The world is battling an epidemic of drug resistant tuberculosis. A disease which was declared a global health emergency in 1993, continues to grow unchecked even today. ...
08:52 AM, Mar 24, 2013
New Delhi: The flu season generally spans from November to March. The symptoms are more severe than those of a cold and tend to come on abruptly. As a parent, at least some of these will be more than familiar -- a sudden fever, chills and shakes with the fever. But what you might not know is that complications of the flu may include a sinus infection or pneumonia. You...
08:16 AM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: With 1.8 million new cases of tuberculosis every year, India desperately needs more efficient prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The World Health Organisation has been endorsing a medical test called XPERT MTB. Dr Nata Manabde, WHO India Director said, "It's faster, quicker. The WHO believes that this can change the TB dynamics in the country." Quicker diagnosis would lead to more efficient treatment. The new test allows for a...
09:10 AM, Mar 24, 2011
London: A vaccine that helps alcoholics kick the habit by triggering a terrible hangover is undergoing animal trials. The vaccine would increase nausea, accelerate heartbeats, induce sweating and a general feeling of unease. Chilean researchers have already successfully tested the vaccine on rats who were dependent on alcohol and got them to halve their consumption. They will conduct further animal tests this year before launching human trials in 2012, said...
09:17 PM, Jan 09, 2011
Prescription medicines are misused by adolescents more than any other drugs. ...
05:03 PM, Sep 25, 2007
A dose of vitamin D may help inhibit the growth of bacteria causing tuberculosis, researchers say. ...
02:51 PM, May 14, 2007
The side effects of sleeping pills can range from drowsiness to headaches, and they can become easily habit forming. ...
02:53 PM, Apr 24, 2007
