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Turmeric's medicinal properties have always been well-known.

The researchers at IIT Roorkie are conducting in-depth research on the drug piperazine, and have discovered its anti-viral properties could be used to tackle the disease.

Withdrawal of old 500 and 1000-rupee notes is making it hard for traffickers, drug dealers and those involved in prostitution to conduct their illegal business.

Mukhtiar Singh, a resident of Patti in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, is protesting against drug addiction in the state in a unique way.

Here's how the people of Punjab are working towards freeing their state from the crippling menace of drugs.

Anie Ribu Joshi, a student of Class 10 in Thrissur, Kerala, has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to the menace caused by drug mafias in India. The 15-year-old talks about the issue in a six-minute-long video.

India, being the centre of diabetes, with nearly 3 in 100 people diabetic, is fighting the disease with efficient new drugs and innovative, affordable tests that detect it early.

With the view bringing down the cost of medicines for diseases like cancer, HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis C, the government has revised the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), adding those drugs to the list.