Govt gearing up to launch free TB drugs scheme
The Health Ministry held meetings with leading pharma companies to explore the possibility of them manufacturing and supplying certain drugs […]
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Nikshay Online Tool For Monitoring TB Control Programme
NIKSHAY has been launched by the Government of India with the intention of creating a tuberculosis free nation. To keep a […]
11 Doctors in BMC-run Hospital Have TB
Eleven resident doctors from Mumbai’s famous BMC-run Sion Hospital are learnt to be suffering from TB. Two of these doctors […]
Private Hospitals May Undergo Scanner; Will Have to Show Treatment Costs
To keep a tab on the unnecessary medical tests and procedures, the health ministry on Sunday said it was working […]
Now, cancer diagnosis in 15 minutes
Diagnosis of life-threatening diseases such as cancer may become a matter of minutes as scientists have developed a new bio-sensor technology, which they claim provides results within 15 minutes.
400 Vaccines In Development to Fight Infectious Diseases
Critical challenges remain in the centuries-old battles against infectious diseases, particularly as bacteria and viruses mutate and as the threat of bioterrorism grows. More than 9.5 million people worldwide die each year from infectious diseases. Of particular concern today are virulent forms of ‘super bugs’ that have mutated and grown resistant to available antibiotics.
WHO initiative to involve pharmacists in combating TB
In a major initiative to combat TB epidemic, the World Health Organisation and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) signed a joint statement here on Sunday seeking to involve pharmacists in tuberculosis care and control.
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ICRI forays into healthcare management Riding on the healthcare boom in India, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI), India’s first […]
India aims to scrap unreliable TB tests
Following WHO warning, India alerts doctors of unreliable TB tests that may endanger patients
Bristol-Myers Squibb Signs Expand Access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) in sub-Saharan Africa and India
Bristol Myers Squibb Company today announced a new agreement to expand access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate).
Philips developing test kits for TB, malaria
Scientists, software professionals and medical professionals at the Philips Innovation Campus are working on health care solutions for developing countries, developing microscope-based portable diagnostic kits for rural health care workers that can be used to test for tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in an attempt to address a significant gap in the country
Vaccine prevents TB in HIV patients
A recent study shows that a new vaccine can prevent tuberculosis in people with HIV.
Indian scientist’s discovery may lead to TB drug breakthrough
An Indian scientist has discovered a molecule which he claims can be a harbinger for a single drug therapy to treat tuberculosis and replace the current costly multi-drug treatment for the killer disease.
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