Buffer zones will be created in areas affected by the Japanese Encephalitis virus, and all pigs within the zones will be culled. This was decided by Malaysia's Cabinet task force to combat the viral

Researchers from HealthEast, the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic, who studied the sound levels of snoring and the factors that affect them, have found that men do snore louder than women, and the

The Kani tribals of Kerala have won a long battle for their right to harness a rare herb, 'Arogyapacha', which attracted global attention by virtue of its medicinal value. The Kerala Forest

India's first home-made genetically engineered Hepatitis-B vaccine, promoted by the Department of Science and Technology(DST), has come out with flying colours in efficacy studies, results of which

The Government has decided to conduct a detailed study to ascertain whether there is any truth in the allegation that the incidence of cancer is unusually high in the areas surrounding the Grasim

Four landmark studies of ultra-high dose chemotherapy followed by bone-marrow transplants for women with advanced breast cancer aren't expected to provide compelling evidence that the treatments are

One of the first six volunteers begins trial of a new Aids vaccine yesterday. Mostly from Bangkok, the volunteers are the first of an estimated 2,500 Thais who will take part in the VaxGen Inc

Hundreds of Korean women who sued U.S. breast implant-maker, Dow Corning Corp., for damages are facing the gloomy prospect of being compensated much less than their American counterparts. Chung

As the country enters its thirds phase of HIV epidemic, understanding about the dreaded disease has grown considerably in Maharashtra, the State which accounts for 50 per cent of the detected cases.

Private practitioners are going to join hands with the Government Tuberculosis Control Programme in a big way thanks to the Delhi Medical