Ayurvedic preparations should be of international standards if it no longer had to be perceived as a mere food additive, accoding to Dr H Wagner, a German scientist specialising in phytomedicine.

A serious outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been declared in Cape Verde, requiring urgent containment measures to prevent the disease from spreading to other countries in West Africa, the UN

There are very encouraging reports from the AIDS front. Powerful drug combinations are helping tens of thousands of patients live longer, healthier lives. Researchers said on Feb 2 at the 5th

Two years ago, Stahl suffering from osteoarthritis signed up to participate in trials of a new painkiller from Merck & Co. The treatment eased the pain and stiffness without upsetting his stomach, as

The National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials said it had developed a new composite material of ceramic and polymer that can promote the regeneration of damaged bones. When a sheet of

Minister for Health and Family Welfare Salahuddin Yusuf said that the government would extent the present agreement with International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) for

Doctors in New Delhi are now dissolving blood clots which block cardiac arteries with a new painless non-invasive ultra-sound technique. The new procedure called Acolysis was performed for the first

The Indian Council of Medical Research has called for relaxing the law on legitimacy of a child born after the separation of parents, in the light of advances in the field for assisted reproductive

Reputed scientists from Belgium gave a demonstration of the "Software Radar" at a conference on computerised Homeopathy held in New Delhi where the use of computer technology for curing various

Using E-mail, it is now possible for cardiologists in a geographical area to share the resources of a Holter Analyser located at one central place, according to a press release from Ranal Sopha