Evils of advancement

Test-tube babies face higher health risks

Discovering mutations

Economics of healthcare

Source of the scourge

Unsterilised syringes used in Africa in the 1950s may be at the root of AIDS

Perseverance pays

Learning from Lorenzo's oil

Melting pot

A beauty tip

Cosmetics can cause infertility

Medium message

Sri Lankan media's role in reporting HIV/AIDS issues

Did the polio vaccine start AIDS?

The origin of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has generated considerable interest and controversy amongst scientists the world over. Flaming …

Fund at your own risk: Those who crowdfund for helping others get treatment, are vulnerable to fraud

The government must urgently introduce policies to regulate and monitor crowdfunding done for medical emergency treatment

Anti-oxidant level in specific brain region indicates early signs of Alzheimer’s: Study

This knowledge may help in early detection by identifying the role of protective form of antioxidant 

Down To Earth impact: ICMR to send team to study cancer in Odisha's Bargarh

Indian Council of Medical Reasearch team to study cancer in Odisha's rice bowl after Down To Earth reportage

Grand challenge for cancer research announced

The India Cancer Research Consortium will organize a challenge to develop cost effective and affordable approaches for screening, early diagnosis …

Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: We’re trying to understand what role sex plays

Understanding how Ebola outbreaks are exacerbated by sexual transmission is important to stop new chains of transmission and to prevent it from …

Measures to curb 'unethical profiteering' by private hospitals not working: Govt report

Patients and health groups asserted that the unethical practices of private hospitals are a direct outcome of the regulatory vacuum

Why do epilepsy drugs don’t work for some women? Scientists find out

A variation in a gene is responsible for some women to suffer from frequent epileptic seizures despite taking anti-epileptic drugs

Ethics vs economics: the cost of outsourcing clinical trials to developing countries

On Human Experiments – As demand grows for newer and better drugs for an expanding range of conditions, so too does the need for clinical …

Health ministry invites comments on draft Bill on passive euthanasia

The Bill says that competent patients, including minors aged above 16 years, can express the desire of euthanasia to medical practitioners 

Union government moves to regulate price of medical devices

Considering controlling/reducing the prices of stents, catheters and implants, minister informs Lok Sabha

Cracking the cancer code

In recent years, scientists have closed in on cancer, pinning down precisely how its hellish manifestations are caused and spread. Their findings …

Nipping malaria in the bud

Scientists are focussing on strengthening genetically the defence mechanism of mosquitoes so as to render them inhospitable to the malarial parasite.

Detecting a hard-to-trace brain disease

Indian scientists have developed a kit to detect a disease caused by tapeworm larvae, which doctors often confuse with tuberculosis of the brain.

Indian AIDS research takes big step forward

With the expertise for HIV culture now available in the country, scientists will be better equipped to tackle AIDS.

The hesitant growth of surgery in Bengal

Rapid strides in Western medicine and surgery relegated Indian medical systems to the back seat, especially because of brahmanical abhorrence of …

'Squeamish' attitudes hurts AIDS efforts

Third World countries warned at Amsterdam recently that even if more effective vaccines and drugs become available, they may not be afford them.