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Gilead’s $1,000 pill gets patent in India - Times of India
In what could be a major setback to access to treatment in high-burden countries, the Indian Patent Office on Monday granted a patent to Gilead Pharmasset on Sovaldi (..
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Toward a Nationwide HPV Vaccination Campaign in India
Naysayers have forwarded unsubstantiated claims about lack of vaccine safety to already-settled debates about the vaccine's potential to encourage risky behaviour...
Thewire.in
New research targets immune system vulnerabilities
In the battle against infections and diseases, from AIDS to cancer to diabetes, T-cells are the human body's first line of defense...
Medicalxpress.com
Ayurveda, modern medicine under one roof at AIIMS
Treatment with modern medicine and Ayurveda will now be possible under one roof. The Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research will be inaugurated in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIM..
Dnaindia.com
Zika virus can now be detected within an hour through a paper-based test - The test is done using a small saliva, urine, or blood sample, if the sample contains the RNA of the Zika vi..
Dnaindia.com
India and WHO tie up for promotion of Yoga, Ayurveda
The Ministry of AYUSH has signed an agreement with World Health Organisation for promotion of traditional Indian systems of medicine, including Yoga and Ayurveda, globally. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Minist..
Cobrapost.com
Infographic: AIDS down but not out - Times of India
To ensure the global AIDS epidemic stops being a public health threat by 2030, countries need to keep up their fight against the disease. Rapid treatment scale-up has led to a 42% decline in AIDS-related deaths since the peak in 2004. However, new HI..
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Natural births: Bringing back the midwife
Dusk-tinted light filters in through the reed curtains covering the large windows of the birthing room. It casts long shadows on a large king-sized bed covered with ..
Mintonsunday.livemint.com
'Superbug' gene detected in second US patient
Bacteria carrying the MCR-1 "superbug" gene was found in a second US patient, researchers said on Monday...
Dailypost.in
Is It True: That Cracking Your Knuckles Can Cause Arthritis?
ou took copious notes in the classroom, return home with shoulders drooping, settle yourself on the sofa for some good old knuckle cracking, and tut! A parent’s wagging finger will inevitably point out that ..
Youthkiawaaz.com
One doctor for 893 patients in India: Minister
There is one doctor for every 893 patients in the country, if allopathic doctors and those practising Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy streams are considered together, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday...
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Malady Nation: Remedying India’s healthcare colossus
Between January and June 2014, 243 people out of 1,000 sought medical treatment within the public healthcare system of India, whereas 756 people out of 1,000 opted to visit a priva..
Thehindu.com
Beware! Diabetes can trigger oral infection
According to dentists, inflammation of gums, white and red patches and weakening of gums due to reduction of blood supply are among various oral problems caused by diabetes...
Zeenews.india.com
How safe is your mineral water in India?
A third of India's packaged water bottles are dodgy...
Qz.com
A vaccine against one of the most dangerous hospital germs may soon be available. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam and the Freie Universität Berlin have developed a substance that elicits an immune response against the gut bacterium Clos..
Medicalxpress.com
Mom's voice activates many different regions in children's brains, study shows
Children's brains are far more engaged by their mother's voice than by voices of women they do not know, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found...
Medicalxpress.com
One of the primary aims of the study was to eradicate gaps caused by a -woefully inadequate- existing database on health workers in the country...
Indiatoday.intoday.in
How Indian doctors helped an Omani child survive rarest of the rare cancer
Fathima was diagnosed with Bilateral adrenal neuroblastoma, a cancer that has been reported in only 50 children globally until now...
Ibtimes.co.in
