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LONDON: If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see...

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday launched first Logistics and Procurement Cell in Pakistan with the support...

NEW DELHI: Millions of people dependent on life-saving generic drugs to treat HIV/AIDS will die if...

Babies can respond to emotions in a human voice at just three months old - earlier...

The number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980, a...

SYDNEY: Tobacco giant Philip Morris launched legal action on Monday against the Australian government over the...

Recommended safe limits for drinking alcohol by older people should be drastically cut, according to a...

Two Iranian doctors imprisoned for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government have been awarded a global...

CHICAGO: New research suggests hospitals are taking too long to move heart attack patients who need...

Men who struggle with restless legs syndrome face a higher risk of impotence, a new study...

CHICAGO: Medicare crises, looming doctor shortages, more patients without health insurance. And that doesn't even count...

RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah laid the foundation stone for King Abdullah Center For Tumor...

LONDON: International donors pledged $4.3 billion to vaccinate nearly 250 million children against life-threatening diseases such...

LAHORE: The Punjab government allocated an amount of Rs14,800 million for the health sector in the...

WASHINGTON – Scientists say they've finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they...