Indian doctors remove 12.5 cm long worm from a patient’s eye

MUMBAI, INDIA| In an unusual medical case, doctors from Mumbai found a 12.5 cm long worm in a patient, who complained of irritation and itching in the eye. P K Krishnamurthy, aged 75 years, approached the Fortis More...

New poppy blight poised to boost opium price: U.N.

Michael Shields, VIENNA | Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:18am EDT| (Reuters) – A fresh blight is poised to hit Afghanistan’s poppy fields this year, driving up opium prices and threatening to fuel a shift to More...

Pakistan keen to seek polio eradication tips from India

NEW DELHI, INDIA:  Pakistan, which is among the three nations that are yet to be polio-free, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, has shown its eagerness to learn from India’s experience in tracking down this More...

Countries need to change their mindset to tackle non-communicable diseases: WHO chief

Countries need to change their present mindset to successfully tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, adding that governments will need More...

Breast Cancer: Embracing uncertainity and hope!

Ana Gospodinoff regards her husband, Victor, as her hero and the best provider she could ever have. Victor calls her a living miracle. Together, they tell Ana’s cancer story to as many people as they can, to inspire More...