The Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularisation (PMR) system, recently introduced in India, might reduce the need for surgery in cases of heart blockages. Costing far less than open heart surgery, this

Experts say mosquito control is an ongoing process and should not be discontinued. But this does not happen in India. An entomologist said, India being a tropical country, this process should always

The Delhi government has sought the help of Delhi Police to enforce its anti-smoking law. The request came in the wake of complaints voiced by Government personnel about beligerent smokers who cocked

The Food and Drug Administration has taken steps to ensure that imported medicines are safe, but significant problems remain with how the agency protects U.S. consumers from low quality drugs from

The Comptroller and audit general report on Pondicherry has blamed the union territory administration for using a drug, sulphaguanidine, defying a ban imposed on its use by the government of India in

Fearing huge payouts to millions of American men, several large insurers are adopting strict reimbursement policies for Viagra, Pfizer's new pill for impotence, requring proof of a medical cause for

Scientists at the US National Institutes of Health this week said 10 volunteers had been successfully immunised against E.Coli bacteria by eating raw potatoes. The experiment was the first human

Nuclear medicine, a comparatively young branch of medical science, is bringing new hope for patients suffering from soft tissue cancers and those requiring by-pass surgery of the heart, according to

No one can say for sure how many days it takes for a common cold take to cure. But, scientists of Biomoleculer Engineering and Curnin School of Medicine, Melbourne, claim that a permanent cure of flu

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), an autonomous institution under the Governemnt of Kerala, has got international recognition for its research on Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). The centre