Where does the fat go when you lose weight?
Many won’t know the answer to this question and there is no reason to feel embarrassed as general practitioners, dietitians
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Zika virus might cause Guillain-Barré syndrome, a French Polynesia study shows
The first evidence that Zika virus might be causing Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a severe neurological disorder, has emerged from a retrospective study
Read More‘India’s fight against TB lacks punch’
“TB is the leading infectious killer, yet countries still follow old and dangerous [TB diagnostic and treatment] polices,” MSF Access
Read MoreIPV vaccine boost to India’s polio fight
After nearly five polio-free years, and with the launch of the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) injection in the national immunisation
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Restrictive global governance system affects public health
“The present global health crisis is not primarily one of disease, but of governance…” noted Ilona Kickbusch in a January-February
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Bring in injectable polio vaccine
A 10-month-old baby in Beed district, Maharashtra who recently got infected by a vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) type 2 is yet
Read MoreA vaccine boost to India’s polio fight
Published in The Hindu on November 29, 2015 After nearly five polio-free years, and with the launch of the inactivated
Read More‘There is an absence of political will to give primacy to health’
India has to not only increase resources for healthcare but also radically transform the architecture of the country’s healthcare delivery
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