It may not be just out of his concern for effective governance that the Chief Minister, Mr Jyoti Basu, recently pulled up the State Health Department for the sorry state of affairs in hospitals and

Nineteen former employees of International Business Machines Corp. sued the company and its suppliers, charging that exposure to toxic chemicals at the company's semiconductor plant in San Jose,

As little as nine per cent of the total projects under the Integrated Child Development Services are being undertaken in the slums of the national capital while the infant mortality rate is three

In walking away from tobacco legislation last week Steven Goldstone chairman of RJR Nabisco, vowed to increase market share for his products among American adult smokers. He pointedly did not metion

Earlier this month, women in the U.S. at risk of developing breast cancer received a limited reason for hope: A drug called tamoxifen was found effective at preventing breast cancer, but it is

The 99th Inter parliamentary Union conference (IPU), which concluded recently at Windhoek in Namibia, South Africa, expressed great concern over the spread of HIV/AIDS infection in the world, and its

The Union Governments's Department of Health is now actively involved in drawing up minimum values for all formulations which go by the name of herbal medicines or

A comprehensive health care programme for school-going children, School Health Annual Report Programme (SHARP), is being launched in the Capital in July, covering private and public institutions.The

The national leprosy elimination campaign has been intensified, with the launch today of an intensive survey in eight States and three Union Territories to search out hidden cases of the deaded

Earlier this month, women at risk of developing breast cancer received a limited reason for hope: A drug called tamoxifen was found effective at preventing breast cancer, but it is associated with