Don't underestimate AIDS
The AIDS pandemic, which kills nearly six people per minute, is probably the most underestimated enemy of all time. In country after country, people have ignored the warnings until the virus has
The AIDS pandemic, which kills nearly six people per minute, is probably the most underestimated enemy of all time. In country after country, people have ignored the warnings until the virus has
Biotechnology industry in the United States is in turmoil. Errors by ProdiGene Inc., a small biotech company based in College Station, Texas, have called into question the whole idea of growing drugs
The United States has unveiled a plan to abolish all tariffs on manufactured goods by 2015, urging other countries in the World Trade Organisation to do the same. Presented as the culmination of 50
Three years ago, when the World Trade Organisation summit in Seattle attracted the first in a series of anti-globalization protests, free traders conceded one point to the critics : The WTO ought to
Prices of generic drugs are rising almost twice as rapidly as prices of brand-name drugs, even as many insurers and the Bush administration are pressing Americans to switch in the name of saving
University of New Orleans researchers have selected some people to take part in an experiment to see if a widely used anti-convulsant called Dilantin might also curb aggressive outbrusts. The New
Coral reefs face new threat : More than a quarter of world's coral reefs have been destroyed by pollution and global warming, and unless drastic measures are taken most of the remaining reefs may be
Success, but at steep cost : The coca farmers of the Chapare region of Central Bolivia are down to what amounts to their last few acres after an aggressive, mostly American-financed campaign to
South Africa's health minister introduced government guidelines on the treatment of AIDS that accepted the link between HIV and AIDS, but made it clear the government has no immediate plans to offer
The number of people infected with the human form of "mad cow" disease could be much higher than current figures show, Agriculture Minister Nick Brown of Britain said. Mr. Brown told BBC television