Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England and King’s College London have found that hydrogen sulphide (H2S), a gas most

A study on mice has found that commonly used blood pressure medications may help in weight loss.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and

Philippine authorities Tuesday banned most organ transplants to foreigners and vowed tough punishments for lawbreakers to stem a thriving trade in poor Filipinos selling their own kidneys.

Amit Kumar, the brain behind the illegal kidney transplant racket is in the docks as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will today file a chargesheet against him.

The Health Ministry in Philippines is considering a ban on kidney transplant operations on foreign patients in a bid to clamp down on the organ trade in that country.

A new study has said that West and Central Africa are emerging as the major sources for the next infectious disease to plague man.

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Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has claimed a man’s life in Western Australia’s far northern Kimberley region. It is the first reported case of the virus this year.

Malaria is spreading rapidly from North Korea and beginning to take root in South Korea, a Seoul research team warned Tuesday.

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Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry, have developed a new test that will make diagnosing malaria a matter of minutes.

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Environmentalists have condemned a trial plan to deploy millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Malaysia to fight dengue fever, a report said Sunday.