NEW DELHI - To counter the low sex ratio in Haryana, the union health ministry has decided to expand the scope of social group Centre for Social Researchs (CSR) project on female foeticide, a project official said Thursday.

NEW DELHI - Low water intake leads to urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women, doctors said Thursday.

KARACHI - At least 25 people, including 18 students and seven women teachers, fainted due to gas leakage in a private school in Karachi Thursday, a media report said.

NEW DELHI - As many as 39 cases of dengue were reported from the capital Thursday, taking the total number of people infected with the vector-born disease to 5,682.

WASHINGTON - A new study has found that a drug that is used to treat bone marrow cancer could also provide a promising treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).