Inspite of fatalaties caused by untrained technicians at the Safdarjung Hospital blood bank, who have in fact admitted their inability to handle the job, the hospital authorities continues to look

A study on cancer in Calcutta since 1997 has revealed that 32.7 per cent of the registered cancer cases did not receive any treatment of all, while in 13.6 per cent cases the treatment was

Scientists have discovered a way to protect the body from the side-effects of radiation or chemotherapy treatments for cancer. Researchers at the University of Illinois have bred mice that are immune

House republicans waded gingerly into a political minefield with a new bill that would, for the first time, grant some patients the right to sue their health plans. The legislation represents the

Over 5,000 people die of AIDS in Africa everyday, reports the United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) December 1998 AIDS Epidemic Update. According to UNAIDS, AIDS was responsible for an estimated two million

Loss of experienced long distance drivers to AIDS epidemic is affecting the efficiency and safety of Zambia1s transport system, communications and transport minister David Saviye has disclosed.

Through the use of a novel technique termed 'chimeraplasty,' researchers have, for the first time, successfully repaired the genetic defect associated with Crigler-Najjar syndrome,

A small percentage of infants whose deaths are attributed to sudden infant death syndrome may have a lethal enzyme deficiency, Texas researchers report. If the disorder is detected early, some of

A simple blood test performed soon after a mild head injury may spot brain damage, even when imaging scans are normal, German researchers report. The test "might be of clinical...

With three people dead from a rare outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis and the confirmed spread of the infection to separate parts of the New York city, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today ordered health