South African scientists develop antidotes for HIV
Johannesburg, South Africa (ISJ): South African researchers claim, they have discovered antibodies capable of killing multiple strains of HIV. The findings of a joint research...
Category : HEALTH
Meat and meat products may be as bad as smoking, says US researchers
Washington, United States (ISJ): The chicken wing you are eating could be as deadly as a cigarette. A new study by researchers at the University...
India lacks infrastructure to treat TB; carries one-fourths of global burden
MUMBAI (ISJ): ‘Prema’s’ eyes playfully gleam behind her face mask. She looks frail and full of hope. Draped elegantly in a colourful saree, Prema, 25...
TB patients in India suffer the consequences of poor regulation of drugs
New Delhi/Mumbai (ISJ): India needs to prevent the unregulated sale and inappropriate prescription of tuberculosis (TB) drugs in the private healthcare sector, a practice that...
‘Post-disease complications barrier for complete elimination of Kala Azar,’ says MSF
Hajipur, Bihar (ISJ): Post Kala Azar complications in India come in the way of India achieving complete elimination of the disease by the targeted 2015,...