Military researchers from the Army Medical Corps, San Diego say they are making progress against noise-induced hearing loss and have begun testing treatments that may be able to restore health to

Hospitals and nursing homes in Mumbai may soon be evaluated with a voluntary accredition system planned. Accreditation is a process wherein standards are set and compliance with them is measured

Pioneering "Face Off" surgery is being used at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong for a cancer operation. The radical surgery aims to rid patients of recurring nasopharyngeal cancer, a deadly disease

The 16th annual meeting of Health Ministers of the World Health Organisation being held in Delhi, India concluded on Saturday, appealed to the WHO to take steps to ensure that the valauable

The India office of the UNFPA has proposed to hold a series of consultations to review the progress of the various elements of the national population and reproductive health and other social

The Health Department in Hong Kong yesterday announced plans for a food hygiene drive as the number of cholera cases reached its highest level in five years. Another case was confirmed yesterday,

The Siddha combination drug that has been tried on persons with HIV and AIDS at the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, Tamil Nadu shows promising trends. Tambaram TB Sanatorium

Four people have died of Legionnaires disease in Paris since the beginning of June. French health authorities said that 20 cases of the disease have been

Roche, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company, has won European Union approval to sell Xenical, the first of a new type of weight-loss drugs. The clearance could help it restore its reputation after

Zimbabwe has suddenly turned into the deadly center of the AIDS epidemic. Recent studies suggest that it may have the highest infection rate on earth. The optimism of the West is a cruel fantasy in