Diabetes triples the risk of developing active TB
India has the highest number of people in the world with active tuberculosis. The incidence of TB is 2.2
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Cardiovascular risk factors low but mortality high in India
People living in low-income countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have the lowest risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
Read MoreEditorial: Commendable initiative on open defecation
At a time when open defecation remains something of a taboo subject and is seldom discussed in public, it is
Read MoreNew approach needed to curb open defecation?
At over 620 million, India has the most number of people in the world defecating in the open. Open defecation
Read MoreEditorial: Rosetta makes space history
After travelling a distance of 6.4 billion kilometres since it was launched in March 2004, Rosetta made space history on
Read MoreEditorial: Keeping Ebola in check
After the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) in 2009 and polio in May 2014, the WHO has now declared the
Read MoreIIT Madras: Turning a simple optical microscope into a powerful tool
Small modifications to an ordinary optical microscope have helped turn it into a powerful instrument that can be used for
Read MoreEditorial: Irrational prejudice against HIV
That India still has no anti-discrimination law to protect the interests of HIV positive people shows how little the nation
Read MoreEditorial: A blot on Indian science
That getting papers published in scientific journals, reputable ones included, using manufactured data is virtually child’s play has been made
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Sin tax and tobacco use
It is indeed noteworthy that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has increased the specific excise duty on cigarettes in the
Read MoreA novel cholera vaccine developed in India provides more protection
Using a novel approach, scientists in India have developed a live oral cholera vaccine that is not only more efficacious
Read MoreScientists, doctors write an open letter condemning violence in Gaza
A strongly worded open letter signed by 24 doctors and scientists condemning Israel’s continued aggression of Gaza and the unspeakable
Read MoreIndia scores by battling HIV/AIDS but falls short fighting TB and malaria
The global burden and mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria across the world, and in the developing countries in particular,
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