'Cancer is not incurable'

Should you test yourself for cancer, if you have family history? Do you know how to protect yourself from cancer? If you are worried about a symptom, when should you go to a cancer specialist? How......

Who's afraid of Synthia?

Venter's patent application for his synthetic cell creation has set off a frenzied debate on monopolies in genetic research, writes Latha Jishnu. Every time Craig Venter erupts on the scene, there......

Angelina Jolie gets her ovaries removed in preventive surgery

Two years after her double mastectomy, Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has undergone another preventive operation to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes. The 39-year-old......