Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check
Patients known as ‘elite controllers’ fend off AIDS for years
A small number of HIV-infected patients have immune systems that are able to keep AIDS at bay by preventing the virus from reproducing for years, and researchers are reporting [...]
Zebra fish’s self-healing could help spinal injury victims
Findings in a new study revealed that zebra fish, Danio rerio, has been graced with a special characteristic. It has been recovered that the fish has a special protein, which provides the fish with a self-healing ability.
The tropical [...]
Alzheimer’s Spreads in the Brain Like a Virus, Studies Find
Alzheimer’s disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice have found. But instead of viruses or bacteria, what is being spread is a distorted protein known as tau.
The surprising finding [...]
Dr. David Gorski – (So-Called) Complimentary and Alternative Medicine | For Good Reason
Dr. Gorski defines complementary, alternative and integrative medicine and contrasts it with science-based medicine. He talks about whether its acceptance is growing. He debates to what extent massage therapy and aromatherapy are examples of [...]
Indians’ growing healthcare expenses concern WHO – Times of India
The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried about Indians’ high out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses to buy medicines.
WHO says, 3.2% Indians will fall below the poverty line because of high medical bills. About 70% of Indians spend their [...]
India on verge of eliminating syphilis
India is on the verge of eliminating syphilis, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the country.
According to the National Aids Control Organization (NACO), syphilis, which earlier used to affect about 8% of pregnant [...]
Awareness rally, puppet show mark World Palliative Care Day
As part of the World Palliative Care Day celebrations, the Cipla Palliative Care and Training Centre has organised an awareness rally in the city on Saturday. Around 400 people participated in the rally held from Balgandharva Rang Mandir to [...]
Book Review : Disease Maps: Epidemics on the Ground by Tom Koch
This unconventional history charts the rise of epidemiology by examining how maps have been used to follow the spread of disease.
Univ. of Chicago Press, 2011, 330 p., $45
In Thailand, an Innovative Fight Against Cervical Cancer
Maikaew Panomyai did a little dance coming out of the examination room, switching her hips, waving her fists in the air and crowing, in her limited English: “Everything’s O.K.! Everything’s O.K.!”
Translation: The nurse just told [...]
Over 50 bitten by stray dogs in city every day
GURGAON: While the city observed World Rabies Day on Wednesday, the dog menace remains a big problem in Gurgaon where on an average, more than 50 people get bitten by stray dogs on a daily basis.
Gurgaon has more than 50,000 stray dogs, yet [...]
