In reply to another question in the Lower House, Mr Ezhilmalai said the prevalence rates of childhood asthma in Delhi were quite high compared to most other developing

Brazilian Dr Randas J.V. Batista had come down to the Madras Medical Mission's (MMM) Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases(ICVD) to give doctors there a first-hand look at the surgial procedure he

the country's leading molecular biologist is well on his way to making the much-reviled kesaari dal, which makes news only when it leads to limb deformities and death among its users, into a protein

Researchers have found that the damage caused by smoking and chewing tobacco may affect even people's genes. It has been found that certain genes, which get damaged because of the smoking and

More than 20 million people in Bangladesh are said to be consuming, on a regular basis, ground water contaminated with arsenic at levels higher than the WHO "safe" level. One of the reasons why they

Engineers are expected to be able to design artificial hearts with a greater degree of certainty, thanks to a new technique that visulizes the flow of liquids in high-precision pumps. The new system,

Ten days have passed since news of widespread prevalence of viral influenza in Jumla and adjoining districts of Nepal broke out. Yet, the health authorities seem to be nowhere near to containing the

Blood loss through injuries claims tens of thousands of lives each year, but researchers are working to change that by developing a new type of bandage that clots blood instantly. Scientists with the

Dow Corning will take an important step towards the final resolution of its long-standing legal battles among women with breast implant claims. The company will post details of its proposed $3.2bn

With teenage birth rates rising sharply, the second half of the 1980s was a period of intense public concern about teenage pregnancy. The good news, according to an article in the latest issue of