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Large graphical health warnings on tobacco packets more effective: Study

Such warnings help prevent initiation and motivate cessation, find researchers

Training health workers can help manage hypertension in villages 

Early detection and management of hypertension is necessary to prevent complications, but shortfall of trained health workforce, particularly in …

ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts

The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states

CDRI, Cipla collaborate to develop drugs

Cipla’s association with CSIR and CDRI has been ongoing since 1942

Better education links to good heart health

The study explored the association between education and wealth on one hand and cardiovascular diseases and mortality due to them on the other

Scientists propose Controlled Human Infection Model studies

In CHIM, researchers infect healthy participants with a weakened strain of a pathogen in a controlled setting to learn more about the infection …

New strategies needed for elimination of malaria: Experts

Conventionally less lethal malarial parasites are also taking up deadlier forms, they said 

JNU to establish new centre for research in natural products

The main objective of the centre is to screen natural products to identify potential candidates for further optimisation and preclinical and …

Scientists identify potential early biomarker for Alzheimer’s

Researchers found that early breaking down of a protein, fibrillar actin or F-actin, in the brain leads to memory deficits

This diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular, kidney diseases: Study

Dulaglutide reduced heart attacks and strokes by 12%, decreased risks of kidney failure by a third

A new roll-on to relieve period pain

Based on essential oils including eucalyptus oil, menthol and wintergreen oil, it can also help improve the mood of users

Indian scientists resurrect World War-era drug to fight malaria

Now, they are working to make this drug more effective using nanotechnology

Air pollution linked with cardiovascular diseases: Study

Tobacco had the strongest association with heart disease, followed by physical inactivity and low-quality diet

Finally, antiviral drug for dengue in the offing

World’s first botanical drug against dengue is in the final stage of development at the Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic …

Now glucose monitoring through saliva too

This device can work inside the body without using any external electrical energy

Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha

Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018

Study reveals link between teenage pregnancy and child stunting

Adolescent mothers were more likely to be anaemic compared with adult mothers and anaemia was associated with reduced child growth, find the study

Anti-malaria drug may be repurposed to treat Zika

A team of Indian researchers identify a viral protein that can be targeted by an already available anti-malarial drug — hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

Cipla set to launch repurposed drug Favipiravir for COVID-19: CSIR

An off-patent anti-viral, Favipiravir was originally discovered by Fujifilm group, Japan and has shown promise in treatment of COVID-19

Indian researchers work on novel coronavirus genome sequencing

Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi working together

COVID-19: Centre brings package to boost bulk drugs

Indian pharma industry is critically dependent on imported raw material