THAILAND

VENEZUELA

HEALTHY CHANGES

Devil's advocate

Tobacco major Philip Morris unveils its new death policy

PUERTO RICO

Treat early treat hard

An early and intensive treatment for HIV can be an effective way to combat AIDS

Economics of healthcare

Philip Morris did it for profits

For those dead...and alive

Wanted

An Asian measure of obesity

Wheeze wave

The UK reels under the burden of respiratory ailments

Battling the worm

Wider ambit

Move to increase scope of international health laws

High toll

Mystery fever hits Arunachal

'Label nutrition value of all food products'

Health ministry body proposes

Water bug can check filariasis

Devours larval and pupal stages of the culprit mosquito

Dial Rx for telemedicine

Rural patients consult city doctors via satellite link

Cholesterol remover

A polymer can do the trick

They won't chicken out

Debt end

Efforts to relieve poor countries of their debt remains inadequate

No endorsements for ethics

From the blurbs

Private sector wants to adopt public health bodies

Nagaur breaks free of pharma stranglehold

Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu make quality drugs affordable

Simply put: No package for them