Kolkata based Cord Life India, a network of centres for collecting and storing cord blood, is planning to expand its operations in Mumbai.

  Custom fit knee replacement surgery has been successfully done on two patients with degenerative disease at Fortis Hospitals Bangalore.

Following the successful launch of indigenously developed vaccines against H1N1, Indian companies have now reading to market own versions of swine flu test kits.

  Cloth materials made of natural fibres and herbal dyes,  which are found useful in healing a wide range of ailments from skin infections to rheumatism, are becoming increasingly popular in the south Indian state of Kerala.

  The well-known medicinal herb turmeric could aggravate tyhoid infection caused by the lethal Salmonella bacteria, say Indian researchers.