The United Nation Development Programme will provide assistance for community health initiatives in the country. This announcement was made a day after the World Health Day which was observed on
The World Health Organization confirmed that the cause of an outbreak of paralysis among children living in Angola, Central Africa, was polio. A WHO mission team has been despatched to work with the
The Japanese are not only failing to spend enough in the shops, but are also not visiting the delivery room often enough, prompting politicians to propose a fund worth $1.6 billions to encourage
The Karnataka High Court had directed State Government to take immediate steps to ban smoking and carrying of any ignitable materials in the Cubbon Park, Lalbagh and other
Two local children have been infected with a new strain of last year's deadly "bird flu," underscoring the continuing threat that health problems in southern China pose to the rest of Asia. Although
Costly medicines can actually increase ill health, while people's sense of control over their health care may still be the true crucial factor in maintaining their well-being : a
A new strain of the influenza A virus (H9N2) has been discovered in two patients by the Virus Unit of the Hong Kong Department of Health. The two patients are girls, ages 1 and 4, who recovered fully
A non-resident Indian engineer in the US has developed a new class of surgical tools based on silcon that are ten times sharper than current advanced instruments.Amit Lal, an electronics and computer
Hundreds of thousands of American children suffer from diseases, hunger, serious injuries and poor education - all due to substandard housing, according to a report. The report by campaign groups,
Healthy aging was the theme of World Health Day, which was celebrated on Wednesday. As the world moves towards a greying population, social and health issues are causing concern, say experts. With