Widespread growth of the parthenium plant in the region around Calcutta is causing respiratory and skin-related problems for the residents. The parthenium plant is an environmental hazard, which is

With the Primary Health Care system in India under tremendous strain, there is need for increasing community involvement and introducting effective management practices to optimally utilise its

After making newspaper headlines across the country for starvation deaths, now the tribal dominated districts iin Orissa are likely get front page coverage for cerebral malaria, if the diseases,

Go Bananas and cut your stroke risk. Foods rich in potassium and related nutrients may help reduce the risk of stroke, especially in people with high blood pressure, according to a recent study.

The 53rd General conference of the Young Mizo Association concluded on Thursday, with a call to protect the state from foreign infiltrators.The two-day conference at Korthah in Aizawl west district

Eli Lilly and Co., maker of the best selling anti-depressant Prozac, said that it would form a joint venture to develop an impotence pill with Icos Corp., a company partly owned by Bill Gates, the

Results of the largest and longest running study of people with type 2 diabetes should change the way the disease is routinely treated and significantly improve the quality of life for many with the

Nineteen women have become pregnant-and one has already delivered a healthy baby boy-as a result of a new in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique developed at Stanford to minimize the risk of multiple

A protein manufactured by the human immune system kills the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, an international team of scientists has observed in laboratory tests. The discovery they say, could lead

A glycoprotein found in milk may prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children. Lactoferrin is a natural antibiotic, secreted in a number of body fluids; including saliva, bile,