TB control programme to engage private sector
Published in The Hindu on September 20, 2012 India’s TB control policy for 2012-2017 may mark a paradigm shift in
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Interim results of TB vaccine trial expected soon
Published in The Hindu on September 13, 2012 The preliminary results of the much anticipated Phase II TB vaccine trial
Read MoreStarting ART early prevents tuberculosis
That starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in discordant couples, where one of the two partners is HIV positive, results in 96
Read MoreDengue still retains its deadly bite
Published in The Hindu on September 11, 2012 The just concluded Phase IIb (proof-of-concept) dengue vaccine trial against all the
Read MoreIncentives-linked plan to detect TB cases
Published in The Hindu on September 11, 2012 The national strategic plan for TB control for 2012-17 developed by the
Read MoreEvolution “prevails” in South Korea
Published in The Hindu on September 9, 2012 Starting 2013, science textbooks in South Korea will continue to carry information
Read More80 % of human genome has an active role or function
Published in The Hindu on September 6, 2012 In 2001, scientists thought only 20,000 genes comprising about one per cent
Read More‘Vitamin D hastens recovery in TB patients’
Published in The Hindu on September 4, 2012 Scientists have found that vitamin D supplementation in tuberculosis patients who are
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A shallow quake but high magnitude
The 7.6-magnitude quake that occurred at a depth of nearly 34 km below the ocean floor was due to the
Read MoreEditorial: A sure recipe for disaster
Published in The Hindu on August 30, 2012 The sceptics have been right, after all. By pulling away the shroud
Read MoreExpert committee report plagiarised
Published in The Hindu on August 30, 2012 The “Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including
Read MoreIIT Madras develops a sensitive TNT sensor
Published in the Hindu on August 28, 2012 Identifying TNT explosives present at a very low concentration—nine molecules—has become possible
Read MoreGrowing rice in soil poor in phosphorus possible
Published in The Hindu on August 23, 2012 A gene present in a specific (aus-type) rice variety, Kasalath, which has
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