Tainted blood leads to charges in Canada
The police filed charges in what is considered one of Canada's worst public health disasters, a tainted blood scandal that infected thousands of people with H.I.V. and hepatitis C. The Canadian Red
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Zydus Cadila to be sourcing hub for anti-rabies vaccines
Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila is looking to become a global sourcing-hub for anti-rabies vaccines, 'Vaxirab'. Zydus has a technology-transfer arrangement with Swiss-based Berna Biotech and the vaccine
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Nine meningitis cases reported
Nine new cases of meningitis were reported today and the total number of patients undergoing treatment has come to 65, with 15 people discharge from various hospitals. Two persons were today admitted
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Sachs stresses public health for 8% growth
India would be able to achieve an 8 per cent growth rate per annum by focussing on public health in addition to economic well being said Jeffery Sachs director, Earth Institute, Columbia University.
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Naidu lists steps to prevent AIDS
Accepting suggestions from the Opposition, the Andhra Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday announced in the Assembly a series of fresh initiatives for preventing HIV,AIDS in the State.
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'Conjunctivitis still in epidemic phase'
It came with the rains, but long after the rains have gone, conjunctivitis or 'Madras eye' is still in its epidemic phase in the Chennai city, ophthalmologists say. With at least 10 new patients
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Strategy to eliminate leprosy in urban areas
Urban areas have been largely left untouched for eliminating leprosy, partly because of defective planning and mostly due to lack of manpower, State Health Minister S Semmalai said. Launching the
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Coping with waste
A company called Eco-emballages in Paris does recycling household packaging materials or generating energy from waste. The city is also moving towards converting organic or kitchen waste into methane
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Aceh flood toll is 12
The death toll from flooding in Indonesia's Aceh province has risen to 12, and the victims include a 3-year-old girl, official said on
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Kalam to open seminar on medicinal and aromatic plants
President APJ Abdul Kalam will inaugurate a three day seminar on 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants' to be held at Shilpakala Thoranam, from March 15 in Hyderabad. The seminar being organised by Swami
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Mini-WTO like a placebo : Industry
A closer look at the 'gains' from the recent WTO mini-ministerial meet at Sydney reveals that the pharma industry, for one, is far from happy from the outcome of the talks. Indian pharma firms see
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Carcinogenic item used in gutkha, reveals analysis
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has confirmed that magnesium carbonate, a carcinogenic material used in the manufacture of gutkha, has been found in the seized sampled of 'Goa 1000' zarda
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World Bank attacks US and EU 'hypocrisy' on subsidies
The World Bank's chief economist accused the US and the European Union agricultural trade policies, saying their huge subsidies were hurting farmers in poor countries. 'It is hypocritical to preach
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Taiwan's disgruntled farmers
Chou Chein-ming who farms vegetables near Taipei, said that he was happy with President Chen Shui-bian's decision to ease restrictions on lending to farmers and fishermen. But Chou, like many others
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Organic fertilizer production techniques yielding spectacular results
The innovative techniques adopted for the manufacturing of organic fertilizers is yielding spectacular results in Dhar janpad area of Madhya Pradesh. The production of organic fertilizers is
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Altogether 47 farmers committed suicide: Gadkiri
The opposition party leader Nitin Gadkiri, in the Maharashtra Legislative assembly stated that in the last year, about 47 cotton and other farmers have committed suicide. And the highest number of
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WTO chief warns on textile, farm trade obstacles
Elimination of barriers to merchandise trade in both industrialised and developing countries can result in welfare gains ranging from $250 billion to $620 billion annually. Of this, about one-third
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Karnataka seeks 2 lakh tonnes of grains
The Karnataka Government has sought another two lakh tonnes of foodgrains from the Centre for taking up Food-for-Work programme in the next two months, as 55 taluks are still reeling under drought.
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47 farmers committed suicide last year, alleges Nitin Gadkari
Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council, Nitin Gadkari refuted Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's the State had committed suicide. Gadkari released a list of 47 cotton growers who had
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Industrial growth seen struck at 6%
Industrial growth is unlikely cross 6 per cent in the next three months due to demand constraints, depressed prices and decline in exports, according to the monthly review of the economy by the