The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the centre and the State Government on an intervention petition in a 'gutka pan masala' case by the association of supari traders who said any ban

From Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, the small state of Goa is to watch its citizenry more closely - those smoking, spitting and urinating in public places will have to cough up fines of up to Rs

AIDS, cardiovascular diseases and tuberculosis will be the main focus at the health festival called the Perfect Health Mela '99, organised by Health Care Foundation of India, an NGO.The health mela

It is unfortunate that, despite the Nepal government's attempt to contain tuberculosis (TB) and subsequently reducing the increasing rate of TB cases in the country, it still remains a major health

Federal investigators say most states of U.S. are flouting a 1989 law that requires young children on Medicaid to be tested for lead poisoning. As a result, they say, hundreds of thousands of

Britain's Environment Agency is investigating a dump where thousands of tons of cow carcasses are stored after reports that potentially lethal waste infected with "mad cow" disease could leak out,

Nitrate, a deadly poison, is not supposed to be present in drinking water as it could cause the 'blue baby disease' in children. But it has crept into many borewells and dugwells in Kolar town of

OSHA issued citations for two serious violations and three repeat violations against a contractor working on the $40-million Micronesia Mall expansion project in Dededo, Guam. Citations for two

The Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association (VPPPA) will recognize a number of U.S. companies and individuals for workplace safety and health excellence during opening ceremonies for

K.C. George, senior scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre's radiation biology department and his assistant, P.C. Kesavan under the direction of N.C. Verma, the department head, recently