Learning to see again through hearing
Studies have shown that connecting the eyes to the part of the brain that controls hearing can restore vision. The work, so far done only on animals , suggests that if doctors can re-route nerve
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Zimbabwe enters 20th year as land grab goes on
Zimbabwe marked two decades of independence from Britain today mired in a bloody crisis, with tempers fraying and land-hungry supporters of President Robert Mugabe occupying hundreds of farms. At
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Aspirin to prevent blood clots
Taking a low dose of aspirin each day after hip or joint surgery reduces the risk of potentially deadly clots and blockages in blood vessels in the lungs and legs, according to a new
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Mexico to kill diseased chickens
Mexico has slaughtered at least 5.8 million chickens after an outbreak of Newscastle disease and the toll could hit six millions, an industry representative has
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Austrian firm offers device to treat wastes
CMB Engineers of Austria and its distributors Amex Waste Management Pvt Ltd of Mumbai are talking to some major hospitals of Delhi to market their combined microwave-cum-steam disinfection device to
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Seattle without the tear gas
When finance ministers gather in Washington for the spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, it will attract a huge motely crowd of environmentalists, human-rights
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Biotech foods aren't out of the woods yet
After a year's deliberation, the National Academy of Sciences on Apr. 5 released the most authoritative report so far on one of the biggest controversies of the new century-the safety of biotech
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Water-borne diseases on the rise
The town and nearby areas seem to be in grip of water-borne diseases like jaundice , diarrhoea and gastro-enteritis, as indicated by the reports of increase in the number of cases of these diseases.
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Cholera deaths
Hundreds of people in drought-hit southern Somalia have reportedly died of cholera in the last two weeks. The worst-hit towns are Dinsor and Qansahdhere. The reopening of the road linking region to
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Green and brave
Some of the world's most dedicated human rights activists have started as campaigners for the environment. Ken Saro-Wiwa's initial cause, for example, was the devastation that Royal Dutch/Shell's oil
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U.S. school's patent victory
Drug Firm's headache? : An American university has been awarded a broad patent covering the use of a new type of painkiller that has become the pharmaceutical industry's fastest-selling new product.
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SC pulls up Govt for apathy on tiger reserves
If the tiger is any indicator of the health of our forests, something is drastically wrong. Now the Supreme Court too seems less than happy with the Union government's attempts at tiger conservation.
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Canine blood bank
A Bangkok animal hospital has launched the country's first blood bank for dogs, and will start seeking blood donations from eligible canines next month, hospital officials said Monday. Low blood
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Fires destroy wheat crop
Hopes of getting much needed hard cash after selling their wheat crop were dashed to the ground when the fields of three farmers, Ajaib Singh, Kulwinder Singh and Manjit Singh, of Muktsar villager
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Ponds have dried up, wells don't brim over .. Gujarat's villagers thirst for a fistful of water
Long after the scorching sun has dipped on the horizon and darkness has enveloped Nalia, village in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, Ramuben gets down to her most challenging chore of the
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Deep waters rising in traditional Hungary
Deforestation, shorter and faster rivers, and the loss of wetlands have created almost routine flooding in Hungary : a
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Solving Sukhinda's waste problems
A pilot project in Bhubaneswar could solve a major environmental problem by using the waste ore from Sukhinda's chromium mines to manufacture more useful metals.
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Concern in Kerala over food blockade threat
The Farmers' Association of Tamil Nadu's threat to block foodgrains and vegetable supply to Kerala for a week to pressure the Kerala government on the Mullapperiyar dam has added a dangerous
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Lapses in mid-day meal scheme
Contrary to the provision of distribution cooked food to primary school students under the centrally sponsored midday meal scheme, the Himachal Pradesh Government has given raw rice worth Rs 37.57
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Gore releases report on environmental initiatives
Vice President Gore has released a White House report highlighting dozens of administration initiatives since 1993 to improve public health, restore endangered wildlife, protect oceans and coasts,