Ailing health care system

In need of a cure

Heart-friendly walnuts

Bubble baby

Doctoring reservation policy

Confusing admissions rules afflict India's premier medical institute.

Gene cure

Foot notes

Multiple sclerosis patients and stroke victims take a step towards cure

Sniffs and snorts, are out?

The soothing shot

Straight to the gut

China

Thicker than blood

A polymer coating might be the answer to the perpetual paucity of blood for transfusion

Food for thought

For a good life

Gaining ground

Medical blunder

INDIA

Target: ulcer

Now that the culprit finally in sight, scientists are trying to finish it. This time for good

Video doctor

A new antenna system can soon become a lifesaver for travellers taken ill

High cost of living

Terminal tests

Testing of new drugs on terminally-ill patients comes under attack in the US

UNITED NATIONS

Pregnancy pangs

Keeping fit

Multiplication vexes

Exposure to environmental estrogens reduces male fertility