Scientists in Japan have successfully transplanted mice with lab-grown skin that has more of the organ's working parts in place than ever before.

Cancer is overwhelmingly a result of environmental factors and not largely down to bad luck, a study suggests.

The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.

The venom of a wasp native to Brazil could be used as a weapon to fight cancer, scientists believe.

A report published in this newspaper reveals that the Drugs Control Ordinance 1982 under which medicine adulterators are tried is incomprehensive and inadequate.

The sperm of all 18-year-olds should be frozen for use in later life because of the risks attached with being an older father, a UK bioethicist argues.

Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, UK researchers say.

High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.

The High Court asks the director general of National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate to submit a report on the present market price of life saving medicine and their approved price before it in