Bacteria called Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE), against which almost all antibiotics are ineffective, including vancomycin antibiotics--the last line of defense--were discovered in a patient
Bacteria levels in water pumped into Hong Kong have increased almost 400-fold in the past six months, according to a survey by a lobby group. Civil Force, which tested samples from
Central poultry slaughtering is being actively considered by health officials in Hong Kong after it was revealed that most birds being sold have been exposed to the H9N2 virus. Officials have been
Late-term forced abortions were still being carried out in China as recently as last year, a Chinese gynaecologist and obstetrician has told a parliamentary committee. In evidence to
report : The level of diabetes in Australia is increasing sharply and the number of sufferers is expected to reach 770,000 within months, warns a report to be considered today by
At least four more people and 70 per cent of poultry in Hong Kong have been exposed to a new strain of bird flu virus which infected two girls in March, it was announced yesterday. But health
The beedi workers as well as tobacco growers should find alternate avenues of earnings, feels National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE), while welcoming the Kerala High Court's landmark
As the Capital reels under a jaundice epidemic caused by contaminated water, a study shows that typhoid too is spreading in the city, affecting even children below the age of two. The findings of the
Environmentalists: US soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co broke a promise made nine years ago to use recycled plastic in its soda bottles, an environmental group decicated to recycling has claimed.
Unlike ever before, milk is all set to become an important issue in the forthcoming election to the Lok Sabha in Uttar Pradesh. While the BJP-led Kalyan Singh government is determined to take stern