Was the start of Phase II AAV AIDS vaccine trials in Africa in 2005 justified?
Published in The Hindu on December 20, 2007 During the beginning of this year, many questions were raised on why the AIDS vaccine trial in Pune was started on February…
Category: Health
A new class of drug to treat diabetes
Published in The Hindu on October 25, 2007 Two years after the drug was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, diabetics (Type II) in India have the choice…
Editorial: A fine initiative
Published in The Hindu on October 24, 2007 The recent announcement of a public-private partnership by three Europe-based pharmaceutical companies and the British government, the first of its kind, for…
Editorial: For transparency in clinical trials
Published in The Hindu on August 3, 2007 With the recent launch of an online, open-access registry, India has made a serious attempt to make human clinical trials more transparent…
Editorial: Improving access to safe blood
Published in The Hindu on July 24, 2007 Even 11 years after the Supreme Court passed its landmark judgment to put an end to professional blood donation, the malaise continues…
Positive response to registering clinical trials seen
Published in The Hindu on July 5, 2007 Registering clinical trial details, by those conducting the trials, in registries that are easily accessible by the public has come a long…
Editorial: Screening for gestational diabetes
Published in The Hindu on April 14, 2007 The recent decision by the Tamil Nadu Government to screen all pregnant women visiting government-run prenatal clinics for gestational diabetes – the…
How to prevent your child from getting diabetes
Published in The Hindu on March 29, 2007 Screening for gestational diabetes has got a shot in the arm. All pregnant women in Tamil Nadu will soon be screened…
