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

NIGERIA

Vector cells

Cheaper drugs

Sweet lumps

Diabetes and obesity are related

Fowl play

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

Anti body!

Are antioxidants as effective against cancer as believed?

Bird flu back

Fear of pandemic

Ready to bloat

Anti-obesity drug market set to get bigger

Surviving AIDS

HIV/AIDS drug prices in India come down

Parting twins

Cooperative catalysis ensures the beneficial chiral product

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

The problem for biosimilars

Reliance Life Sciences won a case against Roche, 4 years after the MNC sued to stave off challenge to a hit breast cancer drug

Antibiotic resistance rising in Helicobacter strains from Karnataka

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

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 …

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