PCB warning to hospitals on disposal of bio-medical waste
The Pollution Control Board will not allow irresponsible disposal of bio-medical waste by healthcare institutions, Ms. Sheela Rani Chunkath, Chairperson of the Board, said in Chennai
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European farmers protest for more mad cow aid
Riot police Monday turned water cannons on farmers besieging European Union headquarters to demand more money to cope with the mad cow crisis. Hundreds of tractors blocked major roads in the Belgian
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Bowring hospital conducts first knee replacement surgery
The Lady Curzon and Bowring Hospital in the City has successfully performed a knee replacement surgery on a woman and it is the first government hospital in the State to perform this complex
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Glaxo plans human trials of AIDS vaccine
Glaxosmithkline Plc has said that it aimed to test a novel AIDS vaccine on humans later this year, after studies on monkeys showed it offered protection lasting more than a
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Lawyers in first smoking settlement win $8.2 billion in fees
The lawyers who represented the first states to settle with the tobacco industry over health care costs have been awarded $8.2 billion in fees, the richest legal payday in US
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Gene therapy prevents cancer in mice, study finds
For the first time ever, gene therapy has been used to prevent cancer in mice and researchers said on Monday the approach might also be used in some cases of human cancer. "We were pretty surprised
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More evidence infection linked to heart disease
People who get infections over and over again, such as sinus infections or bronchitis, may also be more prone to clogged arteries, doctors said on Monday. A study of more than 800 men and women in
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Desert prevention policy planned
Top legislators are considering taking measures to combat the rampant spread of desert conditions in China. Lawmakers will make a preliminary deliberation on a draft law on preventing desert
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No mid-day meals in MCD schools for 3 months
The Chairman of the Standing Committee in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Mr. Shanti Desai, stated that no mid-day meal had been served for the past three months in any of the schools run by the
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Forest plan critics unite
Opponents of Costa Rica government's proposed national forestry plan are living up to their promise to try to block its final passage, by pooling their varied perspectives into a comprehensive
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Florida bans outdoor burning during drought
Florida banned outdoor burning in more than half of its 67 counties on Monday as the state grappled with one of its worst droughts in decades and dozens of brushfires in tinder-dry swamplands. The
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Gastroenteritis, Viral Influenza kill 5 in Humla
Five children have died of gastroenteritis and viral influenza in Humla district of Nepal. The victims of the disease are mostly children of the 2-6 year age
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Govt plans local vaccines for AIDS, hepatitis
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has concluded plans with its foreign collaborators to produce HIV/AIDS diagnostic kits and human vaccines against Hepatitis B virus and
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18th expedition to Antarctica begins
The 18th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica consisting three women and two foreign scientists, has started its journey to the icy
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Fishermen block reclamation work on Isahaya Bay
About 1,100 fishermen on Monday again blockaded the gates to the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture (Japan), following a similar protest on Saturday, claiming the project is
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Kenyan Aids hospice in challenge to drug giants
Father Angelo D'Agostino the charismatic Jesuit founder of a Nairobi Aids hospice issued a direct challenge to the multinational drug trade, announcing he would accept the recent offer by Cipla, an
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Setback for sewage power
Environmentalists who hoped to create a new, greener form of energy by burning dried sewage with coal in power stations have had their hopes dashed by a report from the US. This form of energy could
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1,100 fishermen stage sit-in protest at Isahaya Bay
About 1,100 fishermen staged a sit-in protest in front of gates leading to the Isahaya Bay (Japan) land-reclamation project site on Monday morning, claiming that the project caused this season's
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Terminator gene
USDA seeks patent in India: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the joint patent holder of the controversial 'terminator' gene technology, has filed an application for patent in India
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SEC 'told of asbestos risk in 1944'
The now-defunct State Electricity Commission of Victoria was warned as early as 1944 that asbestos use endangered the lives of its workers, it was claimed last night. The claim was made by an ABC