HIV infected persons with low virus levels in their blood are less likely to pass the virus to partners

Latest findings in tests with rats could lead to the development of new pain killing drugs

In Africa's Rift Valley, a simple fly trap is helping to check the spread of the second leading cause of blindness in the world. The inventor David Morley, a retired specialist in tropical child

A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks

Viagra may also help women

An onion a day could help keep osteoporosis (inflammation of bone and cartilage) at bay, claims a new study. When male rats were fed one gramme of dry onion per day, bone resorption

A good pair of dentures may fend off dementia, says a new study from Japan. This is the first study that links tooth loss to dementia. The study, conducted by Minoru Onozuka and colleagues from

To tackle the killer disease ravaging South Africa, the government s health policy will have to undergo a drastic change

Studies from Africa show that women are more prone to the aids virus than men. This will require reorientating drug research

More oxygen during surgery cuts post op infection rate