will punish, but also protect doctors : The conduct of doctors practising in Delhi will soon be regulated by a code of ethics set by the medical council for Delhi, which has been constituted for the

Scientists at the international centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB) claim to have developed a drug which can boost the immune system to fight leprosy and multi drug resistant

Delhi government launched a mopping up drive on Sunday against the polio by going house to house and vaccinating about 4 lakh children under five years of age in the locations identified as high risk

Scientists in Delhi claim to have developed a drug which can boost the immune system, to fight leprosy and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. The drug is a naturally found protein, gamma-interferon,

The country's first-ever symposium on fungal-disease-- which has recently acquired prominence in medical studies--is being organised by the Department of Medical Mycology, Delhi University. The

Fungus can do the needful : Government researchers are testing a fungus they believe will kill narcotics plants without harming other crops or animal life, a potential breakthrough aimed at cutting

The number of HIV positive cases is increasing in Haryana, and this district tops the list. According to official information, as many as 11 persons have died so far in the state due to this disease.

More than 10 per cent Delhiites suffer from lung diseases like asthma, bronchities, and empysema. Part of the problem is due to the high levels of pollution, in which Delhi ranks fourth in the world.

A Delhi-based NGO, the Population Foundation of India (PFI), will train panchayat members of Haryana in population stabilisation, reproductive health, family planning, water supply, sanitation and

Relatives of victims of new variant CJD, the fatal human brain condition, were given a diagnosis linking the disease to BSE as early as 1993 - nearly three years before the government admitted the