Around 6,000 babies are born a year due to IVF, but the treatment has been dogged by controversy.
Archive for March, 1999
Japanese encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis is a disease caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes - in severe cases it leads to a deadly inflammation of the brain.
Miners’ lung disease
A lifetime of breathing in coal dust can put miners at risk of developing respiratory diseases like pneumoconiosis and emphysema.