Health
With dengue cases crossing last year's figure of 1,153 in Delhi, Government on Friday said it would launch a special cleaning drive from 6th September to prevent breeding of mosquitoes even as it assured that the strain prevalent this year was far less lethal.
Parliament has adopted a bill to recognise within the definition of Indian medicine the Sowa-Rigpa system practised in sub-Himalayan region of the country.
Incensed by reports that a drug resistant superbug has been traced to India, Government on Friday said there was a need to find out whether some "ulterior motives" were ...
Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill making it binding on all clinical establishments in four states and Union Territories to register themselves with the government.
Here's yet another reason why you should kick the butt - smoking influences gene function, a new study has claimed.
After having got its first swine flu vaccine, India is all set to introduce its first influenza shot this year.
Scientists have developed a new therapy which they claim could significantly slow tumour growth in patients with advanced breast cancer.
The debate over whether cell phone radiation causes brain cancer continues, with a new study by the WHO now claiming that just half-an-hour daily on mobile can increase a...
With an aim to ensure that ayurveda is accessible to the rural community, especially women, efforts are being made to make the discipline a part of primary health centres...
