One in two AIDS victims a woman, says UN report
As Aids enters its third decade, for the first time women account for about half of all infected adults, and the disease has begun to destabilise countries as it leaves large number unable to work or
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There's hope, says head of AIDS vaccine project
Some scientists believe a vaccine against HIV won't be as successful as one against polio because of the structure of the virus and its mode of penetration into the body. It is also believed that a
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NACO bid for cheaper AIDS drugs
The National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) plans to set right the anomaly where domestic pharma companies make their presence felt in the world of generic anti-AIDS drugs, even as their
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NGO will hoist world's largest condom banner
Everyone agrees size does matter, particularly when the intent is to catch the attention of one and all to convey a message. And that is precisely what the Indian Community Welfare Organisation, a
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High Court directive to govt. officials
A division bench of the Allahabad High Court, consisting of Chopan, in Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, suffering from 'flurosis directed the government authorities to file an affidavit within
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State to support campaign against dengue fever
Health Minister Kagodu Thimmappa has offered all technical support from the state government to the Directorate Health Services and the Bangalore Mahanagare Palike (BMP) in their ongoing campaign to
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One dies of rat fever in Shikaripur
One person has reportedly succumbed to rat fever in Kappanahalli village of Shikaripur taluk in Shimoga district of Bangalore recently. The victim Adisheshappa (45) was begin treated in a private
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Where girl babies are killed before they're born
Athani, 150 industry kilometers away from Belgaum city in Karnataka is famous for its Kohapuri chappals. But unfortunately, these chappals often end up lasting much longer than girl children at this
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Prez for better rural medicare
Corporate hospitals in urban areas should take healthcare facilities to rural areas, instead of making people from villages come to urban areas for treatment, President A P J Abdul Kalam said.
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Brain TB disease spreading tentacles
Madhya Pradesh Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr. KK Vijayvargiya has said that the Brain TB disease is more or less fatal because the chances of recovery of patients is very less. This disease is
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Jaundice cases raise alarm
While four persons have died, about 1,000 are suffering from Jaundice in the areas of ward numbers 19, 20, 23 and 24 of the Amritsar city. While people of the area and their representatives claim
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Pulse polio to cover 74 lakh kids
About 40,000 booths for pulse polio immunisation will be set up all over the Tamil Nadu, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine P Krishnamoorthy said. The pulse polio immunisation will be
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Australian dairy farmers seek state help
Diary industry leaders in Australia are seeking government assistance to help stem a slump in milk production that threatens to shave as much as 1 billion Australian dollars from the country's annual
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Carrying a village on his shoulders
Some 47 km away from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, is the district of Dhar which comprises a little village called Bagdipura, home to around 1500 people. Just one of those rustic townships, but for one
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ICAR seeks more field tests on GM mustard
The official clearance for commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard has run into rough weather with the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) asking for more field tests
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Probe into rice germplasm row
Chhattisgarh Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay has ordered a high-level probe into the alleged move of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU) here to open its indigenous germplasm database to a
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Cross-breeding of sire mooted to hike milk output
A National seminar on sire selection for milk production enhancement in tropics has highlighted the need to augment the genetic potential of the crossbred stock, optimising stock to carrying
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The Asian Congress of Mycology and Plant Pathology-2002
Plant health for food security,
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Bacterial disease claims 65 cattle in Pilgao
Over 65 cows, buffaloes and calves from Pilgao in Goa have died due to a contagious disease during the last two weeks, causing a loss of Rs 3.5 lakh to the farmers, even as veterinary officers have
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BT seeds utility needs to be ascertained: Bhargava
Maintaining that scientists had social responsibility, founder director of the Centre for cellular and molecular biology PM Bhargava called upon them to "lobby for the good of the society." Referring