The threat of superbug NDM-1
Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae strains resistant to carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic, and one of the last lines of treatment for infections caused
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Health
Editorial: Long-acting insulin
Published in The Hindu on August 4, 2010 With animal studies trying out a single injection of a large assembly
Read MoreCholesterol: low HDL level not a risk?
Published in The Hindu on July 22, 2010 The more the high density lipoprotein (or HDL) cholesterol, or good cholesterol
Read MoreEditorial: A ray of hope
Published in The Hindu on June 3, 2010 The results of a vaccine trial for preventing breast cancer in mice
Read MoreEditorial: Doing science in a new way
Published in The Hindu on April 17, 2010 The recent successful mapping of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) genome by the
Read MoreHow the young brigade mapped the TB genome
Published in The Hindu on April 15, 2010 When nearly 400 motivated students, with the help of a few faculty
Read MoreEditorial: Landmark judgment
Published in The Hindu on April 14, 2010 Who owns your genes? Among others, medical diagnostics companies, which — in
Read MoreWhat invalidating breast cancer gene patents implies
Published in The Hindu on April 8, 2010 Will purification of genes extracted from our body change their composition or
Read MoreExtinct Indian snake preyed on dinosaur hatchlings
Published in The Hindu on March 2, 2010 Can a snake prey on a dinosaur? The answer is yes. Remains
Read MoreConcerns about H1N1 vaccine safety snowball in Germany
Published in The Hindu October 24, 2009 Concerns about the safety of H1N1 vaccine in Germany has snowballed and appears
Read MoreH1N1 trial results in children show promise
Published in The Hindu on September 22, 2009 Early results from vaccine trials undertaken in 10-17-year-old children show similar results
Read MoreHormone replacement therapy increases risk of death from lung cancer
Published in The Hindu on September 20, 2009 Women who take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) using oestrogen and progestin are at
Read MoreH1N1 vaccine trial in pregnant women set to begin soon in the U.S.
Published in The Hindu on September 10, 2009 The world’s first clinical trial of H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnant women
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