Despite desperate combing operations, the plague bacillus is playing hide and seek with doctors

Propelled into action by the suffering of relatives and patients afflicted with the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and Alzheimer's disease, family members and doctors have joined hands to set up the

Children suffer from high blood pressure (BP) almost as much as adults, according to two studies conducted among 3,200 children aged 5-16. Among the factors attributed for the high juvenile BP levels

Setting a global precedent, the Eighth Asian Congress of Paediatrics in the Capital refused to accept financial support from infant formula food companies. The congress president, R D Potdar, claimed

Spending heavily on medicines does not necessarily result in better health, indicate recent studies.

The American Medical Association contends that limiting prices or overall spending on health care is unconstitutional

THE JAPANESE pharmaceutical industry will shrink by 10 per cent in three years because of government plans to tighten price controls, say analysts. Drug manufacturers in Japan usually offset

Several voluntary organisations have started taking up cases of medical negligence, even as the debate over the liability of doctors continues.

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