Animal feed makers will get better guarantees about the safety of their raw materials if plans to tighten controls due to be tabled shortly by the European Commission are approved. The Commission is

A potentially fatal genetic disease that affects many Australians is going largely undiagnosed and untreated. The disease, known as haemochromatosis, is caused by an abnormal gene and results in too

When an outbreak of legionnaires' disease occurs, there are two equally urgent tasks. One is to save the lives of the victims, the other is to locate and decontaminate sources of legionella bacteria.

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world, plans to become the biggest single benefactor in history by donating his 65 billion-pound fortune to help rid the planet of

Scientists are to begin clinical trials of what could prove to be a revolutionary AIDS vaccine in Britain within a few month. The vaccine-which has been backed by a $8.9 million grant from the

Governor: While referring to the alarming situation of genetic disorders afflicting nearly three lakh children born every year, the Punjab Governor, Mr. B.K.N. Chhibber, said most of the people

Jaipur based skin specialists claim to have developed a new method for treating a painful viral disease affecting nerves. "Post therapeutic neuralgia" is caused by the reactivation of a dormant virus

The battle against AIDS in India has acquired a new potent weapon with the recent introduction of Lamivudine. This drug is vital to the combination therapy approach that is now being used across the

In a stepped-up vigil against tuberculosis, several countries are screening immigrants for the disease. The World Health Organisation, however, has said this could actually worsen the epidemic.WHO,

The know-how of a potent anti-malarial drug which is active against Chloroquin-resistant malaria strains has been developed by the Regional Research Laboratory in Jorhat. The knowhow of Arteether,