December 2015

Scientists have found that continued semen exposure in sex workers sustains changes in the cervical and vaginal micro-environment in a way that may actually increase HIV resistance.

Nepalese authorities on Sunday confiscated 90 cargo containers loaded with products of Dabur Nepal bound for India from the Sirsiya dry port in Birgunj district.

Winter air affects our skin in several ways and makes it dry and itchy. This is when the magical properties of cocoa, banana and mulberry act best by moisturizing skin from deep within, say experts.

A specialised psychotherapy has been linked to changes in activation patterns in certain areas of the brain in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), says a study, implying the treatment's impact may go deeper than symptom change.

Combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' - a technique in which prostate cancer cells are genetically modified so they signal a patient's immune system to attack them - provides an effective two-pronged punch against the disease, new research shows.

• Coartem® Dispersible*, the first WHO prequalified pediatric antimalarial treatment, has become the standard of care in over 30 malaria-endemic countries
  
• Since 2009, Novartis has supplied 300 million Coartem® Dispersible treatments without profit, mostly to the public sector, to treat children suffering from malaria
  
• Together with other innovations, Coartem® Dispersible contributed to reduce the malaria death rate by 71% for children under the age of 5 years