Smoker-drinkers risk cancer
People who smoke 20 or more cigarettes and consume at least 300 milliliters of sake each day are 30 times more at risk of contracting esophageal cancer than those who don't smoke or drink,
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Global GM food talks end with no deal, resume Jan
Global talks on regulating the multi-billion-dollar trade in genetically altered foods and crops have ended without resolution, but both industry and environmentalists on Monday said progress had
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Foot, mouth disease hits Livingstone
Foot and mouth disease has broken out in Livingstone and surrounding areas. Kalomo District Veterinary Officer Dr Humphrey. Mwalemi, in a statement dated September 16, 1999, announced that his
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Study finds rapid reduction in crop diversity
The world is rapidly losing genetic diversity in crops, some of which might hold the key to plant-based medicines, the environmental group WorldWatch Institute said. While biotechnology is adding
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UK may grow commercial GM crops before trials end
Britain sparked fresh anger from environmental activists on Monday by refusing to rule out commercial growing of controversial genetically modified crops before a three-year trial period is complete.
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No dullard, spinal cord proves it can learn
Left to its own devices, the human spinal cord cannot memorize a Beethoven sonata, solve a quadratic equation or conjugate a Russian verb. But neither is the spinal cord - the length of nerve fibers,
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Rutgers targets deer population
Rutgers University's Cook College is expanding its study of the female deer's reproductive system to find a "one-shot" sterilization. That could help Somerset and Hunterdon counties in U.S., which
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M.P. seeks Central aid
The Madhya Pradesh Government has sought financial assistance of Rs 75 crores from the Central Government for relief works in flood-affected areas even as the swollen Narmada was flowing 3.82 meters
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Taiwan quake toll now 2,100,rescue work continues
China said on Thursday it was ready to send specialists to rival Taiwan to help the island find hundreds of people trapped in the rubble after a devastating earthquake and medical teams to treat the
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Rs 2,000 fine for smoking in public in Goa
From Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, the small state of Goa is to watch its citizenry more closely - those smoking, spitting and urinating in public places will have to cough up fines of up to Rs
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WHO warns Russia on AIDS
AIDS is rampant in Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union and will probably reach epidemic proportions in the next decade, the World Health Organization(WHO) warned Friday. HIV
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Shell-shocked animals disappear from J-K
There are victims of the recent Indo-Pak conflict in Kargil, but their plight has failed to draw attention of the civilised world. This is the plight of some of the rare species of wild animals,
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3 power plants bury a village under ash
The flyash produced by the nearby Rajghat Power Station has become part of the people of Kanchanpuri. And it adds on - 900 tonnes, every day.The present stock of the flyash being dumped into the
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New technique to fix injuries
Sportspersons, out of action due to knee injuries, and whose career is in jeopardy, take heart. A new German technique promises to put you back on the fast track. The globally unique technique is
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Unicef to focus on girl child this week
As part of the girl child week, being held from September 20 to 26. Unicef has decided to bring into focus, the issus plaguing this section of the society through Meena, an animated film series,
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Gir animals threatened by water crisis
The shortage of water is one problem but the biggest challenge facing the Gir forest authorities is protection of wild animals from diseases spread by the domestic cattle. Only a small amount of
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Six billion and beyond
It took from the dawn of human history until 1800 for world population to reach one billion. In October, 1999, the count will climb to six billion. Every 12 years, another billion is added - and if
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Japan's food labels decision may fuel trade friction
Tokyo is not against genetically modified food, but is responding to consumer concerns : a
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India to spend Rs 2,500 cr to check Y2K bug
India's expenditure on rectifying the millennium bug will touch a whopping Rs 2,500 crore by the year-end with the country already having spent nearly Rs 2,000 crore to fix the computer
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Taiwan quake kills hundreds; thousands trapped or injured
A powerful earthquake rocked Taiwan before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 400 people, toppling buildings and trapping hundreds in the wreckage. Sleeping people were tossed from their