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Ebola and Zika Epidemics are Driven by Pathologies of Society, Not Just a Virus

David Sanders 04/04/2016

To tackle Zika and other viral outbreaks, we need...

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SC Guidelines Now Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 30/03/2016

Now, if you help a road accident victim, you...

A firefighter involved in a sanitation drive to protect against mosquito-borne diseases in Brasilia. Credit: agenciabrasilia/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Zika: ‘The More We Know, the Worse Things Look’

Nandita Jayaraj 26/03/2016

WHO concedes that there's still no scientific proof that...

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Smoking Burns Rs.1.04-Trillion Hole in Indian Economy

World Health Organisation calls for larger pictorial health warnings...

An antibiotic disc – used to test how susceptible certain bacteria are to being acted upon by different chemical combinations. Credit: Iqbal Osman/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

WHO Urges Action as Threat of Invincible ‘Super Bacteria’ Looms

Nandita Jayaraj 18/03/2016

With reports of bacteria having breached a last resort...

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Tariffs on Medicines is a Sick Idea

Nilanjan Banik and Philip Stevens 18/10/2015

Given that the majority of patients in poor countries...

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India Stomps on Tobacco Abroad, Drags Feet on Pictorial Warnings at Home

Aarti Dhar 07/09/2015

Despite the decision to make it mandatory for pictorial...