Editorial: Accountability in clinical trials
Published in The Hindu on August 1, 2006 In a bid to meet a long felt need for more transparency
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Editorial: Breastfeeding as a biological norm
Published in The Hindu on June 5, 2006 The `International child growth standard’ recently announced by the World Health Organisation
Read MoreEditorial: Practical approach to malaria control
Published in The Hindu on August 17, 2006 In a clear departure from its earlier stand on dichlorodiphenyl-trichloro ethane (DDT)
Read MoreEditorial: A warning signal
Published in the Hindu on October 12, 2006 The discovery of a highly virulent strain — extremely drug resistant tuberculosis
Read MoreEditorial: Developing drugs for the poor
Published in The Hindu on July 18, 2006 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken some notable steps to address
Read MoreBreastfeeding gets a fillip
Published in The Hindu on May 18, 2006 The World Health Organization has, after more than 25 years, corrected a
Read MoreEditorial: A shot in the arm for food irradiation
Published in The Hindu on April 3, 2006 Though India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world, export
Read MoreA shot in the arm for food irradiation
Though India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world, export to the United States was not possible for
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Enforce the ban on non-iodised salt
In a move that will prevent millions of children from developing goitre, mental retardation, and stunted growth, collectively called the
Read MoreEditorial: A burgeoning health problem
Published in The Hindu on October 14, 2005 At a time when the World Health Organisation has predicted that the
Read MoreEditorial: Making injections perfectly safe
Published in The Hindu on September 24, 2005 The recent disclosure that nearly a third of all injections administered in
Read MoreUnsafe injections, fatal infections
Published in The Hindu on September 22, 2005 About 40 per cent of the 16 billion injections given in the
Read MoreFemale condom: a prophylactic to empower women
In what may possibly be one of the most potent moves to empower women in protecting themselves from getting infected
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