A little known ailment is making life a misery for millions of young people in rural China. Kashin-Beck disease stunts children's growth and inflicts chronic arthritis-like pain on adults. According

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the US are developing a quick and inexpensive test for cancer that might eventually be used to screen patients who have a potentially high risk of

Canada will ban all tobacco sponsorship in five years, but is giving events such as motor racing and jazz concerts a reprieve from restrictions scheduled to take effect later this

Several companies developing medicines to compete with Viagra presented study results showing their drugs could successfully treat impotence. But none appears likely to present a serious threat to

The European Union's medicines agency confirmed that its scientific advisory committee had recommended that Pfizer Inc's impotence treatment Viagra be marketed in Europe.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a combination of two powerful antiviral drugs to treat liver-destroying hepatitis C, a threapy that promises to be almost 10 times better than standard

The Punjab Government has launched a fortnight-long State-wide campaign to educate the people on safe motherhood. Camp sites have been identified to provide antenatal care to three lakh women in the

Canadian researchers have found a human gene that may block the aging process in cells and extend their life, said a report published yesterday in the journal Nature

Clear evidence is emerging about the importance of improving maternal nutrition for preventing chronic later-life disease in children - before they have children of their own.Building a sturdy baby

The lowering of fund allocation to the AIDS control programme in the Union Budget reflects a "lack of vision" since India has over eight million HIV infected people, according to the Indian Health