At least 70 people have died from encephalitis in four southern districts of Nepal since the start of the monsoon season, officials said on

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has proposed to step up its programme for control and prevention of thalssemia by helping to establish four more bone marrow transplantation centres

Women who have had unsafe or unprotected sex can now look forward to the Morning After pill or emergency contraception, which prevents pregnancy if taken in prescribed dosage, within 72 hours.

A major study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency of US is on to investigate the effects of thousands of everyday chemicals on sexuality : a report.

The Delhi government has decided to impart short term training to private doctors for better case management of diarrhoea and dengue.

Refapentine, the first new anti-TB drug on the global healtcare horizon after 30 years, was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pulmonary tuberculosis.

Tribal women in Oriss's southern Gajapati district have taken to a novel method of freeing the area from the growing menance of liquor .

India is raising a whole generation of cretins simply because most people are not getting enough of the right food, top nutrition experts warn. "More than 50 per cent of children at the critical

The population of the Jaipur division will touch 7.16 crores in 2050 AD, which will be five times higher than the population of 1.72 crores projected in 2001, if the current rate of population growth

To create awareness and alleviate the fear of the community associated with cancer, the Delhi Government is organising the second phase of the Cancer Control Programme here on September 21 and