Tropical pill

Medicines are for the rich, not for fighting tropical diseases afflicting millions in developing nations. Pharmaceutical companies seem to have …

'You cannot balance an economy by unbalancing human lives'

Development economist Sir Richard Jolly has been Principal Coordinator of  UNDP's Human Development Report. He is also Chairman of the …

RAMPANT COLLECTION

Malaria drug-resistant parasite common in Southeast Asia: study

The problem could get much worse if the parasite reaches Africa, warn experts

Tobacco trouble

Vanishing herbs

Many varieties of medicinal plants and flowers in Darjeeling are facing extinction

A healthy future

Walking improves mental faculties of the elderly

SOUTH AFRICA

(un)Healthy drink

The ideal fruit juice plays havoc with the body's ability to absorb medicines

Drugged drink

The water we drink may be contaminated with the drugs we excrete through our urine

CHINA

Genetic test to fly safe

Lab's labour lost

Products designed by premier scientific institutions fail to find the pulse of the market

Ammo against AIDS

We are all consuming a deadly cocktail of medicine residue

Reports suggest such is the medicine residue in water bodies that fish is changing character; oral contraceptive residue makes them ‘…

Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report

Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics

During 2015-16 Nepal blockade, medicine export from India fell drastically: study

The Himalayan nation paid US$ 22.3 million more to procure medicines during the blockade

Social health schemes better for cancer patients than tax-based systems, say researchers

A study of European countries by London-based researchers shows the adverse impact of global financial crisis on cancer drug reimbursements

Tried and tested

Traditional medical and agricultural practices, usually dismissed as unscientific, are regaining favour, with some help from Honeybee -- a …

Cancer fumes

Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm

Bad Medicine

First there were the quacks. Then came the mass manufacturers of substandard herbal drugs and cosmetics. Cashing in on the goodwill of …

Happiness of nations

People who seek fulfilment only in material well-being are not satisfied, says the shrink, looking at the 'dark side' of the American dream

Mobile disruption

There is evidence that people using cellular telephones may develop strange diseases linked to memory loss

Houston, we've a tumour

Docking a space shuttle and detecting tumours -- NASA's new neural network does both with aplomb

A multi-purpose plant

From providing cure for stomach ailments to being an antidote for poisoning , the Jatropha Curcas is priceless