A simple blood test can help reduce global TB burden
Nearly one-third of the global population is infected with TB (latent TB infection); in India alone about 40 per cent
Read MoreIISc: A novel method to kill cancerous cells
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have found a novel way to kill cancerous cells by using iron-based compounds
Read MoreNow, solar energy can power air conditioner, refrigerator
Making a marked departure from the conventional system, a Chennai-based company provides a comprehensive system that ensures that a 2
Read MoreLet larger pictorial warnings stay
Nearly one million tobacco-related deaths take place in India every year, and in 2011, the total health expenditure burden from
Read MoreParliamentary committee recommends smaller pictorial warnings
Health Ministry’s plan to introduce pictorial warnings covering 85 per cent of the display area on the front and back
Read MoreEditorial: Transparency by AERB at any cost
The shutdown of the 220 MW Unit-1 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station located in Gujarat’s Surat district following leakage
Read MorePlastic degrading bacteria isolated
A bacterium species capable of breaking down plastic — poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET — has been identified by a team
Read MoreRacket maker Head backs Maria Sharapova
Even as Nike, TAG Heuer and Porsche suspended their commercial ties with Maria Sharapova immediately after she admitted on Monday
Read MoreEditorial: Maria Sharapova and a poser for sport
Two months after the tennis world was rocked by match-fixing allegations, Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and the
Read MoreDoping: ‘Excessive and inappropriate’ use of meldonium drug during Baku 2015 European Games
A paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on March 8, 2016 reveals that the use of the
Read MoreDrug resistance: The antibiotic red line of control
A much-needed public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of misuse and irrational use of antibiotics was recently launched by
Read MoreZika 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 MoreTobacco excise duty increase lowest in the last five years
The continuation of differential taxes based on filter or non-filter and four different tiers based on cigarette lengths defeats the
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