is what awaits over 80 million tuberculosis patients worldwide

left in the lurch: Enron Corp has withdrawn its plan to set up a US $ 6 billion hydroelectric-power project in Nepal. With this, the company's grand plan has been stalled for South Asia. Enron's

Oral vaccines could soon be available for rotavirus infection a major cause of diarrhoea

Painful influenza shots may soon become a thing of the past

Sri Lanka's premier medical agency has recommended immediate withdrawal of a vaccine imported from India and revaccinate over three million children. Doctors say that these children received

A new vaccine can prevent urinary infections effectively

A nasal vaccine for influenza, containing inactivated viruses, has proved effective in trials on 51 volunteer medical students in Israel. Although the medical students were exposed to

A super vaccine shows promise in curing the growing menace of prostate cancer

Invaded and ravaged by germs and pathogens every moment of its existence, the human body has developed its own lines of defence. Among the lesser known barriers are the linings of the gut

The immune system comprises of two categories of white blood cells

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