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Altered brain receptors are linked with schizophrenia, one of the commonest of mental disorders, acc...

Every year, the festival of lights brings with it smoke-filled skies, thanks to the large-scale burn...

NEW DELHI: Hectic schedules, tight deadlines the hustle-bustle of city life spares us almost no time...

You may be ingesting dangerous nano-particles emitted by a car and billions of viruses might be infe...

NEW YORK - Turning your clock back on Sunday may be good for your heart. Swedish researchers looked ...

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ATLANTA - The nations obesity epidemic is exacting a heavy toll: The rate of new diabetes cases nea...

JOHANNESBURG: Viral haemorrhagic fever that killed four people in Johannesburg has been identified a...

CHICAGO - A popular antidepressant plus three months of psychotherapy dramatically helped children w...

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NEW DELHI, Oct. 30 -- Eleven bomb blasts ripped through India's northeastern state of Assam on Thursday, killing at least 61 people and leaving more than 350 injured. The serial blasts took place before noon, within a span of 50

Dr Daniel Kertsz, Country Representative of the World Health Organisation(WHO) has commended the government for finding practical solutions to the reduction of maternal mortality in the country.

Segun Awofadeji writes on the efforts by the wife of the Bauchi State governor to bring health-care facilities to not only the urban residents, but also to the rural people in order to stem the soaring rate of maternal/infant mortality

Inverness Medical Innovations announced that it has recently completed the acquisitions of Vision Biotech (Pty) Ltd and Global Diagnostics CC, both located in South Africa. Together, these companies reported combined annual revenues of approximately $5 million in the year ending

UCB has announced pivotal RAPID 1 (RA PreventIon of structural Damage) data published in Arthritis & Rheumatism shows CIMZIA (certolizumab pegol), the only PEGylated anti-TNF (Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha), together with methotrexate (MTX), rapidly reduced symptoms of disease and inhibited

The rate of new cases of diagnosed diabetes rose by more than 90 percent among adults over the last 10 years, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GlaxoSmithKline today issued the following response to a petition filed by Public Citizen to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate), a highly effective therapy for treating type 2 diabetes when used in the appropriate patient

The quality of hospitals across the United States is inconsistent. To address this issue, the federal government and private organizations have begun to publicly report data, such as how well hospitals treat certain conditions.