A herbal extract which looks red when illuminated with blue light has emerged as the basis of a possible technique for detecting and treating cancer. Researchers based in Vancouver and Kiev are

Chiroscience, one of the UK's largest biotechnology companies, has signed a deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb to help develop and sell cancer drugs. The US pharmaceuticals company is paying fees to gain

Egypt's first private sector power station is to be built by Intergen, a subsidiary of US company Bechtel. Intergen bid $300m for what will be the Egypt's first build- own- operate- transfer power

Intensive livestock production and excessive use of antibiotics have contributed to a rise in food poisoning, the Meat and Livestock Commission of UK

The electricity industry in UK wants power companies to collect up to 100m pounds from households to fund a scheme to aid disadvantaged electricity users. The idea for a 4 pounds a year levy on

Recent developments by Biosense, a small Israeli company, are being used to diagnose and treat atrial fibrillation and other cardiovascular diseases. Biosense, recently bought by Johnson & Johnson of

Royal Dutch/Shell is considering building wind farms out of sight of land as part of its recently established renewable energy business. Jim Dawson, president of Shell International Renewables, said

The Swedish government set itself on a collision course with Sweden's biggest independent power generator after formally deciding to order the closure in July of the first of the nation's 12 nuclear

The US Justice Department said it would favour granting some form of immunity from future civil lawsuits to the tobacco industry as part of the proposed $368.5bn settlement being considered by

The German parliament rejected a bill that would have placed strict limits on smoking in public buildings and the workplace. The bill was voted down after a year long battle between a cross party