A new study provides the first evidence that routine screening of men for prostate cancer can substantially reduce deaths from the disease. The research carried out on 46,000 men in Quebec, is the

The Bihar Cabinet today slapped a ban on private practice by government doctors with immediate effect. The decision will affect 10,000 doctors working in the eight medical colleges and all the

The upcoming world AIDS conference may be in for some grim news as problems emerge with the "cocktail" therapy of protease inhibitor drugs, pioneering AIDS researcher Robert Gallo said on Monday. The

The economics of blood donation has a direct bearing on the possibility of blood being contaminated with infectious diseases such as AIDS, Hepatitits-B, point out experts at the All India Institute

Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla says it may hit the local market with its version of US giant Pfizer's anti-impotency blockbuster Viagra in six

Delhi surgeons will boycott kidney transplants till Tuesday, when the accused doctors in the Noida kidney racket are brought to a Noida court for bail. The boycott has been continuing for a week

At least 69 persons have died of contagious and seasonal diseases in Nepal. Pneumonia has claimed the lives of 36 persons in Humla district since

Family doctor's leaders in UK are threatening a revolt over the government's NHS reforms, fearing loss of independence and freedom to refer and prescribe in the best interests of their

Glaxo Wellcome Plc said its hepatitis B drug in development demonstrated sustained disease fighting capacity over two years in clinical tests. The drug called lamivudine, is considered important in

US tobacco companies fear a $516bn plus bill, without legal protections, which may pass in the Senate : a