Decoding dengue brew that’s raising a storm
Chennai: A bitter battle between age-old rivals is brewing on social media. The contestants: Sceptical allopaths and combative Siddha practitioners. The referee: A defensive state government. As the fight
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Herbs to heal malaria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, may have hit upon a way to make malaria treatment easily accessible. They have found that a combination of curcumin from turmeric (a
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Disease stymied
Though there are more than 160 species of the plasmodium parasite, only four infect humans. Amongst the two common ones, <i>Pf</i> is more closely related to the parasite that causes malaria in chimpanzees and birds. <i>Pv, </i> in contrast, is more like the one that affects macaques, a tropical monkey.
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Malaria in a ferment
Using yeast to produce a cure
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Cannabis prescription
Can help treat cancer and gut disease
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Fenugreek relief
Provides a nasal gel for drug delivery
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Label heavy metal
Herbal products for exports will have carry additional info
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Indian panacea
Sanjeevani may prove a wonder herb
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The Maoists mean business
So does government, in a rush for profits from a medicinal herb
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Export controversy
Sri Lanka struggles to protect rare anti diabetes herb
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Cancerous cleaning
Chemical used in cleaning materials may induce breast cancer