The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday validated Thailand for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the Pacific region to do so....
Fish 'prasadam', which is believed to cure asthma, was on Wednesday administered to thousands of patients who came here from various parts of the country...
Indraprastha Apollo hospital on Tuesday said that it has set up an independent inquiry committee to investigate the alleged organ sale racket, which also involved two assistants of a nephrology surgeon associated with the hospital....
A new born girl died here at the district hospital, allegedly due to the negligence of the doctors, and then her body was allowed to be attacked by swarms of ants, sources said....
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Tuesday said it has developed nanoparticles loaded with antigen protein segment which could lead to the first oral Hepatitis B vaccine in the world if positive results were obtained during human trials. ...
Researchers have identified a promising new antibody that can help patients with aggressive and metastatic anal cancer....
The mosquito-borne Zika virus that causes many neurological problems in newborn babies, directly infects the brain progenitor cells that are destined to become neurons, a new study has found. ...
The busting of another huge organ racket involving two employees of the city's Apollo hospital has again brought to light the massive scarcity of organs required for transplant, which experts say can be overcome only by legalising living organ donation in exchange for money, or "commercial donors"....
Overweight toddlers consume larger meals but do not eat more frequently than healthy weight infants, a new study has found....
A dietary supplement containing a blend of 30 vitamins and minerals has the potential to slow the progress of catastrophic neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, researchers say....
