the number of cases of cholera reported for the month of July this year has shown a big increase from last year. The number of cases reported last year in July was 229. This year, the number of cases

Scientists at the Malaria Research Centre here claim to have controlled mosquitoes in urban slums using curtains impregnated with an insecticide. A two year study by the MRC team has found about 90

Medical experts have cautioned against extensive use of aluminium cooking ware and foils, especially for acidic food preparations containing tamarind, tomatoes and green leafy vegetables, which could

The MCD has initiated a programme to enlist the cooperation of 8,50,000 children studying in its primary schools to keep a tab on dengue. The muncipal corporation has given each of them a "Dengue

A U.S. government and advisory panel has given a qualified endorsement to the first breast cancer prevention drug, recommending that the Food and Drug Administration approve tamoxifen for some women

For the first time, women will be able to buy a specially-packaged "morning-after" contraceptive, a combination of birth control pills long known to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, but

Seventy-eight people have so far died and thousands affected due to an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in West Khasi Hills district of

A century and a half after Australia's first gold rush, a new breed of prospector is fanning out across the continent-this time looking for breakthrough drugs derived from a unique natural heritage

43,000 babies born daily in India: The population clock in India has crossed the awesome 100 crore mark, adding on an average, 30 people every minute and 43,000 each day to its already bulging mass

The Journal of the American Medical Association recently reported that 90% of those suffering severe pain from cancer or other diseases could be helped with drugs that have been available for at