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Soyabean, popular in the West as a complete health food, may stave off baldness and prostrate cancer and can even cure skin ailments in men, according to
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500 slums demolished near Vijay Ghat
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished 500 slum clusters on Wednesday (7th April). The civic body started the drive in the morning at Tejpal ki Bagichi near Vijay Ghat. The residents were given
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AIIMS runs short of advanced antibiotics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the country's premier tertiary healthcare centre, is running short of advanced antibiotics, indispensable for the treatment of complicated cases
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Not burning bright
Indonesia is set to lose its last remaining tiger species
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Crocodile tears
Crocodile in Bhittarkanika sanctuary in Orissa are threatened due to large scale encroachment of habitat by construction of habitat by construction of prawn farms, clearing of mangroves and illegal
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Elephantine problem
A recent inspection by experts has revealed that the migratory elephants in Dalma forest range in Jharkhand are facing threat of local extinction as a result of mismanaged development projects and
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IMA submits guidelines on off-label use of medicines
Reports of apparent misuse of letrozole, a drug used for treatment of breast cancer, have had at least one positive effect. Following the debate, the Drug Controller-General of India (DCGI) has not
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WTO ruling on drugs case favours India
In a major victory for India, the World Trade Organisation's appellate body questioned the European Communities' move to grant tariff preferences to 12 countries under the drug window. The Appellate
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Ranbaxy wins patent case in US
Ranbaxy Laboratories said a US court found its generic version of GlaxoSmithkline's antibiotic Ceftin did not infringe Glaxo
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Depression can lead to back pain
Depression is a risk factor for onset of severe neck and low back pain. It is well documented that physical pain can lead to feelings of depression, but a new study shows the reverse can be true, as
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Cyclone claims 3 lives in Kolkata
A cyclone hit Kolkata last mid night causing havoc in many areas. Two persons (three according to UNI) were killed and sveral hundred residents in the low-lying areas were rendered homeless as their
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Deadly minerals in water
Not only is there water scarcity but what little you get to drink contains harmful chemicals. Ground water in Delhi is now turning harmful for consumption. Recent tests have revealed that the amounts
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Environmentalists call for cruise ships to clean up dumping
Environmentalists called on Royal Caribbean to protect marine habitats and human health by cleaning up sewage and wastewater dumped from its cruise ships. A ship can dump up to 30,000 gallons of
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Increasing destruction of Amazon alarms activists
The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose 2.1 percent last year to its second-highest level ever as farmers encroached further on the world's largest jungle, Brazil's government said. The
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Jeffords holds up EPA nominations over document requests
Four of President Bush's nominations for top jobs at the Environmental Protection Agency were put on hold by Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vermont, who said he was protesting the agency's refusal to provide
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Alaska utility finds ways to keep eagles from being electrocuted on power lines
Six years ago, birds winging around the fishing port of Kodiak had a deadly problem: utility poles. Bald eagles fond of roosting on the poles were being electrocuted when they touched the power lines
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Intel to cut lead content of chips by 95 percent
For environmental reasons, Intel Corp. plans to reduce the amount of lead in its microprocessors and chip sets by 95 percent starting this year. The move is targeted at reducing lead that is released
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Ranges of hundreds of threatened, endangered species have no protection, says study
Hundreds of imperiled species around the world, from a tiny opossum to a radiant blue bird, lack protection from human encroachment despite the vast amount of land set aside for conservation, a new
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Miner Rio sees higher prices as economies recover
Rio Tinto Plc (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) sees higher prices for its output as a global economic recovery feeds robust demand for metals and minerals, the world's second-largest mining group
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Over 300 critically rare species unprotected-study
More than 300 of the world's rarest and most exotic creatures, including flying foxes in the Comoros Islands and yellow-eared parrots in the Colombian Andes, are completely unprotected, scientists