It took from the dawn of human history until 1800 for world population to reach one billion. In October, 1999, the count will climb to six billion. Every 12 years, another billion is added - and if

Edisa Nangiri is 14 and she's dyin g of AIDS.23 million Africans share her fate. What's the West doing? Edisa is one of 23 million African people infected with HIV/AIDS who are fighting the plague,

Once Bangladesh was declared malaria-free following massive eradication drives in the 1960s. Of late, the killer disease staged a comeback. It is prevalnet in Chittagong Hill Tracts and other

Six more cases of dengue have been reported from the Capital in the past week, taking the total number of people affected by the disease to 15. Thus , 13 cases have been detected in September, said

The All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Heatlh of Calcutta, which has developed arsenic testing kits, will implement the scheme soon.

Foodborne disease may be responsible for 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalisations and 76 million cases of gastrointenstinal illness each year in the US, according to a report released by officials from

A U.S. government panel of air-pollution experts urged the Environ-ental Protection Agency to accelerate its research into possible health problems posed by tiny soot particles, despite a

Living close to an oil refinery does not increase a person's risk of developing cancer of the blood or lymph glands, British scientists said. "There is no evidence of association between residence

People who are severely injured in accidents or in battle can sometimes function normally for surprisingly long periods before they report a sensation of pain. It seems the body has the ability to

The European Commission(EC) has ruled out the Coca Cola's contention that the health problem in France, Belgium and other European countries originated from sub-standard gas which was used to put