Down with iron
Evidence indicts excess of iron in the body as reason for coronary diseases and the growth of latent cancers
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Swinging moods
Deviations in sleep patterns trigger mood swings in healthy individuals, says a new study
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Daily supplement
Long feared for its toxicity, a new study lauds selenium for reducing the risk of some cancers
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Against the haze
Delhi s Centre for Science and Environment starts a fiery campaign against smoke emanating from vehicles
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MONEYMAKERS
sip in success: Dalmia Industries Ltd (DIL) has come up with a new cure for students having problems with remembering things. They have launched a memory drug Learnol, which is packaged both as a
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Watch your waistline
Hormone replacement therapy after menopause could lower the risk of getting heart diseases, advocates' a new study
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Divided colours of genomics
WHO reports on the growing genetic divide
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A case for ecotechnology
Noted agricultural scientistM S Swaminathan says:
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Alarm as it warms
Higher temperatures the world over do not just result in rising sea levels. According to a recent report produced by scientists from 50 countries, global warming has endangered even human health
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Rice bowls shall brim
A new and healthier version of rice promises to produce and provide more for Asia's teeming millions
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Toxic city
Given the Indians' poor economic and nutritional conditions, it is very important that we try to optimally prevent cancer than create conditions that lead to an epidemic and then demand expensive curative facilities
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Confining cancer
Scientists have found a gene that checks the spread of prostate cancer to other parts of the body
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MONEYMAKERS
TELEMARKETING MARVELS: Want to do a market survey before buying a new car? All you have to do is press a few buttons - on the remote control of your television. The UK-based Viewcall electronic
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Not a cakewalk
Bottlenecks and hassles confront the Indian organic producers
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MONEYMAKERS
WORTHY WASTES: Recycling being the latest mantra in environment circles, the Indian Rare Earths factory in Alwaye, Kerala has taken up the chant in its turn. Wastes from the factory, comprising of
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No banking on the World Bank...
... when its controversial actions invariably invite flak
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The high moral ground
The abortion issue was given more importance than it deserved at the recent Cairo conference on population
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Mothers gift
The benefits of breastfeeding babies include better intelligence, lower risk of cancer and asthma, and much more...
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Uninspired view of culture and development
WRITTEN jointly by a sociologist and an anthropologist, the book raises hopes of providing an understanding of uneven development within cultural and historical paradigms. Unfortunately, the reader
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The guinea pig debate
Is there an alternative to guinea pigs in laboratory testing? Two members of the scientific community give their views