Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has started a Body Mind Medicine Department. The new medicine deals with not only physical, health but also mental, social, spiritual and environmental aspects. Body mind

Encephalitis and meningitis epidemic that attacked the remote, rural areas of far-western and mid-western regions for the past two months is now spreading in the urban areas as

The drug controller general of India (DGCI) has given permission in Dabur to conduct phase-I clinical trials for an anti-cancer molecule. This is the first new chemical entity (NCE) developed by the

The researchers at the Kansas State University, US have come up with the finding that spices such as clove, garlic and cinnamon can be powerful anti-microbial agents in preserved food. The research

One more example of lopsided priorities of the government has been provided by the health department's anxiety to purchase ointments for the skin rather than life-saving drugs. In rural areas, access

Researchers from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases(NICD), New Delhi, have found that the essential oil of cannabis sativa, could serve as an effective insecticide against larvae of

The composition of the vaccine for year 2000 (southern hemisphere influenza season) has been decided and communicated to vaccine manufacturers by the World Health Organization(WHO), following

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd is expected to receive a milestone payment towards the second anti-diabetic DRF-2725 over the next three weeks time. The drug was the second one licenced to Novo Nordisk

Twenty-four fresh cases of jaundice were reported from various parts of Ahmedabad even as the total toll in the city in this month reached 225. On its part, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

With its unique focus on districts, the Integrated Population and Development (IPD) project launched by the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) as its fifth country programme in Rajasthan has laid