The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Washington: Scientists have developed a novel patch with tiny, biodegradable needles that can penetrate the skin and accurately diagnose tuberculosis. The standard diagnostic test for tuberculosis is difficult to give, because a hypodermic needle must be inserted at a precise angle and depth in the arm to successfully check for …
Kochi: Kerala health department and Pollution Control Board (PCB) have just started taking measures to minimize the use of mercury and eventually stop using instruments based on it like thermometers and BP apparatus (sphygmomanometer). India has already decided to sign the Minamata Convention on Mercury convention, which provides controls and …
Pune: A mobile-based application can now be used as a tool to monitor malaria prevalence in the community. The application helps analyse the distribution of malaria in a certain area to initiate investigative and control measures. It is also saves time, as it helps in early diagnosis of the disease. …
Protection against H1N1 and H5N1 in mice and ferrets is expected to last for three to six months.Precious time lost in developing an effective vaccine against influenza A viruses that jump from animals to humans and spread across the world causing a pandemic is quite close to becoming history. According …
The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the installation of 120 dialysis machines in six Delhi government hospitals aimed at providing free treatment to economically weaker sections of society. The Cabinet also approved the new excise policy for the year 2013-2014, which signals an increase of between five and 11 per …
World Health Statistics 2013 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets. This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of reducing the gaps between …
He reported to a Gurgaon hospital with quadriplegia, progressively losing power in all four limbs, within a span of two weeks. Weeks later, he started walking again after a dose of simple, commonly used antibiotics. The 60-year-old patient, an ex-serviceman, has turned out to be the first reported case in …
Your Antibiotic is Sick: Bacteria are defying the most powerful medicines of all time. Is India ready for a world without antibiotics? The patient is going into shock. His blood pressure is falling. Antibiotics don't seem to work. "Dr Sumit Ray sprinted to the intensive care unit in response to …
The blood banks in city will soon have an advanced testing mechanism that helps in faster detection of infectious diseases, which can be transmitted through blood transfusion. The proposal has been approved by Delhi Cabinet. The Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAT), screens the donated blood for viral DNA or RNA, …
In a breakthrough, a two-year-old baby girl in the US born with HIV has been "functionally cured" for the first time, scientists have said. US researchers said they believe early intervention - in this case within 30 hours of birth - with three anti-viral drugs was key to the outcome. …
Ahead of a planned five-centre nationwide trial, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a special project at the AIIMS Trauma Centre in New Delhi where stem cell therapy will be conducted on complete paraplegics and quadriplegics to try and revive limb function. A similar trial will be …
New Delhi: The ban on doctors, being sponsored by pharma firms to attend conferences, could soon get diluted. The department of pharmaceuticals that is preparing the “Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices” has asked the Union health ministry to take a relook at the existing rule of such activities by …
The government has appealed to the junior doctors not to link the compulsory government service with guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India as both are different issues. K. Ratna Kishore, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare, said here on Tuesday that the compulsory government service for one …
Upadhye et al. have discussed an interesting aspect of Ayurvedic medicines. They have considered ‘involuntary adulteration’ in the preparation of Ayurvedic medicines due to the use of plant species which have the same or similar names, but are essentially different constituently. (Correspondence)
Despite the bad press that traditional Chinese medicine sometimes receives, proponents believe it represents an untapped pharmacopeia and are using cutting edge biotechnology to prove it. Gary Humphreys reports.
The Parliamentary Committee’s report touches upon some important aspects of unethical drug trials, but health activists say that is not enough. The 59th report of the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, especially its suggestion for a separate report on clinical trials given the unprecedented growth in …
Interview with stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka. SHINYA YAMANAKA, the Japanese physician and renowned adult stem cell researcher, says, “Any new technology cannot escape from ethical issues. I think what is very important for us is to make our research transparent and visible to other scientists [and to] society.” He …
This article provides an account of the research journey, including some detours, towards the destination of several innovative projects, evidence based Ayurveda and global acceptance of integrative medicine.
Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth. The report shows the extent to which preterm birth is on the rise in most countries, and is now the second leading cause of death globally for children under …
