WTO fails to agree on measures for developing countries
The member countries of the World Trade Organisation failed in Geneva to meet a 2002 deadline to reach an agreement on relaxing patent regulations on medicines for developing countries and on
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HC for probe into production of unsafe drugs
The Delhi High Court has directed the Union government to probe the decision to permit production of unsafe drugs Nimesulide and Astemozole for one more year, after deciding they should be banned. A
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The good, the bad and the ugly on the city's medical front
It was a year that saw plush corporate hospitals mushroom all over the suburbs to cater to the ailments of the rich. But it was also the year when slum children in the city contracted polio despite
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Age-related macular degeneration is main cause of blindness
One of the most common causes of irreversible vision loss in people above the age of 60 is a degenerative disease of the retina called Age Related Macular Degeration (AMRD) said Dr S. Natrajan,
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Apollo will bring health at doorsteps
In yet another move to provide world-class healthcare services, Apollo Health and Lifestyle limited, a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals Group, launched its fourth satellite Apollo Clinic in Delhi. Set
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'Swasthya Aapke Dwar' programme launched
The Haryana Government has launched a 'Swasthya Aapke Dwar' programme with a view to creating health awareness among people. An official press note said that health melas were being organised all
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Malnutrition eradication programme attains success
An ambitious project on prevention and eradication of malnutrition and eradication of malnutrition among women and children was handed over to the community in Bikaner after its successful operation
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Need to check foeticide
Mr. S.P. Sharma, Commissioner and Secretary, Women and Child Development, has called upon voluntary and social organisations, teachers and students to wage a crusade against female foeticide which
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President for new approach to cancer treatment
The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, called for a new approach to cancer treatment so that the patients could get all the attention and care - physical and emotional. "Cancer poses one of the most
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Herbal medicines for heart, uterus diseases
Can the hole in the heart be filled or repaired with herbal medicines? Can the knot in uterus be removed with herbal medicines? At present there are persons in the Rashtriya Van Mela who claim to
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US senators urge WTO case against EU on biotech
A group of farm-state senators has urged the Bush administration to lodge a formal complaint against the European Union's ban on genetically modified foods and other goods. In a letter to President
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Debt relief for co-ops raises farmers' hopes in Kerala
The announcement of a debt relief scheme by the State Government for co-operative banks has contributed to raised expectations of a similar gesture from commercial banks among the farmers, who are
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India to gain from EU's agri proposals
The European Union's (EU) agricultural proposals for the WTO negotiations would benefit developing countries like India as it addresses New Delhi's key concerns in the Doha Development Agenda
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A Patch of Punjab in MP
Less than 15 km from the town of Hoshangabad, 78-year-old Satnam Singh and his 42-year-old son Tarsem are busy de-weeding the irrigation channels in their field. Jasu, a farmer from a nearby village
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Give more relief to farmers, Centre urged
Mr. Krishan Murti Hooda, a former Haryana Minister, and Spokesman for the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee accused the Central Government of adopting anti farmer policies. He said it had failed to
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Breast tumour genes tell if cancer kills
Reseraches have found a genetic signature in breast tumours that seems to be a powerful predictor of whether the cancer will spread and kill or whether it can easily be cured by surgery, causing no
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A fish cure for heart patients
Heart patients can now take heart. Studies on the heart tissues of zebra fish present heartening news for those suffering from cardiac problems. A US team has discovered that the zebra fish - a
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Cancer risk lower among twins
A new research has found that twins are 20 per cent less likely to develop childhood cancer than the rest of the population. Scientists in the UK however said that at this stage the results are
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Breakthrough in stem cell research
U.S. scientists have said they had made a breakthrough in stem cell research that could be the first step to using adult cells to treat stroke and brain tumour victims. Scientists at the Los Angeles
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NDC adopts 10th Plan document PM calls for unity of purpose
The National Development Council (NDC) today adopted the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-07) document with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, calling for "unity of purpose" by both the Centre