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Thailand has developed a new technique for producing plannotol, the active ingredient in a popylar peptic-ulcer drug derived from a plant that is indigenous to Southeast Asia. The Thailand Research

A 12-day-old Hong Kong baby has entered the annals of medical history by becoming the world's youngest patient to undergo a keyhole surgery in his large intestine.The boy was suffering from total

Worried over the growing incidence of cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the World Health Assembly, the highest governing body of WHO, has called upon the WHO and its member-countries

Smoking will become even more of tobacco behaviour under a campaign by the Singapore governemnt to use family and social pressure to get smokers to kick the

Tobacco prematurely kills an estimated three million people every year globally. This figure is likely to rise to 8.4 million per annum by 2025 in developing countries. Mortality rate from all

Scientists are racing to develop better, faster versions of the impotence drug that provide pleasure without the pain of side effects. Viagra's market is vast and its growth has been fast and

The sale of Viagra , a new drug for male impotence, will be allowed despite reported deaths linked to its side effects. Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng said the registration of the drug would not

A Johor laboratory plans to eradicate the deadly old-world screw worm fly, whose larvae feed on open wounds, by mass-breeding and sterilising them for release in infested areas.

With the contribution of US $1.00 million from UNFPA, the Bhutan Health Trust Fund now has US $ 3.44 million. The Health Trust Fund has a target of US $ 24 million, to become operational when it

The United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Bhutan government signed three project documents, worth US$ 4.01 million on population and reprodutive

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