Lung cancer is a result of the deadly cocktail of smoking, air pollution and poverty

There is a strange calmness in the oncology department of government hospitals though it is more crowded that most other sections. Everybody waits. Patiently. The cancer patients have a look of forbearance. Under pale skin, bodily deformities and a

The media and the government keep mum on pollution cancer linkages and the abysmal medical help available in India against the menace

An estimated $10 28 billion is frittered away due to lost productivity, illness and death

THE Indian Council of Medical Research, (ICMR), has drafted a code to make research involving human experimental material more ethical. The code deals with areas such as genetic engineering, in

Unconventional, alternative therapies are now being put to test in USA

The Sri Lankan government intends to invest about Rs 41 crore (Indian rupees) this year for the improvement of western and indigenous medicine sector. Nimal Siripala de Silva, minister for health

The Delhi high court has allowed two associations of medical practitioners who do not follow allopathy to become party to a petition seeking a ban on quacks in the capital. The two associations

Misconceptions about steroids and the real reasons for their bad reputation

It is going to require something more than just drugs to deal with HIV, say scientists

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