Once billed as a stunning success story, Bangladesh's water supply is suffering from arsenic contamination and putting the country in a grave dilemma. "It is time for us look for alternative water

Kirin Brewary Co. and Teikoku Hormone Mfg Co. have begun developing drugs from ocean life such as sponges and shellfish. Kirin has developed KRN-7000, a low-toxicity anti-cancer drug based on

Two recent setbacks for Rezulin, the diabetes treatment, povide ample room for competitors to grab market share from Warner-Lambert, manufacturer of the blockbuster drug, over the next few years. A

AIDS activists and other health and consumer groups plan to step up their campaign against US government policy on compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals patents, which they claim is depriving

a Japanese research group has found an antibody enzyme which deals a fatal blow to the AIDS-related HIV by destroying its protein, a report said on Sunday. The discovery, made by the team of biology

Migrants from Bangladesh and neighbouring states have not only made West Bengal India's most densely populated state, but also created serious soci-economic problems, according to recent findings.

Adverse drug reactions (ADR) have resulted in the death of many patients in various hospitals around the world, according to an article published in a journal. Those most likely to be affected were

As a first step towards emerging as an international player in the anti-cancer business, Dabur India Ltd is setting up its first overseas unit for the manufacture of oncology products in the United

Heart patients in the country can expert some good news with the first indigenously developed clot dissolving drug being put to clinical trials. The drug "streptokinase" was released for clinical

Jaundice has broken out in epidemic form in Khanpur town of Rajasthan's Jhalawar district with at last 285 people taken ill, it was officially