Leading Kenyan poultry and meat dealers have called on the government to enforce regulations governing the slaughter and handling of poultry to minimise its contamination with disease-causing

Thousands of Tanzanians may every year be contracting blood-borne diseases, including hepatitis and syphilis, because the country's Ministry of Health does not provide blood screening kits for the

Some promoters are already treating it as the next magic potion for fighting obesity. And though orlistat, a died pill approved for sale in the United States two weeks ago and marketed under the

The U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), amid criticism that its speedier reviews jeopardise patient safety, unveiled steps on Monday to reduce the number of deaths caused by medicine and medical

Children who sleep under the soft glow of a night light to keep the scary monsters away may be more likely to suffer a very real and lifelong problem _ nearsightedness. Researchers at the

Scientists have found an enzyme in worms that helps them live longer _ a discovery that raises hopes of finding treatments for Alzheimer's and other human diseases associated with aging. The next

Shantha Biotechnics, Hyderabad, was given the first award for successful commericalisation of indigenous technology, introduced by the Technology Development Board, for its cost effective hepatitis

India witnessed 383,000 tobacco deaths last year which is 66 per cent of all tobacco deaths in South-east Asia, says the World Health Report for the year 1999, released by the World Health

Non-communicable diseases, that will account for majority of diseases in the next century, will claim about 8 million Indians a year- double that of the present figure, says the World Health Report,

The rapid spread of resistance to anti malaria drugs, both old and new is a potentially devastating threat to effective treatment of malaria, says the World Health Report, 1999.