More concern over laser eye surgery
Leading ophthalmologists of the country have supported the view of the specialists of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) regarding laser eye surgery. They too, have cautioned
Leading ophthalmologists of the country have supported the view of the specialists of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) regarding laser eye surgery. They too, have cautioned
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Japan, contributing to one in three of all annual deaths nationwide. With the fatality rate showing no sign of abating, recent research has emphasized
An international conference on lead poisoning will be held from February 8 to 10, in Bangalore to address its cause, prevention and treatment. More than 80 scientists from all over the world will
A leading medical authority on pesticides, Professor Sir Colin Berry from the Royal London Hospital, has cast doubt on the advertised benefits of organically grown fruit and vegetables. Sir Colin,
A leading medical journal has accused Europe's medicines regulator of withholding vital information about new drugs. The journal also attacked the agency for placing commercial interests above those
Thirteen leading medical journals will warn that the promise of financial rewards is corrupting human clinical trials. The warning will be issued in editorials simultaneously by The Lancet, the New
Despite years of false leads, setbacks and unsustained claims, researchers hope they are now starting to close in on some of the genes that go awry in schizophrenia, a devastating mental disease that
Several Caribbean countries and six leading pharmaceutical companies are to sign an agreement that will significantly reduce the cost of drugs for treating HIV/Aids in the region that has the world's
Today, urban migration and ignorance is leading young men to dark dingy nether world of AIDS, contracted in the bright lights of the big cities. Once struck, they return home to the sublime calm of
The first symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in the late 20 s, but neuroscientists now believe that the seeds for the disease are sown during foetal development
fungi gel well with uranium, says a recent study from the uk. Depleted uranium, a radioactive by-product of uranium enrichment process in nuclear reactors, is used widely in ammunition. Being
Cancer linked to polluted water in the Gangetic belt
Suburban lifestyle is the cause behind numerous diseases, research authenticates
For the first time in the last 10 years, prices of some of the leading drugs- mainly antibiotics, cardiovascular drugs and anti-diabetic drugs have seen a sharp decline during January-September 2002
With the AIDS virus skipping silently through China, a number of the country's leading medical experts have begun to complain angrily that the government has done too little to define the epidemic
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the western world's leading but little-known causes of blindness among people over 50.Until now there have been few effective treatments.
Vietnam has banned people who have HIV, which can lead to AIDS, from taking jobs such as hotel workers and kindergarten teachers, an official newspaper reported on Monday.
China could soon permit production of generic versions of AIDS drugs, following the lead of countries such as India and Brazil that have allowed local companies to make cheaper substitutes for costly
Alarming as it may sound Kolkatans consume toxic metals like mercury cadmium, lead and chromium, 300 times the permissible limit, everytime they eat fish caught from bheris. These toxic metals find
Glaxosmithkline world's largest maker of HIV/AIDS drugs, said it had nearly halved the price of its leading Combivir treatment in poor countries to 90 US cents a day. The move is the latest sign the