In some people, blood pressure rises when they visit the doctor.How do they deal with it?

The health ministry in Pakistan has started a comprehensive campaign through the district health officers against quackery in the country. Strict action would be taken against quacks under Medical

DELHI'S 30,000 quacks are primarily responsible for the rapid spread of the Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TB). According to Rajesh Chawla, a chest specialist and president of the Delhi Medical

In a major scientific breakthrough, scientists conduct the world's first hand transplant

An indefinite strike by 7,000 public sector doctors is causing immense distress to the Venezuelan people who have already been facing the brunt of declining health care services for the last decade.

The Madras High Court has allowed unqualified medical practitioners in Tamil Nadu to practice modern medicine with certain conditions. They have also been allowed to add the suffix

British doctors are quite poor at breaking bad news to patients, says a report from the Royal College of Physicians, UK. The report, titled Improving Communication Bet

Patients who are hypertensive inside a doctor's clinic are more likely to develop heart diseases

Strange but true. Health workers in Africa are successfully using antibiotics to slow down the spread of AIDS

Medical workers in the US have filed lawsuits in nearly 30 state and federal courts against the makers of latex gloves. They are claiming that the companies should be held accountable for the