With as much as Rs 276 crore coming in from the tobacco industry, advertising agencies in India are altering strategies to abide by a new code, what would ban commercials luring children into smoking
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 'super aspirin' to prevent blood clots. The new medicine, inspired by snake venom, could dramatically reduce the risk of heart attacks in people
Dubbed as a virus deadlier than the AIDS causing "HIV", Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) kills 2.5-lakh Indians every year, notwithstanding a simple vaccine that could keep fatal liver disorders away. Almost
Hong Kong, once known as one of the gastronomic capitals of the world, is sliding toward international infamy - as a place where food is so foul it can
Medical researchers are tackling cancer in many different ways. The estimated 300 experimental cancer drugs range from orthodox chemotherapy to biotechnology approaches such as antibodies and gene
As four climbers make their assault on Mt. Everest's summit this week, NASA and Yale University will be testing new health care devices on space science technology. From the mountain's extreme
At least 17 people have died of kalazar, a disease similar to encephalitis in south-eastern parts of the country, a Nepali language daily reported on Thursday. "So far 17 persons in Sihara district,
According to a report of the Independent Commission of Health in India 10 lakh Indians die prematurely from tobacco-related diseases every year. The reports says that tobacco is the single largest