As part of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, stray dogs in T.Nagar area will be sterilised, given anti-rabies vaccine and tagged with Corporation licence during a three-month project slated
The commercial trade in human body parts is no longer confined to the poorer developing countries, it seems - eastern and central Europe is now becoming a source of cheap human kidneys and other
Dr. Marc K. Hellerstein, associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has a method for precisely measuring cell creation. He replaces a hydrogen atom on glucose molecules with the
A new gene therapy for Parkinson's disease has been developed by a research team from Nagoya City University, the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, and Fujita Health University. The team
The Vice-President, Mr. Krishan Kant, has called for a well-coordinated and sustained multipronged effort to achieve the goal of eliminating leprosy by the year 2000. For this, a thorough change in
A wonder drug named "Baraka Oil" made from Black Cumin seed oil extracted from a plant called Nigella sativa is now being marketed in India. This preparation is being used in ancient times from the
Genetic disorders are one of the major reasons in the less developed countries for children being admitted into hospitals. In these countries, one out of 50 newborn babies has a major congenital
The World Bank has sanctioned a loan of $106.1 millions to the Punjab Government for purchase of imaging equipments,ambulances and other vehicles to provide an effective health services.The loan,
The recent rediscovery of natural medicine, often referred to as complementary or alternative medicine, by the Western World, has fuelled the sharply escalating commercial demand for herbal products
At least 30 persons have died and more than 10 lakh have fallen sick in a flu epidemic sweeping Japan, reports said on Saturday. In all, 14 lakh people have developed symptoms of influenza this