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A US federal advisory board on Thursday voted unanimously to add second-hand smoke to a list of known human carcinogens in a decision that could bolster federal efforts to curtail

experts: A galaxy of distinguished international genetic scientists on the concluding day of the fourth international symposium on genetics, health and diseases unanimously adopted a 10 point

An 18 month old child with liver failure got a fresh lease of life after his father donated a portion of his own liver to him. The liver transplant from father to son was the first of its kind in the

Kalita: The Health Minister, Dr Kamala kalita informed the Assam State Assembly that so far this year 585 persons have died of gastroenteritis in the state, of which, 354 died in the tea

Scientists have discovered why some people who are infected with the AIDS virus have a rapid downhill course, becoming gravely ill and dying within a few years, while most infected people live for

On the roads of North Carolina it is not unusual to see cars sporting bumper stickers that pointedly proclaim "Tobacco pays my bills" or "I smoke and I vote." This state in United States leads in the

Workers at the Department of Energy's Paducah, Ky., uranium plant filed a $10 billion lawsuit against three U.S.government contractors yesterday, accusing them of deliberately

Scientists are beginning to investigate systematically what leads some patients in the grips of a grave illness to give up the will to live, and how a longing for death may either fade or remain

A 'local' doctor in Meghalaya takes on cases modern medicine has given up on : a

David Byrne, European Union commissioner designate for consumer protection, signalled a toughening of laws and measures on the use of antibiotics and said he would soon bring forward a white paper on

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