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Decades-old Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood Finally Removed by the FDA

Decades-old Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood Finally Removed by the FDA

In a major policy decision the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the USA has lifted the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood. This major shift in policy comes after over a decade old ban that had prohibited gay men from donating blood due to the fear of HIV transmission through blood transfusions. However there is still a caveat to such donations, as the FDA continues to ban those men who have had sex with a man within a year, from donating. This has frustrated the rights groups that was hoping for a blanket uplift by the agency.

Nobel Prize 2014 for Medicine Goes to Trio for Discovering Brain's GPS

Nobel Prize 2014 for Medicine Goes to Trio for Discovering Brain's GPS

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 has been awarded with one half given to John O'Keefe and the other half given jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser "for

Hepatitis C Drug to be Offered Soon in India at Only One Percent of Its Cost in USA

Hepatitis C Drug to be Offered Soon in India at Only One Percent of Its Cost in USA

Patent holder and pharma major Gilead, announced voluntary licences with seven generic drug manufacturers in India to sell lower-cost versions of a $1,000-a-pill for hepatitis C

Will Today be a Red Letter Day for The Deceased Organ Donation Programme in India?

Will Today be a Red Letter Day for The Deceased Organ Donation Programme in India?

Finally, after many a debate and discussion, the proposed amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act will be presented in the Lok Sabha today, 5th August 2011.

Sathya Sai Baba Dies of Multi-Organ Failure – No Miracle Happened as the End Came in ICU

Sathya Sai Baba Dies of Multi-Organ Failure – No Miracle Happened as the End Came in ICU

The world famous god man and Spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba passed away at his Sathya Sai super specialty hospital at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh's at 7.40 am this morning due to multi-organ failure. The final cause of death as it is

‘Test-Tube Baby’ Pioneer Edwards Gets Nobel in Medicine

‘Test-Tube Baby’ Pioneer Edwards Gets Nobel in Medicine

It may have come a bit too late, but a very deserving Robert Edwards has finally been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2010!

Urine as a Source of Power

Urine as a Source of Power

Can urine be used to produce energy without causing pollution. The team of researchers from Bristol certainly feel this is possible and is a sustainable project for the future. Current Energy Sources - Fossil fuels such as coal, oil

Man Ready to Play God - Scientists Synthesize Artificial Life In Lab

Man Ready to Play God - Scientists Synthesize Artificial Life In Lab

It has happened sooner than expected. Scientists have managed to synthesize 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modified Mycoplasma mycoides genome in a non-for profit lab in the US

Nobel Prize in Medicine - 2009

Nobel Prize in Medicine - 2009

The 2009 Nobel Prize for medicine has been announced! It has been awarded to researchers Elizabeth Blackburn , her student Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for studying the way chromosomes are protected and for discovering

Nobel Prize In Medicine: All European Affair

Nobel Prize In Medicine: All European Affair

The Nobel Prize for medicine this year has been awarded to three Europeans, Luc Montagnier, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Harald Zur Hausen for their work on viruses. This was announced at the Karolinska Institute in Stockho,

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