British biotechnology company Peptide Therapeutics Group Plc said it was reshaping itself into an exclusive vaccine firm by spinning off its drug discovery activities into a new company.Peptide, well

To initiate public health and clinical care strategies to meet the challenges of the rapid rise of heart diseases in developing countries, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be

The ban on smoking and spitting in public places in Goa would come into force from October 2, the Chief Minister, Mr. Luizinho Faleiro, said on

Eight to 11 thousand people die every year in Nepal from tuberculosis (TB) according to the Nepal Anti Tuberculosis Association (NATA). Worldwide the figure stands at two to three million deaths

Transplants using organs from pigs moved a significant step closer, with the largest study of long-term effects finding no evidence of cross-species infection. The study, by Imutran Ltd, the

US health gurus : Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, mint.. Hold on, these are no ice-cream flavours, but bidis made in India and sold in America. The health gurus in the West call it the revenge of the

Contaminated ground water may gradually kill infants in Bangalore's peri-urban areas and Chikballapur, Mandya districts. The cause: Unhygenic practices. A two-year study of ground water from 19 wells

UNICEF Bangladesh is examining a new and innovative measuring device called the "Arsenator" that has the potential to significantly strengthen national capacity to accurately detect arsenic in

Experts from the Nepal health services and NGOs from Bangladesh, Nepal and India- converged in Kathmandu to discuss the impact of migration on the scourge of tuberculosis (TB). In the three-day

Hemophilia patients may benefit from a gene therapy technique that moderates or cures the bleeding disorder in mice and dogs, according to a study reported in the January issue of Nature Medicine.