LACK of proper knowledge about poisoning and the use of antidotes leads to a number of deaths in the sub-continent. Now the first National Poisons Information Centre has been set up at the All

The debate over the magic qualities of vitaminCseems to be ending in its favour. Mark Levine of the National Institute of Health's Clinical Center in Bethesda in the US, conducted a study and

By the turn of the century, you can dig your teeth into anything starchy and yet maintain good dental health courtesy, genetically engineered plants

Hypertension and anaemia are the new buzzwords in health circles in Bhutan. For the first time, under the health systems research programme, the two ailments which primarily affects pregnant women,

An unknown disease that has claimed nearly 250 lives so far, has spread terror in the districts of western Nepal, specifically in Bajura and Accham. Efforts to trace the cause and identify the

"Mad cows aside, why cat meat at all?" is the question being posed by some today. The disease has managed to reopen the familiar debate on the advantages and the wisdom of adopting

The first human made three dimensional molecule, christened 'dendrimer: could give a fillip to industries like cosmetics, computer chips and gene therapy

As every available nook and corner on an already burdened earth sells for sky-rocketing prices, the raging issue of crowded cities,with,popu- lation tearing at its seams, once again takes centre

The halo that surrounded it is slowly coming apart. Dubbed as the final solution for all that ailed humans, genetic engineering, or the manipulation of genetic material so as to alter the genes