are no more potent against helicobacter infections in the state

How to evade a tricky patent call

Five government departments tossed the ball to each other to avoid a decision on revoking a Novartis patent

Animal testing need not be repeated for registration of drugs in India

Animal rights activists had been demanding that the duplication of animal tests must be stopped

A dose of patent power

In this GATT era, Indian drugs and pharmaceutical scientists have belatedly begun to focus on drug, rather than on process, development

Bittersweet medicine

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Venting the spleen

A new drug will reduce the agony and the costs of treating thalassaemia, a hereditary blood disorder

Tonic for the industry, trial for the patients

Industry pundits predict that greater decentralisation for the drug sector will raise production to three times the present level in less than a …

Tribal rights to the fore

The veryfirst scheme to recognise the intellectual property rights of the Kani tribals in Kerala, ran into rough weather, only to bounce back …

Mystique of metal therapy

Incredible though it may seem, it is being claimed that cancer and multiple sclerosis, the two deadly diseases that have often eluded cure, can …

Cocktail aid

An exorbitant wonder 'double-drug' developed for improving survival chances from AIDS may elude needy patients in Africa and Asia

Stable steriods

Capable of reducing bone destruction and pain, steroids lend a strong hand to arthritis patients

A matter of the mind

Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day

Medicine malady

A new study indicates that microbes can develop resistance even if the intake of antibiotics is minimised

New line of defence

A drug which was abandoned because of its toxic effects more than a decade ago is finding new uses in preventing and curing cancer

Nailing the suspect

It has finally been proved that nicotine is what gets smokers addicted to the habit. Nicotine produces the same impact on the brain as other …

Cancer cornered

Good news: a drug which attacks cancerous cells but leaves the healthy tissues untouched has been developed; but till now only mice have counted …

Striking out strokes

The discovery of a new drug, TPA, provides succour to hapless nervous stroke victims. Most importantly, the drug helps in arresting serious and …

Drip as you trip

Patients hooked on to intravenous drug delivery systems have so far had to confine themselves to their beds. But a new portable infusion pump …

Back with a vengeance

Malaria is making a comeback. Parasites and mosquitoes have developed resistance to drugs and insecticides and new drugs are too costly and …

Malaria cornered

The killer malarial parasite may become vulnerable if drugs that target a particular enzyme are developed

Cancerous route

Better cancer drugs may be on the anvil with researchers finding a cell protein that helps cancer spread

Serious fun: The Meatrix

A pig for Neo and a bull for Morpheus -- that's The Meatrix, a Flash animation based on the blockbuster sci-fi movie The Matrix. But that is …

Fake drugs constitute 25% of domestic medicines market in India: ASSOCHAM

Delhi-NCR is the biggest centre for spurious drugs, says industry body study

Haste makes waste