What's in a name? A lot, apparently, if you're talking about the mysterious virus that has killed about 100 Malaysians since late last year. After months of insisting the virus was the

Nearly 1,500 cases of gastroenteritis were reported from Kalkaji in south Delhi on Wednesday following consumption of contaminated water by the residents. Delhi health minister A K Walia, who visited

Raj Bir of Nathupura village complains of her child and father-in-law suffering bouts of vomiting. She talks of the occasionbal supply of foul water in taps, but is ignorant about the possible link

The United Nations Development Programme will provide fresh assistance worth around $ 3 million (more than Rs. 12.5 crores) over the next three years in support of collaborative initiatives

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) has launched an action plan to control various communicable diseases in Delhi during 1999-2000.Known as 'Prevent-99', the core strategy of the action plan is

At least 500 people have fallen ill after inhaling ammonia leaking from a fertiliser factory in Bangladesh's Narsingdi district, the police and officials said on Wednesday. They said the gas, which

Cigars and pipes are just as lethal as cigarettes and should be subject to equally tough health warnings and advertising bans, says a new study issued this week by an arm of the World Health

Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine may have found the first clue as to how the body can successfully fight of infection by the hepatitis C virus. By studying chimpanzees that have

The USAwill never look quite the same again. Marlboro man and Joe Camal, for decades landmarks of the US skyline and popular culture, have been banished. Within two days all giant billboards

The armed forces estimate that there are "at least" 6,000 HIV positive defence personnel (equivalent to two brigades) which could increase to "a division strength" (about 20,000) in the next few