Vaccine to prevent viral infection in hens

Scientists in Madras gave come up with a vaccine that would help leash a viral disease that impairs the egg-laying ability of hens, and is often …

Serum found to curb lung cancer

Tests on mice show that a hormonal antibody inhibits the growth of turnours, giving rise to hopes for a vaccine to treat lung cancer.

Aids against AIDS

In a monumental decision, the American government approves the world's first large-scale testing of an AIDS vaccine

Polio - alive and kicking

The polio virus is possibly the most innocuous virus that affects humans. The improvement of sanitation standards across the world has meant …

COVID-19: Why vaccinating those aged 18-44 is an uphill task for Bihar

The state has less than 1% of the required number of vaccine doses 

Homeo path

Gluttony on vaccine

ZIMBABWE

Genetic mite

Fatal treatment

Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Weak spot of prevalent strategy: Accessibility of routine preventive health services

No monkeying around

Cancer killer

A super-vaccine shows promise in curing the growing menace of prostate cancer

Safe bite?

United Nations

Blitzkrieg against polio

Checking infection

Painful influenza shots may soon become a thing of the past

Malaria

Breakthroughs in malaria research may well go the way of the other 'diseases of the poor'

VACCINE UNDER WATCH

Vaccine troubles

WHO accedes to paediatricians' concern over Hepatitis B

One more shot

Chinese to mass produce new vaccine against avian flu

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 …

How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators

Honeybees face many urgent threats, including Varroa mites, climate change and poor nutrition, which makes this vaccine an exciting new development

Bihar residents ‘getting COVID-19 second dose’ — months after their death

Residents of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Sheikhpura districts received text messages saying their kin — who died of COVID-19 months ago&…

Lateral thoughts: The price of vaccine

One more reason to improve public health system: the private health sector is not equipped to vaccinate rural India