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WHO on 27th February published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The …
The RED LIST! – WHO releases the list of Super Bugs Read MoreAbout two weeks back the researchers reported the death of a US woman due to a bacterial infection that is resistant to all known antibiotics and scientists had emphasized the importance …
Scientists Have Found a Way to Reverse Antibiotic Resistance Read MoreThroughout the history that scientists have been arguing whether the viruses could be classified as a living organism or not. So most of the virologists consider viruses as a gray area between …
Viruses Do Communicate: Scientists Discover Read MoreWe have heard ‘A nation without innovations never rises”. Unfortunately our education system never allows innovation than theory followers and exam hunters. Nevertheless, occasionally, we meet some outliers. Zacki Latheef …
M.D.M. Zacki Latheef: The Sri Lankan Inventor who Developed “zacki skin paste” Read More
Chronic Kidney Disease is a widespread medical condition specially prevailing in the Dry Zone in Sri Lanka, Since the etiology of the CKD in Sri Lanks is still unknown the …
Traditional Approach to Fight CKDu – A Sri Lankan Story Read More
First identified in 1976 the EBOLA virus emerged occasionally with isolated outbreaks across Africa, the latest outbreak in west African countries during 2013-2016 period highlighted the need for an effective …
New EBOLA Vaccine proves 100% Effective Read More
Cadmium alone can’t be considered as the root cause for the Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology, says prof. Chandre Dharmawardhana, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de …
CKDu in Sri Lanka- Cadmium alone is not the cause? Read More
On the World AIDS day the 1st of December a research team from the Western University in Canada announced the successful completion of the phase I trial of the AIDS …
A vaccine for AIDS is ready for the phase II trial after successfully going through the phase I Read More
In 1988 WHO declared December 1st as the World AIDS day. And it has been observed worldwide since then. The world AIDS day is mostly dedicated to raising awareness of …
World AIDS day, December 1st 2016 Read More
Aflatoxins, a group of naturally occurring toxins are produced as secondary metabolites by the fungal species, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus nomius. The word aflatoxin derives from A-fla means …
Aflatoxin- Another Serious Health Hazard to Humans Read More