Disease eradication targets: will they be met?
The Finance Minister announced that government has action plans to eliminate kala-azar by 2017 and tuberculosis by 2025, among others
What could have turned yellow fever outbreak into a global disaster?
Fast spread of yellow fever and lack of steady supply of vaccine had put WHO and global aid agencies in a spot
New vaccine could end three-decade-long wait for an effective prevention of HIV
Clinical trial of the vaccine has kicked off in South Africa where 1,000 people are infected with HIV every day
Highlights of 2016 International AIDS Conference in South Africa
South Africa has the highest infection rate in the world with about seven million affected
South Africa's remarkable journey out of the dark decade of AIDS denialism
Activists, health-care workers and scientists in South Africa were faced with a horrific epidemic but went on a ruthless crusade to turn it around
India: the pharmacy of the world where ‘crazy drug combinations’ go unregulated
Of 175 drug combinations used to treat pain-relief, diabetes, anxiety/depression, and psychosis, a study found that 115 combinations had no …
Incorrect manufacturing date on painkiller strip creates a flutter on social media
The incident shows lack of regulation on the part of Indian drug authorities, say medical representatives and controllers
Prozac has negative effect on bird population, finds study
The antidepressant not only affects starlings’ food habits but also their interest in mating
'India’s drug dependence on China not good for its health sector'
Setting up of large-scale pharma and chemical clusters in proximity to each other can help sector perform better, says industry body ASSOCHAM
Importing cattle growth hormone hits snags
A growth hormone that the National Dairy Development Board seeks to import because it can increase milk yield by as much as 30 per cent, has run …
Born free, but...
...doomed to extinction all over the world, large carnivores may yet be saved following urgent companies in Asian countries and eksewhere, …
Price of patents
Experts believe that the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, which was passed recently by the Indian Parliament may give rise to an escalation of …
Animal sacrifice
150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?
Illicit drug markets expanding, compounding global crises: UN
Drug users’ estimate at record high; Trafficking networks challenging health services, law enforcement responses
What are these ‘cancer vaccines’ I’m hearing about? And what similarities do they share with COVID vaccines?
Rather than preventing disease, these vaccines are a personalised treatment for cancer, to combat disease
Uzbekistan fallout: Union government issues ‘Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Order, 2022’
A joint inspection of the Noida facility of Marion Biotech has been carried out by a Uttar Pradesh Drug Control and CDSCO team
Ivermectin: why a potential COVID treatment isn’t recommended for use
There is currently insufficient evidence to support the use of ivermectin in treatment of COVID-19
Sustainable Development Goals: A paradigm shift in United Nations' fund flow
A report cites the changing funding patterns of the UN and its reliance on corporate partners
WHO nod for new TB drug
Issues guidelines for use of bedaquiline that can treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Miracle medicine
Bananas that are actually vaccines. Potatoes that kill bacteria. Tobacco plants that fight tooth decay. Medical science has more tricks up its sleeve
Our discovery can help cancer patients
Amarnath Maitra , professor in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, has developed a new way of administering drugs to the human body.…
Coordination, collaboration key to solving crisis of antibiotic development
The crisis around antibiotic research is a global problem and would need global solutions, experts at CSE event highlighted
India joins global research hub on antimicrobial resistance
The country is the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world — consumption increased by 103 per cent from 2000 to 2015, the highest in …
Getting close and personal
The war on cancer intensifies as scientists try to tailor treatment according to a patient's genetic make-up
Combing operation
Chitosan, a chemical, can help fight persistent urinary tract infections by exposing dormant pathogens to antibiotics