NEW DELHI - Major healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals will invest nearly Rs.1,000 crore for setting up 12 new hospitals across the country over the next two years.

NEW DELHI - The Delhi government will be setting up over a dozen new hospitals in the city within the next few years to cater to the increasing medical needs of the citizens.

LONDON - Britain's healthcare administration has paid 200,000 pounds ($312,000) in compensation to a group of women after they became pregnant or were injured while using a contraceptive device, a media report said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - Soldiers with a positive outlook in the most traumatic situations are less likely to suffer health problems such as anxiety and depression, a research team led by Michigan State University has found.

LONDON - A new single daily pill which could protect against heart attacks and strokes is being tested by a team at London's Wolfson Institute, who will offer it to 100 patients for 12 weeks.