WASHINGTON: Of about 450 different species of mosquitoes in the Anopheles genus, only 60 can transmit the Plasmodium malaria parasite that is harmful to...
BENGALURU: School children in the country are lagging in health and fitness parameters with 40 per cent of kids not having a healthy Body...
WASHINGTON: Compounds that provide bitter flavor to cucumbers, pumpkins and watermelons - used in Indian and Chinese medicine for thousands of years - may...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: A Northern California sanctuary for circus and zoo animals has euthanized a 55-year-old elephant named Annie.
The Sacramento Bee reported on the last...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: President Barack Obama's executive order to spare some immigrants from deportation has galvanized Democrats, immigration groups and health care advocates in California...
A coalition of companies and aid groups has announced plans to test experimental drugs and collect blood plasma from Ebola survivors to treat new victims...
WASHINGTON: Wikipedia page views can predict disease outbreaks, including dengue fever and influenza, around the globe nearly a month before official health advice, according...
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has entered into an agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, for implementing various schemes in sectors like education,...
MELBOURNE: In a breakthrough, researchers have developed a revolutionary new way to manufacture natural chemicals and used it to assemble a scarce anti-inflammatory drug...
MINNEAPOLIS: As a nurse, Doris Parker says she is used to being exposed to AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, so she's not afraid...