Researchers say they have found a genetic switch that tells muscle to convert into the slow endurance tissue seen in aerobics, enthusiasts a discovery that could lead to a drug that would stimulate

Why is it you can't remember where you put your car keys but you can't forget the theme song to the Brady Bunch? Scientists have taken a big step toward solving the mystery, literally peering inside

Londoners trail residents of other European capitals in terms of health, with high rates of infant mortality, disease and teenage pregnancy, an official report said. The study carried out for the

UK tobacco companies are to mount a legal challenge to the European Union ban on tobacco advertising. The Tobacco Manufacturer's Association will announce plans to appeal to the European Court

The American Cancer Society launched its national anti-tobacco advertising campaign as part of a new no-holds barred approach to stop people smoking. The new generaton of television commercials is

Portugal has been asked to provide a full explaination to the European Commission, the European Union's executive, after an alarming rise in outbreaks of BSE or "mad cow

Construction of the International Space Station scheduled to start later this year marks another milestone in space exploration. Research missions that once lasted only a few weeks, could routinely

Even as the intersity of the rains reduced on Friday, hundreds of slum residents are finding themselves in a vulnerable situation. The post-flood scenario too has started rearing its ugly head.

The homoepathic drug Pulsatilla is found to have a promising effect on the female reproductive mechanism. This was found during the studies on the anti-fertility effect on the vegetable kingdom

Even as the national media goes into an orgasmic frenzy over the new potency drug Viagra, media observers have expressed concern that such blatant advertising of wonder drugs might spawn 'desi'