Suicide rates in some parts of the developing world are up to five times those found in the west, researchers say. "Deliberate self poisoning is a major problem in the developing world, where it is

In front of an audience of the sick and the dying, the first mass action by American smokers to reach court has opened in Florida. The tobacco industry is being sued for $A320billion in compensation

Heroin and speed users regularly swap between the two drugs and suffer similar physical and psychiatric health problems, new research has shown. The findings of the study, conducted by the National

Several MPs from various parties today appealed to fellow Parliamentarians and all elected representatives to join hand with the government to tackle menace of growing population in the country.At a

If the fertility scenario is stabilised at the present rate, Nepal's population will be 29.9 million by the year 2016, which according to medium fertility scenario is 23,00,000 less than the

The global population growth has already posed a challenge to the mankind. The population will pass 6 billion by the middle of the next year. On the other hand "reaching this landmark is an

The Indian equivalent of Viagra, the high-potency drug, is all set to be produced in the country, albeit only for export purposes. The Chennai-vased Orchid Chemicals, which got the go-ahead for the

Several MPs from various parties today appealed to fellow Parliamentarians and all elected representatives to join hand with the government to tackle menace of growing population in the country. At

The 140-odd tribals of the Kokanipada area in Yeoor hills, Thane, have been officially declared as suffering from gastro-enteritis. The epidemic, which broke out in the tribal hamlet on July 7, has

The BJP government will ask experts to review the draft national population policy which has been awaiting a final approval for the last five years. After considerable debate and several