Cloning the hepatitis E virus may lead to creation of a vaccine

hepatitis c is stalking Calcutta. Accord

delhi is in the grip of a jaundice epidemic with over 300 cases of the disease reported so far. Of these, 140 had to be admitted to various hospitals for treatment. Delhi health minister A

vaccine against hepatitis a: Smith-kline Beecham Pharmaceuti

it is only May, but Delhi is already under the grip of jaundice and diarrhoea. Such water-borne diseases

Smoking might be dangeous for human health, but tobacco plants are not, claim Japanese scientists who have used the gene genie to get some health benefits from these plants. Tobacco plants could soon

Researchers believe that hepatitis virus can cause cancer

Increased number of hepatitis :' has been noticed in children at the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The disease is detected rarely as people become immune to hepatitis

> Hepatitis B has affected nearly 200,000 people in Nepal. The disease is taking its toll on more number of people than AIDS in the world. According to an estimated figure, out of 40 per cent of

• The Gujarat government is considering a proposal to carry out environmental audit in industries which manufacture or process hazardous chemicals and pose a threat to sur-rounding areas. The