With three million children dying every year--six children a minute-- from vaccine-preventable diseases, the international community launched an ambitious new health initiative early in the new

The use of head irradiation to treat fungal scalp infections in Israeli immigrants in the 1950s has been linked to an increase in meningiomas, a tppe of benign tumor that can cause bone erosion and

The UNDP will finance a biomass fuel efficiency project that will address environmental and health problems faced by the people of Tsirang dzonkhag

Introducing milk other than breast milk to infants younger than 4 months old increases the risk of asthma and atopy, according to a report which appeared in the British Medical

The Health Division of Bhutan is planning to reactivate the HIV/AIDS surveillance system it adopted back in the early 1990s to check the latest trends on the dreaded disease. Known as sentinel

The recent floods in Bhutan caused damages estimated at Nu 43.49 million on the urban infrastructure in Phuentsholing, Samdrup, Jongkhar,Gelephu and Samtse, according to assessements carried out by

Scientists have found a way to significantly increase blood flow to the hearts of seriously ill patients. The technique involves injecting a gene which stimulates growth into areas of dead or

US researchers have found a way to make rodent skin transparent and take a peek at the flesh beneath. By injecting certain chemicals into a hamster's skin the researchers were able to look throught a

a health concern : One of only four land mammals found in the Arctic territory of Svalbard is at the centre of a health alert. The Svalbard field mouse, Microtus epiroticus, has been found to harbour

education key factor : Except for Haa dzongkhag, foresters around the country have experienced a relatively quiet year where forest fires are concerned. This comes as a relief especially considering