HIV drug resistance report 2017
WHO alerts countries to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV drugs detailed in a report based on national surveys conducted in several countries. The Organization warns that this growing threat could
Drugs
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India’s steps to control TB inadequate: Report
‘Inadequate’ on parameters that reviewed policies and practices The latest global report on tuberculosis has criticised India’s control plans, even as the Union Health Minister JP Nadda has said that
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Antibiotic resistance making gonorrhoea treatment harder: World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted disease, "much harder and sometimes impossible" to treat, as it cited data from 77 countries
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Easy access to H1N1 drugs raises fears of resistance building up
Doctors feel misuse will lead to a situation of medicines turning ineffective Concerns regarding a build-up of resistance to antiviral drugs used to treat swine flu are surfacing, after two such drugs
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Curcumin nanoparticles found to shorten TB treatment time
Basic ingredient of turmeric, in the form studied, is understood to be five times more ‘bioavailable’ in mice than in the regular one Curcumin, the basic ingredient of turmeric, when administered in
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Out of Step 2017: TB policies in 29 countries
The latest global report on tuberculosis has criticised India’s control plans, even as the Union Health Minister has said that TB will be eliminated from the country by 2025. The Out of Step 2017 report
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L-G reviews preparedness for dengue, chikungunya
At least 125 cases of malaria, 152 of chikungunya have been recorded till July 1 With rising cases of dengue and chikungunya in the national capital, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal conducted
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Antiviral to treat H1N1 no longer controlled
MUMBAI: The antiviral oseltamivir used to treat influenza H1N1 will be more widely available with the Union health ministry taking it off the stringent schedule X list. Now, patients will no longer need
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Tanzania Set to Introduce New HIV Drug
Dar es Salaam — The government plans to include a new generic version of the anti-retroviral drug Dolutegravir (DTG) in the national HIV/Aids treatment protocols. Kenya became the first African country
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Minor scare at GMC as 1 tests positive for swine flu
PANJIM: The staff at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) got into a state of panic, as two patients were admitted in the hospital with swine flu symptoms. The panic worsened when one of the patients