Charity targets 'forgotten' diseases
The leading medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, is launching a new initiative to invest money in treatments for neglected diseases which affect more than 500 million people worldwide every
The leading medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, is launching a new initiative to invest money in treatments for neglected diseases which affect more than 500 million people worldwide every
Mildly elevated blood pressure could lead to heart pumping disorders if left untreated. A new Johns Hopkins study indicates that the amount of oxygen that can be circulated in the body during each
A palmsize mobile robot controlled by the disembodied brain of a sea lamprey may one day lead to better artificial limbs for amputees. A team of neurobiologists headed by Dr. Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi at
AIDS will create over 30 million orphans in developing countries by the end of the decade, a leading US aid agency said on Thursday. In a report to the International AIDS Conference in Durban, Usaid
As Britain's foot-and-mouth count climbed above 430 cases, a leading epidemiologist said the epidemic had yet to peak and would not be over for at least five
Direct Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) alone is a cure for the world's leading curable infectious killer disease that kills 8,000 to 11,000 people a year in Nepal, the health officials.
U.S. grass-roots organizer Molly Naylor supports research into embryonic stem cells, hoping that it may lead to a cure for the juvenile diabetes that afflicts her son. But when she called the Whire
The United Nations joined forces with 1,500 leading scientists and a host of public and private organisations to launch the first major study of the health of planet earth. Secretary-General Kofi
The Labor Department is proposing broad new rules aimed at reducing black lung disease, the leading killer of U.S. coal miners.The plan calls for overhauling the system of sampling, detecting and
Ace Hardware Corp. recalled 87,000 vinyl window blinds Thursday because their lead content exceeds government guidelines and they lack a required warning label, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
A new treatment option is available that improves survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, a worldwide leading cause of death. EU follows the approval of FDA (USA) for the use of Taxotere as a
Some 46,000 Spaniards die annually from smoking related cancer, considered the leading preventable cause of death in Spain. The first wrongful-death lawsuit against Tabacalera, once a state-owned
A new specific, promising treatment has been advocated by a leading dermatologist of Assam, based at Gawahati.The treatment comprising an antibiotic ointment in combination with steriod works
A new way of tracking cancer cells to predict where the disease will spread should lead to more effective surgery for some patients. Researchers at the University of Newcastle in Britain used a
German Remedies Ltd. (GRL), a Zydus Cadila group company and one of the leading players in women's healthcare segment, has launched Mirena. Touted to be significant advancement in reversible
About 3.5 million people in the country suffer from micro nutrient deficiency leading to a productivity loss of Rs 67,000 crore annually to the country GDP, International life sciences
Pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy will shortly be marketing herbal drugs and is aiming to become a leading player in the segment, a top company official said here. "Ranbaxy is getting into herbal drugs,
a recent study has found that children residing in areas with more trees are less likely to suffer from asthma. Trees may prevent asthma because they bring about a difference in the local air
Healthy people in the US are lending their bodies to help researchers develop a vaccine for AIDS<br>
Financial development enhances domestic resource mobilisation and also allows these resources to the most productive uses. While there is little doubt that financial development leads to higher economic growth which may then lead to poverty reduction, financial development in itself will allow developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).