Not much information is available on the number of cancer patients in the tribal regions of India and the common cancers in such areas. Gadchiroli, one of the most underdeveloped districts of India
With a view to bring uniformity in the practice of tele-medicine in the country, the government set up a technical working group on tele-medicine standardisation. Various organisations including
The 'Widal' test for diagnosis of typhoid fever can also be utilised for diagnosis of active tuberculosis infection, a team of doctors from Orissa have claimed. According to Dr Narayan Mishra,
Singapore apprehended that the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus might have reappeared with a patient testing positive after preliminary diagnosis at the Singapore general hospital. If
The spectre of HIV appears to loom extra large over several residential colonies in Delhi with a recent survey confirming a sharp rise in the density of HIV positive cases in these areas. A sample
The 11 countries of the South-East Asian region with a 1.5 billion population have agreed to come together in fighting tobacco which is viewed as a major health threat, bigger than even some
The Ahmedabad city is in the throes of peculiar forms of viral and bacterial infections which manifest in a combined form. Doctors report increasingly that patients coming in with a combination of
The move by Netherlands this week to start selling cannabis as a prescription drug to seriously ill patients is being closely watched by other European countries. The UK, Belgium and Luxembourg were
Since Novartis launched it cancer drug Glivec two years ago, it has been hailed as one of the biggest medical breakthrough from the pharmaceuticals industry in years. Glivec, which targets a rare
New research provides the strongest evidence to date that the SARS virus spread from wild animals to humans, underscoring the peril of China's recent decision to remove a ban on the sale and
Postmenopausal women can reduce their risk of breast cancer simply by taking a brisk, half-hour walk five days a week, according to a study. "It's not too late to start exercising," says lead author
