Can ethical committees stop illegal clinical trials?
Nirmalya Dutta, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:05 PM
In a move to discourage the rampant frequency with which untested drugs are released in India, all …
Cashless mediclaim : What you should know
Pavitra Sampath, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Insurance companies have finally woken up to the plight of the middle class. A person who is neither …
Is the deadly SARS virus back?
Nirmalya Dutta, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:11 PM
Public health officials around the world are worried about a new virus – that belongs to the same …
Delayed detection the biggest problem in childhood cancers
India.com Health, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:25 PM
Feb 15 is International Childhood Cancer Day. It took the family of seven-year-old Lipi Mandal, …
PET-MR system could help diagnose cancers earlier
Editorial Team, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:24 AM
Patients suffering from cancer often need to go through Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Positron …
Organ donation: Rules you should know
Pavitra Sampath, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:57 AM
An HIV positive man has managed to get a kidney transplant after seven months and fourteen days of …
In vain – all those experiments on mice!
Nirmalya Dutta, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:05 PM
For decades, mice have been the most commonly used animal model to study human diseases both for …
The latest advances in cancer treatments
Pavitra Sampath, Feb 13, 2013 at 3:57 PM
Cancer need not mean the end of life as you know it. Recent advances in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, …
Are germs in your kitchen actually good for you?
Nirmalya Dutta, Feb 13, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Get this – your kitchen is far, far dirtier than your bathroom! A survey of 1,400 homemakers found …
How smog affects your health
Dr Anitha Anchan, Feb 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Mumbai has an alarming 647 vehicles per kilometre of road length. According to experts a steady speed of …
Stress in relationships can lower your immunity
India.com Health, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:50 PM
Being jittery about close relationships acts as a chronic stressor and can compromise immunity, suggests …
Learn more about cancer chemotherapy
Anusuya Suresh, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:58 AM
Cancer is a condition in which abnormal cells form in the body and keep growing in an uncontrolled …
What is Salman Khan suffering from?
Pavitra Sampath, Feb 11, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Dabangg 2 star Salman Khan will be leaving again for the US soon, to get treated for trigeminal …
Valentine’s day special: Real cancer stories of love, hope and courage
Pavitra Sampath, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Is true love about buying a dozen red roses or going out on that special date? Is it about cards and …
