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

According to experts more than half of the counry's children, aged under-five, are "stunted." This is due to severe malnutirtion, which can impair their brain function also, experts

High-heeled footwear may be considered trendy, but it could also mean asking for joint problems. A large number of women wearing high-heeled shoes are at an increasing risk of developing arthritis

A team from Tokyo University of Technology's Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology reports the successful culturing of liver cells into a mass that functions like a second liver inside a mouse. The

Claiming to have discovered a miraculous treatment for cancer, Dr. Luigi Di Bella, an 85 year old physiologist in Modena, has for the last year held center stage in Italy, fighting and almost

One woman dies in the world every minute during pregnancy or at the time of delivery. About 30 million children born every year are "unwanted." Forty five million are killed in the womb because they

Nepal's population is growing at the rate of 2.37 percent annually, according to the statistics provided by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The population growth in urban areas is less