Healthcare
India among 5 countries working on Zika vaccine: WHO
23 Mar 2016
More than 30 companies in five countries, including India, the US, France, Brazil and Austria, are working on the development of a new vaccine to fight the zica virus that is currently circulating in 38 countries
Canon to buy Toshiba's medical equipment business for $5.9 bn
17 Mar 2016
As part of a 5-year strategic transformation initiative, launched early this year, Canon will expand its healthcare business, integrating it within the safety and security sector, as a next-generation pillar of growth
Leprosy treatment pioneer Dr Thomas Herald Rea dies of cancer at 86
07 Mar 2016
Dr Thomas Herald Rea, a dermatologist and a pioneer of leprosy treatment, died at the age of 86 in his home in California's San Gabriel Mountains
