Smoking doesn't keep dementia away
Claims that smoking can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia are false, according to a major study which says these ailments may in fact be exacerbated by tobacco use.
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Gastro-enteritis breaks out in Belgaum, 80 hospitalised
The onset of summer has resulted in the rampant outbreak of gastro-enteritis in Belgaum city(Karnataka) with about 80 people having been admitted to the civil hospital since the last one
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New blood thinner may trigger blood disease
A widely used new blood thinner that is routinely given to heart patients after angioplasty appears in rare cases to trigger a deadly blood disease. The drug, called Plavix, prevents blood clots and
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Three US retail chaims drop sale of Indian leather
Three major US clothing and fashion accessory retailers--Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic-have decided to stop the sale of Indian leather germents and other accessories. Anti-leather campaigners
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Cattle migrating from drought-hit Kutch
Reeling under acute scarcity of water and fodder, cattle in drought-hit areas of Gujarat's Kutch area have begun migrating in search of greener pastures even as authorities Rajasthan doled out cash
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Foodgrain output unlikely to be doubled in 10 yrs
The government will not be able to achieve its objective of doubling foodgrain production in 10 years as defined in the naitonal agenda for governance, given the funding made available to the
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GSFC faces fir for polluting environs
Once again fertiliser major Gujarat State Fertilisers & Chemicals (GSFC) is in the firing line for allegedly polluting environment in villages surrounding Baroda city. During the hearing in an open
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Drought to have little impact on Pakistan crops
Pakistan's major wheat, cotton and sugarcane crops are expected to largely survive a severe drought that has hit several parts of the country, officials and farmers said on Friday. They said water
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Tories calls for ban on French beef
Britain's opposition Conservative party has called for a Europe -wide ban on French beef after reports that mad cow disease is rising in France. the Food and drink Federation, representing Britain's
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Poor Central response to Gujarat, Rajasthan drought
The agriculture ministry's disaster management committee, set up last year to tackle natural calamities, has failed to respond to the drought in Gujarat and Rajasthan though ministry officials admit
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Book on HIV disease released
'HIV disease in India - A Colour Guide', a book to assist medical professionals by providing them with common visual clues that are suggestive of HIV infection, was released by Mr. D Jasper Utley,
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The Orissa relief supermarket
Six months after the Orissa coastline was hit by the supercyclone, it is yet to recover from a trauma of devastation inflicted on it. Relief and rehabilitation funds have been pouring in from all
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Heroin carries AIDS to a region in Siberia
Today a region that hardly heard of AIDS a year ago has recorded 5,000 new cases of H.I.V. infection and registered more than 8,500 drug addicts. Those are the official statistics: the true figures
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TN plans steps to clean Vaigai river
A meeting was held in Madurai on Friday to discuss steps to clean the holy and once-perennial Vaigai river which has now become polluted and is full of bushes, with mounds of debris and clay here and
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This is drought of another kind; instead of water, they get diesel
After Bharat petroleum's huge depot came up, farmers in Manmad (Maharashtra) found diesel in wells, saw their crops
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Eco-tourism project in Majuli soon
Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ananth KUmar assured the Rajya Sabha of commissioning the Majuli Eco-Tourism Project in Assam within 30 months after the receipt of a feasibility report from the
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Enzyme lack raises cancer risk for drinkers
Regular drinkers who lack an active enzyme to break down alcohol are 10 times more likely to develop cancer of the esophagus than people with the enzyme, a Keio University professor reported
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Quarrying banned around Bannerghatta National Park
Mines and Geology Minsiter V Muniyappa today said quarrying had been banned in one-km outer radius of Bannerghatta National Park and action would be taken against the officials concerned if illegal
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Forest fires
HP gears up, takes preventive steps: With the beginning of summer, the Himachal Pradesh government has asked Forest Department officers and officials to remain vigilant and take steps to prevent
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Nainital lake getting polluted
The central lake at the famous hill resort of Nainital in Uttar Pradesh is under threat of an environmental disaster, because of pollution of its water. Garbage is floating in the lake and the