Having authored the Delhi Population Control Bill, 1999 - introduced in the Delhi Assembly in its last session - the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Ms. Kiran Choudhry, uses every opportunity that

The Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology has received a major boost in its capacity for training and research with the inauguration of a technology incubator park, the biotechnology teaching

Even as the Delhi government claims to have brought the health situation in the city under control, cases of bacterial gastroenteritis, a new and more serious form of the disease, have started

An outbreak of cholera, measles and tuberculosis has claimed at least 100 lives in Kano, northern Nigeria in the past one month. An outbreak of cholera was first reported early in April when five

According to a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical REsearch, paan masala and its variations like gutkha are potential death-traps with just two to three years of habitual consumptions

Mammograms reveal lumps in breast, but only a painful biopsy can prove if a lump is benign or cancerous. Now, however , a new device can help women avoid the need for many biopsies. Approved for use

Purdue University researchers have found that higher calcium intakes may reduce overall levels of body fat and slow weight gain in women in the age group 18-31.They found that hgier calcium intake

While the ground water of Bangalore city has high concentration of nitrates, some taluks of Bangalore rural district have reported excess fluoride content in water which has led to teeth fluorosis

With a view to increasing the participation of the private sector in preventive and promotive health care, the Indian Medical Association has taken upon itself the responsibility of conducting a

Open-heart surgery has become all but routine in recent years, although still physically traumatic. A few years ago, medical entrepreneurs decided to remove a lot of the trauma, too. "Minimally