A scientist is to claim that at least 16 more Britons may have died of the human form of BSE than the 27 official victims-and they began dying 11 years before the first recognized case in 1995. Harsh

Various places in Delhi including Green Park and Lodhi Road have been identified to be endemic to fluorosis. Fluoride content in Green Park area has been found to be 19.33mg/lt and in Najafgarh it is

Indian surgeons who two years ago helped monkeys and dogs regrow their diseased ureter, fallopian tubes and uterus, now claim to have successfully used their organ regeneration technique in humans

The birth-control pill, used in other developed nations for decades and the subject of an ongoing battle for approval in Japan, has suffered a new setback because of opposition from environmental

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) yesterday provided the Public Health Ministry with the AZT drug to help reduce perinatal transmission of HIV from mothers to newborn babies in seven

Honey contains low-to-moderate levels of disease-fighting antioxidants, according to a new report. The study authors also found that dark-colored honeys seem to contain more antioxidants than do

A new study calls into question widely publicized U.S. results earlier this year suggesting that the drug tamoxifen prevents breast cancer in women at high risk of developing the disease. British

The Health Ministry said that its tests showed that it was safe to drink Coca-Cola after the discovery of foreign chemical traces prompted the company to recally tens of thousands of

High temperatures throughout JUne meant bad weather for blood banks in the Capital. the unrelenting heat did not allow many blood donation camps and in the few that were held, the response was poor.

Rumors of impending job loss can undermine a worker's physical health, according to a new report. "Threats to employment security have adverse (health) consequences," say researchers at University