Tobacco dispensable, says Govt report
Labelling tobacco as a "demerit good", which is dispensable like alcohol and drugs because "public health problems far out-weigh its economic benefits", the Government's 21-member expert committee
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'Noise above 80 decibels may increase aggressive behaviour"
"Prolonged or excessive exposure to noise, whether in the community or at work, can cause serious permanent medical conditions like hypertension and ischaemic heart disease. Noise can adversely
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Japan braces for criticism over food-trade issues
Agriculture is expected to pose a problem for Japan at the next round of multilateral trade talks at the World Trade Organization. The country's proposals on agriculture, which include reducing its
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Sensor needs just a drop to gauge blood cholesterol
A compact sensor that can measure total blood cholesterol from a single drop of blood has been developed by Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co.
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South African AIDS drug case postponed until April
A court action brought by the world's biggest drug firms to stop South Africa Importing cheaper generic AIDS drugs and other medicines was postponed on Tuesday until April 18, parties to the case
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Patients benefit from DOTS programme
Many patients in Kalikot district of Nepal which lacks adequate health facilities, have been taking advantage of the Direct Observation and Treatment System (DOTS) for curing them of tuberculosis.
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Government to give 400 million compensation to miners for ill health
The UK Government has given the go-ahead for a final award of
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Intensive farming
Consumers across Europe are increasingly worried about what they eat. The spread of BSE and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain are now widely blamed on so-called factory farming.
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BMDA contributing much to turn 25-UZ into a green belt
Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA) under Bangladesh's Ministry of Agriculture have been contributing a lot to turn the vast Barind areas comprising 25 Upazilas under Rajshahi, Naogaon
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Meghalaya to ban plastic bags
Shillongites may soon have to carry shopping bags to the market as the Meghalaya Government has decided to ban plastic bags. The decision came in the wake of pressures from various NGOs and local
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Walled city owes it to traditional wisdom
Founded in 1411 AD by Sultan Ahmed Shah and still going strong. That's the Walled City of Ahmedabad in a nutshell. Even the devastating quake failed to shake the 600- year old foundation laid with
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Foot-and-Mouth disease is found at UK park
A huge national park in southwest England has found its first case of foot-and-mouth disease, British agriculture officials said, raising fears it will be spread by wildlife to more livestock that
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UK foot and mouth traced to N.India
The foot and mouth epidemic that has devastated British agriculture has been traced to northern India, a report said. The animal health journal Veterinary Record said the infectious pan-Asia strain
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The shrinking supply of safe blood : Researchers find substitutes
With safe blood in short supply because of fears of HIV, other contaminants and, most recently, concern about the human variant of mad cow disease, work on blood substitutes has taken on new urgency.
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Drug firms seek court remedy
Can the pharmaceuticals industry inflict any more damage upon its ailing public image? Well how about suing Nelson Mandela? That is how scores of international AIDS activists are potraying a lawsuit
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Kofi Annan spearheads new crusade to help poor afford AIDS drugs
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is preparing to launch a new campaign to lower prices of AIDS drugs in developing nations and convince wealthy countries to shoulder the cost of treating
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Rs 8-cr plan t o check AIDS
The Andhra Pradesh state AIDS control society has formulated a plan to spend Rs 8 crore to check the menace of HIV,AIDS in the state during 2001-02, according to project director of the society K
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Blizzard 2001 is burying northeastern US
A long-predicted March blizzard was burying the northeastern United States beneath a blanket of snow up to 44 cm deep on Tuesday.The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of
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Isahaya Bay project suspended
The government of Japan will suspend a land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, to allow data to be collected from the reservoir formed by the dike that is blamed for the area's
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Compensate victims within 60 days : SC
The Supreme Court has reopened the doors of justice for nearly 80,000 victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, whose compensation claims had been barred by a notification issued by the Welfare