Managing diseases using stem cells
Cell based diseases such Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and diabetes were seen as the first candidates for being cured using stem cell
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Imaging cancer with PET-CT
Published in The Hindu on February 14, 2008 Come May, Chennai will have a PET-CT (Positron emission tomography-computed tomography) tool
Read MoreEditorial: Lessons from AIDS vaccine trial
Published in The Hindu on February 8, 2008 The decision not to continue the clinical trial of the country’s first
Read MoreSaving legs through stem cell transplantation
Published in The Hindu on February 7, 2008 Smoking does not affect the lungs alone. The nicotine present in the
Read MoreAIDS vaccine: Chennai trial results encouraging
Published In The Hindu on January 24, 2008 There appears to be a greater possibility of finding an efficacious AIDS
Read MoreEditorial: Containment is the key
Published in The Hindu on January 17, 2008 The fresh bird flu outbreak in two districts of West Bengal has
Read MorePublic stem cell bank: dump not, donate cord blood
The Jeevan Blood Bank, based in Chennai, plans to launch Jeevan Stem Cell Bank before the end of March. The
Read MoreEditorial: Beyond the primate barrier
Published in The Hindu on December 26, 2007 By successfully cloning monkey embryos and producing two lines of embryonic stem
Read MoreWas the start of Phase II AAV AIDS vaccine trials in Africa in 2005 justified?
Published in The Hindu on December 20, 2007 During the beginning of this year, many questions were raised on why
Read MoreAIDS: AAV vaccine will not undergo further testing
Published in The Hindu on November 29, 2007 The Phase I of the country’s first AIDS vaccine trial conducted at
Read MoreEditorial: A pioneering effort on HIV
Published in The Hindu on November 20, 2007 In another pioneering effort to battle the HIV epidemic in the State,
Read MoreEditorial: An unhealthy practice
Published in The Hindu on November 13, 2007 Four years after Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceuticals was found unauthorisedly promoting and marketing
Read MoreIs the doctor-drug industry nexus harming patients?
Published in The Hindu on November 8, 2007 Companies in the U.S. that produce drugs and medical devices with a
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