Hiv/aids

The World AIDS Day serves as a reminder of the importance of prevention. Effective methods, such as consistent condom use, PrEP, regular testing, and harm reduction strategies, can help lower HIV transmission rates.

World AIDS Vaccine Day: Date, history, significance and quotes

World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, is observed on May 18 annually to mobilise greater support for the development of an AIDS vaccine.

World AIDS Day 2022: 5 celebrities who battled AIDS

In honour of World AIDS Day, a look at celebrities who dealt with the chronic immune disease.

Govt unlikely to bring GST bills soon

The government is keen to push the passage of three legislations related to the main GST bill in the ongoing Winter session, as Parliamentary nod for these bills is must for rolling out GST from the target date of April 1, 2017.

Tuberculosis: No more a poor man‘s disease

The numbers say it all. In 2014, tuberculosis rivalled HIV Aids as the leading cause of death from infectious diseases according to a World Health Organisation report.

Cipla gets USFDA nod for Lopinavir, Ritonavir oral pellets

The approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is for an innovative formulation — Lopinavir/Ritonavir 40mg/ 10 mg oral pellets, Cipla said in a statement.

Experts divided over compulsory drug licence dispute

By granting compulsory license to Natco for Bayer's kidney cancer drug Nexavar, the Indian government has opened a legal can of worms, reports CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla.

Compulsory license forces MNC pharma to rework India plan

Compulsory license granted to Natco has left the Indian pharma industry with a hard choice to make - cut prices, or quit selling the drug. To counter this drug-makers are changing strategies, reports CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla.