Most cases of Parkinson's disease are not caused by a defective gene, but rather by exposure to as yet unknown chemicals in the environment, scientists reported on Wednesday. The discovery should

Moideen : Industries minister B A Moindeen has assured that all necessary measures have been taken by the Karnataka Government to prevent spreading of viral fever which claimed three lives at

It's been more than two years since the government with assistance from World Health Organisation and other international agencies, began implementing a revolutionary new concept to control

A six-day National Leprosy Elimination Campaign will begin from February 7 aimed at freeing Bangladesh from the disease by the year 2000. The campaign will be launched in all 64 districts of the

Kochi Corp Oppn councillors up in arms: The Corporation council hall buzzed this afternoon with complaints about the failure of measures adopted to check the mosquito menace in the city and suburbs.

Study : While seveal studies have concluded that regular use of portable stereos with headphones can cause hearing loss, a new French study suggests that the risk of such damage may be greatest in

A nationwide outbreak of influenza has killed 17 people and struck 62,500 schoolchildren, along with a large number of adults in Japan, according to a survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun. The Health and

Five years after the world's wealthiest countries agreed to help fund a bold initiative to provide basic reprodutive health care in developing countries, Norway and Denmark lead the way in paying

Scientists are developing several tupes of living cell for transplanting into the brain as a treatment for illnesses such as strokes and Alzheimer's. Their sources range from animal testicles to

US scientists are hoping that a toxin derived from the poison of an Israeli scorpion could be used to treat a deadly form of brain cancer. Trials using the new therapy are due to begin later this