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 '…

India home to largest number of opiate users: UN report on drugs

Globally, 209 million consume cannabis, 61 million take opiods, 34 million use amphetamines, 21 million cocaine and 20 million use ecstasy  &…

Scientists find a new way to fight TB

They discover a new DNA sequence that binds to the enzyme that helps the TB pathogen thrive 

Perfecting crystals

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

Medicare perverted

TAKING SIDES: ISSUES IN SOCIAL MEDICINE ANDE COMMUNITY HEALTH C Sathyamala, Nirmala Sundharam and Nalini Bhanot Publisher: Horizon Books Price: Rs 300

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Drugs and cosmetics amendment bill withdrawn from Rajya Sabha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, …

Chemists go on nationwide strike to protest online medicine sale

The Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940 bars the sale of a few medicines without prescription

India has highest rate of antibiotic resistance, says study

Low- and middle-income countries report the highest increase in antibiotic resistance

Significant advances on memory drug

Cracking the code

Gender inequality

Braining the rats

Strange but true

MALI

Fixed combinations out