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Rural India too battles hypertension

Obesity and diabetes cases increase in urban areas; experts blame it on stress and faulty diet.




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Health cover: Too little, too scarce

80% not covered by any insurance, dependent on private sector for treatment.



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NACO to send funds directly to AIDS societies




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AYUSH Ministry rails against global study on homeopathy

Australia's top medical research body‘s “findings are contrary to findings and conclusions of homeopathy in India", the AYUSH Ministry told the Lok Sabha.



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Excess pregnancy weight gain may make your child obese




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Blood pressure fluctuations may cause brain function decline: study



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No threat to polio-free status of India: WHO




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Use of potassium bromate as food add-on banned




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Indian women facing early menopause: Survey




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Private set-up gets a thumbs up from doctors

Despite economic security, stability, doctors don't prefer corporate hospitals




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More ‘unwanted hysterectomies’ come to light in Bengaluru




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Kerala doctors in vaccination drive

Rising diphtheria cases highlight the need for adult immunisation.




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Sikkim inches closer to Mumbai in multi-drug-resistant TB cases

Mumbai, with a population of 1.3 crore, recorded over 27,000 TB cases last year of which 3,300 were MDR-TB cases.




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WHO report sounds alarm on ‘doctors’ in India

More than half of them don’t have any medical qualification, and in rural areas, just 18.8 per cent of allopathic doctors are qualified.




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National Health Policy: Cabinet note proposes assured services to all




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Brain-dead person gives new lease of life to four

Heart, liver and kidneys donated to various hospitals




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Remedying India’s healthcare colossus

Is the government Primary Health Centre still a place "where poor people go to die"?



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When the last resort is the best

The experience of many patients leave little doubt that Tamil Nadu’s public healthcare system is a lifeline to vast numbers among the poorer sections of its population.




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Medical team in Arunachal Pradesh’s Chongkhow village after 19 reported dead in two months




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Not all are equal: Where health coverage lags behind

Rural areas are still underserved by healthcare systems despite better funding.



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Labour pain: Sitapur’s maternity racket

Ground report: The struggle to access to quality, affordable care for pregnant.



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Antimicrobial resistance: clear and present danger

India awoke late to risks of antibiotic overuse and is scrambling to contain the surge in drug resistance.



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Losing ground in the war on superbugs

Rising drug resistance has left Indian doctors struggling to treat complex infections.



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Regulating India’s regressive health insurance

Why India’s health insurance models frustrate and exclude a large part of the population.



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Gaping holes in the safety net

Insurance, both state-sponsored and private, does not cover everything and certain segments of the population have neither.



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When policy attention is the best remedy

Skewed presence of Neglected Tropical Diseases in poorer sections leads to under-investment in research.




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Battling the poverty-parasite menace

Doctors treating infections such as HIV are bewildered when Neglected Tropical Diseases are thrown in the mix.




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Personal and public choices eroding health

The surge in NCDs in India stems as much from today’s hectic lifestyle as from unplanned urban development.




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When a sedentary lifestyle turns deadly

Changing profile of hospital patients reflects a sharp rise in cardiovascular, endocrine disorders.




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First case of pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika in Singapore




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States approve proposal to replace Medical Council of India

They favour the proposed National Medical Commission




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It’s official: The five-second food window is a myth



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AIDS epidemic worse than ever before, says Mark Feinberg



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New single-dose treatment shows promise in anti-malaria battle



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Delhi dengue, chikungunya deaths: Centre seeks report



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The End TB strategy




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Weighing in on sugar tax

The World Health Organisation’s recommendation that nations tax sugary drinks is a well-meaning one, but the needs of local communities cannot be left out




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State Health Spending: Salaries get the maximum share

‘Cost of an inpatient episode is much higher in private sector’




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Second draft of medical device regulations disappointing: Industry

‘The proposed regulations will legalise pseudo manufacturing, drive jobs out of India’




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Centre forms high-level panel to monitor bird flu situation




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Indian Medical Association protests against proposal to dissolve Medical Council of India



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Form nodal agency to check online pre-natal sex selection ads: SC

Whatever is prohibited under the Act cannot go through websites, says Bench




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Biden stresses case for computer chips before crucial Senate vote

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the country’s computer chips industry




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U.S. Senate votes 64-32 to advance sweeping semiconductor industry bill

The 64-32 vote means advancing legislation which will help the U.S. semiconductor industry compete with China




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Social media app Parler returns to Google's Play Store

Parler is being reinstated after it undertook a series of measures to moderate content on the platform, according to Google




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Lay offs are deemed illegal if not carried as per Industrial Disputes Act: Minister Yadav

The minister was replying in the Rajya Sabha to a question about whether the government has taken cognizance of the mass layoffs in various multi-national and Indian companies.




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I write to rage, and rescue ourselves from collective amnesia, says Harsh Mander, speaking on India’s Covid experience

Harsh Mander’s new book demands accountability from the state for its handling of the pandemic’s impact




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Molecular recognition of peptides and proteins by cucurbit[n]urils: systems and applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00569D, Review Article
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Lilyanna Armstrong, Sarah L. Chang, Nia Clements, Zoheb Hirani, Lauren B. Kimberly, Keturah Odoi-Adams, Paolo Suating, Hailey F. Taylor, Sara A. Trauth, Adam R. Urbach
The molecular recognition of peptides and proteins by cucurbit[n]uril synthetic receptors in aqueous solution occurs with high affinity and with selectivity that is predictive from the sequence of amino acids and has enabled many applications.
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Harnessing luciferase chemistry in regulated cell death modalities and autophagy: overview and perspectives

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00743J, Review Article
Saman Hosseinkhani, Mojdeh Amandadi, Parisa Ghanavatian, Fateme Zarein, Farangis Ataei, Maryam Nikkhah, Peter Vandenabeele
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the use of bioluminescence assays in advancing our understanding and studying cell death modalities and autophagy.
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Nanomaterial-based regulation of redox metabolism for enhancing cancer therapy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00404C, Review Article
Xiaodan Jia, Yue Wang, Yue Qiao, Xiue Jiang, Jinghong Li
This review provides a comprehensive summary of the dysregulation of redox metabolism in cancer cells and the advantages and the latest advances in nanomaterial-assisted redox metabolic regulation therapy.
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