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

French officials have slaughtered 127 cattle after a case of "mad cow" disease was found in the Manche department in Normandy, the Agriculture Ministry

As many as 1,331 persons of the 7,822 who underwent a health check in 74 bastis in Hyderabad district on Monday were found to have been affected by

International heart experts warned yesterday that the thousands of Australians popping anti-oxidant pills to ward off coronary disease could be increasing their risk of cancer. An American heart

Mumbai-based Unichem Laboratories plans to set up a dedicated facility at Roha in Maharashtra to manufacture a range of bulk drugs scheduled to go off patent in advanced market by 2000. Unichem's