Expectant mothers who suspect complications in their pregnancy will stand to benefit from a new 'pill transmitter' being developed by the NASA, US. The new transmitter will monitor body temperature,

The World Bank has approved a $134 million credit for the Maharashtra Health Systems Project. About 4.5 million out-patients and 3,00,000 in-patients are expected to benefit through improvement in

Britain plans to launch a new vaccine against group C meningitis, which is expected to dramatically cut the death toll from the

Scientists at the Washington University have discovered a gene in a laboratory weed, Arabidopsis, thaliana, that plays a vital role in a process called DNA methylation, a chemical modification in

Mumbai-based Health Total, primarily into health consultation programmes has diversified into the manufacture of diet and health foods as part of its lateral expansion

The number of people suspected to have been infected in a severe outbreak of E. coli poisoning in New York State almost doubled on Wednesday, making the outbreak one of the most serious to have

A national campaign to create positive images of young men attracted to other men is the Federal Government's latest effort to fight AIDS. The executive director of the group running the campaign,

The population of Russia may shrink by eight million by 2016 if the present demograbhic trend continues, says a study. In the beginning of 1999, the country's population amounted to 146,328,000

For the first time, researchers have transformed a healthy human cell into a cancer cell by tweaking a few key genes. Scientists studying tumour cells have no way of knowing all the different

The final report of a study on the beneficial impact of black tea consumption on human health, under the auspices of the FAO, will be released shortly. A committee comprising representatives of tea