Centres Drive reveals 20,000 hidden cases of Leprosy kanchan16 Oct 2016 4:15 PM ISTIn the quest to counter the rise of the rampant bacterial infection Leprosy, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has conducted an intensified...
No Resistance to anti leprosy drugs in Multidrug therapy : Study Vinay Singh singh29 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTAntileprotic drugs present in MDT are still effective against leprosy, suggests study.WHO MDT is the main drug regimen for treating leprosy and has...
Early detection and rehabilitation of leprosy patients need of hour: Dr Swati Rajagopal Hina Zahid29 Jan 2019 7:03 PM ISTAccording to the recent data recorded by World Health Organisation (WHO), India still accounts for 60% of global burden of leprosy. Despite the...
US Food and Drug Administration approves first drug for Fascioliasis Deepanjana Sarkar13 Feb 2019 7:12 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug for Fascioliasis for the first time. Fascioliasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by...
Promising new drug discovered against Buruli ulcer Hina Zahid24 Dec 2018 7:28 PM ISTSwiss researchers along with their associates have discovered a promising compound against Buruli ulcer. The findings of their research have been...
A vaccine THAT alleviates neurologic complications of leprosy Vinay Singh singh28 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTLeprosy is a dermatological and peripheral neurological disorder caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection and its sustained elimination globally...
