India develops world’s first vaccine exclusively for leprosy
The ‘immunotherapeutic’ vaccine for leprosy harnesses the ability of body’s immune system to combat infection
Investing in depression and anxiety treatment could yield huge economic returns
A new study makes the case for scaling up global response to these mental health disorders
A device that uses sweat for real time physiology check
Researchers believe that this technology may be further enhanced for studying patterns and providing personlised medicine
Body Burden 2015 - State of India's Health
The theme-based, yearly publication investigates how our health is a victim of environmental degradation. This year, we will untangle the web …
Litany of disillusionment
Ravaged by ethnic strife, environmental disaster and crushing poverty, Ethiopians anticipate an uncertain future.
Waking up livers with foetal cells
Scientists say foetal liver cells injected into patients suffering from severe liver failure can regenerate the damaged organ
Irate doctors complain US reforms illegal
The American Medical Association contends that limiting prices or overall spending on health care is unconstitutional
WHO seeks increase in AIDS funds
The World Health Organisation has called for enhanced spending and a joint UN initiative to combat the threat of AIDS.
Tokyo changes prescription to cut drug bill
The Japanese government is trying to keep the people from consuming too many medicines, in order to cut down its expenditure on health care.
Gandhian scheme provides rural health care
A seWhelp programme provides the poorest villagers in the area surrounding Mahoin Gandhi's Sevagrom ashrom with access to quality medical care.
Heart patients suffer massive price hikes
Doctors and manufacturers seem unperturbed by the ever-increasing price of Acetrome, a drug for heart valve transplant patients.
New kit speeds HIV testing
Dipstick, an inexpensive and quick HIV test developed in the United States, is now being manufactured in India.
Syringe safety
Clinical safety comes of age with the devising of a new equipment to dispose of all infected "sharps"
Healthy yoghurt
A new kind of fibre-rich yoghurt not only tickles the gourmet palates, but also promises boosts to healthcare
Polemics over a pest
A controversy rages over whether the Surat plague bacillus was a secret hardsell by a Kazakh chemical firm
Visionary
Blind terror: 80 per cent of the world's sightless are in the developing world, and the number will double by the turn of the century. Carl …
Small invasions
A new surgical technique that involving only small incisions has been used for removing a cyst from under the lung
Understanding stress
Stress-related diseases like heart attacks are becoming common. Science is trying to understand how the human body copes with stress
Stairway to health
Want a healthy heart, a thin wasteline and more ? Then ignore elevators and escalators, and use stairs instead
What price the constitution?
Breakthroughs in genetic engineering have led to questions on the ethics of suchexperiments. Should scientists alone be steering the decision-…
Polio - alive and kicking
The polio virus is possibly the most innocuous virus that affects humans. The improvement of sanitation standards across the world has meant …
'Donors give less money for neglected diseases'
DAVID H MOLYNEUX, of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, tells VIBHA VARSHNEY that public health …
"Inputs of social scientists are critical"
John R Seager, research director, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, speaks to Atanu Sarkar on interdisciplinary aspects of …
Demonetisation: public health system ill-equipped and unreliable
The government’s assurance of treatment in government hospitals is hollow as the system is inadequate
Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare
CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only
