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Prescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week for tuberculosis (TB) treatment are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than daily antibiotic regimens, new research has found.

Researchers have discovered a compound that accelerates diabetic wound healing, which may open the door to new treatment strategies.

US ambassador to India Richard R. Verma on Friday said India is worst effected by tuberculosis (TB) and needs more efforts to fight the disease. Verma said TB was grabbing and finishing India. He said every year 2.2 million people were becoming victim of TB.

A drug currently used in the treatment of Type II diabetes can also be effective in clearing fatty liver disease from some patients, a significant research has found.

With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting thevector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it. Saying that fogging only creates a "false" sense of security and is a way of "appeasing" people at the cost of their health, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) urged the government to focus on systematic preventive measures towards clean environment and sanitation.

The sex-enhancing drug Viagra may help people at risk for diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity in them, a first-of-its-kind study has revealed.

A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.

Low levels of vitamin D may limit immune recovery in HIV-positive adults undergoing treatment, says a new study. Those infected with HIV often struggle with declining health because their immune systems can not effectively respond to common pathogens.

In what can be a shot in the arm for the field of cognitive science, the Ministry of Science and Technology has come up with screening tools for early detection of dyslexia in four different languages. The assessment of dyslexia is carried out using a series of age-appropriate, culturally-valid psychological tests in the child's native language - Hindi, English, Kannada and Marathi. Scientists working on the project said nearly 70 to 80 per cent of students are diagnosed with Learning Disorders (LDs). Dyslexia is the most common learning disability with almost 35 million children in the country suffering from it.