MONEYMAKERS

Still active

Just a little pinprick?

TB faces threat

Chips, anyone?

TB threat

AIDS SOARS

Junkie clean-up

The return of bad medicine

A medicine that had been banned for its harmful effects, may soon stage a comeback

Gaining popularity

ZIMBABWE

SOMALIA

Pet pills

Terminal tests

Testing of new drugs on terminally-ill patients comes under attack in the US

Positive vibes

Viagra may also help women

Cheaper drugs

Sweet lumps

Diabetes and obesity are related

Fowl play

Usage of antibiotics in farm animals could be making human microbes drug-resistant

Surviving AIDS

HIV/AIDS drug prices in India come down

Parting twins

Cooperative catalysis ensures the beneficial chiral product

Criminalising nitrous oxide users is no laughing matter if it distracts from more serious drug problems

Existing legislation was meant to restrict the availability to medical and catering uses, but many loopholes exist, which means it is easy to buy …

Why Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else globally

The root of the problem is a patent system that allows pharma companies to keep out competition and keep prices sky high

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