The population of New Zealand rose by one per cent in 1997 to an estimated 3.78 million, Statistics New Zealand said on

A vaccine against E. Coli, the deadly food poisoning bacteria that forced the recall last year of millions of pounds of US beef, has been tested successfully on a small group of volunteers,

Recent developments by Biosense, a small Israeli company, are being used to diagnose and treat atrial fibrillation and other cardiovascular diseases. Biosense, recently bought by Johnson & Johnson of

U.S. regulators, alarmed about bombing sales of cigars and their sudden popularity among teenagers, are about to end decades of leniency toward the industry. The Federal Trade Commission is moving

There was a time when medical science had declared victory in the war against TB. Today TB has made a comeback.At present the South East Asia region,alone bears 40 percent of this staggering

When Dr. Peter H. Raven, scientific advisor to US President Bill Clinton inaugurates a conference on medicinal plants in Bangalore on 16-19 Feb '98, the increasingly vulnerable arena of green

The Biotechnology Department that funded the development of the anti-leprosy vaccine is backing up its use with distribution of technologies for providing gainful employment to post-leprosy and

WHO : Many patients infected with TB are gradually returning to Government hospitals following disillusionment with the private-run medical services, says a WHO in a recent report.About 70 percent of

Finance from the World Bank to help the Bangladesh Government tackle the menace of arsenic poisoning is under way and a programme is expected to be finalised by mid-1998, according to the Country

When a mysterious flu virus struck last year, medical detectives from around the world sprang into acton. They fear the worst is yet to come : a