New technique to treat cataract
The latest technology of Phacoemulsification for cataract is becoming popular day by day due to its simplicity and less risk factor. Addressing a Press Conference at Meerut senior consultant eye
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Obesity rooted in evolutionary process
Report : One in three Americans is ill from over-eating, and the number of overweight people is growing in Europe, too. Now New York scientists have found that rolls of fat are not a modern
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Bird hops out of 'extinct' list
A bird so rare that it was thought to have been extinct has been rediscovered on a Sangihe, an Indonesian island, by a group of British volunteers. The cerulean paradise flycatcher was described by
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Brain infections on the rise
Japanese B Encephalitis, the commonest type of encephalitis caused by mosquitoes thriving in paddy fields, is emerging as a serious problem in Indis. Increasing number of such cases was being
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French minister hits at US food groups
Jean Glavany, French agriculture minister attacked US agricultural corporations for seeking to flood world markets with genetically modified products. Mr Glavany's attack marked a departure from the
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New drugs help stop spread of cancer tumours
Cancer cells grow faster than the cells around them, but what makes them life-threatening is their ability to get into the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, writes Jonathan Weitzman.
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Nitrogen-fixing rice will give a go by to fertilisers
Nitrogen fixng rice may son become a reality if the progress achieved by an international group being coordinated by Indian scientist is any indication. Agricultural scientists all over the world
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Quick-hardening cement offers relief to spinal fracture patients
A distant relative of Krazy Glue is gaining acceptance by US doctors for use in a simple, non-surgical procedure to repair the fractured spines of osteoporosis patients and others. Dr. Richard
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Green projects could bring in $39.15 b, says Crisil
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to reduce emission of green house gases could bring in investments worth $39.15 billion (Rs 1,673 billion) to India, according to a report jointly prepared
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Driest August in five years
If contemporary author Alexander Frater were to come chasing the monsoon now, he would be sorely disappointed in Delhi. The dark clouds and thunderbolts that used to herald the annual homecoming of
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270,000 N. Korean famine deaths in 1995-98
Am staimated 270,000 North Koreans died of famine between 1995 and 1998 out of a total of 1.02 million deaths in that period, South Korea's National Statistical Office said on Friday. It added in a
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Neglected Lado Sarai is a home to encroachers
The Lado Sarai residents have converted a Lodi period building into private toilets, cowsheds and a dumping ground for garbage. The misuse has been on for over four years now. INTACH, an organisation
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Encephalitis death toll rises to 66
The death toll caused by an outbreak of encephalitis in Kathmandu has risen to 66 after three more deaths were reported by health officials
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Lake town panic leads to govt notice
The state government is issuing a notification to clear all closed factories of hazardous chemicals in the wake of the Lake Town incident, where an abandoned unit has been discharging toxins into
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Green projects can bring in $39 bn
Crisil: Clean Development mechanism (CDM) projects, to reduce emission of greenhouse gases, can bring investments worth $39.15 billion(Rs 167,300 crore) into India, according to a paper jointly
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Cardian care at doorsteps
Realising that public education is the key to preventing deaths that occur due to heartattacks, the Escorts Heart Institute and Research centre here launched Mission Saveheart three years back. As
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Australia dogs US over lamb shipments
Australian Trade Minsiter Mark Vaile on Saturday attacked fresh US quotas and tariffs on lamb exports from New Zealand and Australia, saying the restrictions will be fought 'at every opportunity'.
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Dengue control plan awaits approval
A proposal for starting a dengue control programme under the Directorate of Naitonal Anti-Malaria Programme is awaiting the approval of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Speaking at
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SC may have to initiate battle against pollution
In view of the increasing pollution and mushrooming cases of degradation of forests across the country, people are expecting the Supreme Court to intervene and save citizens from man-made disasters.
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HC allows moneky tests
In a blow to animal activists, Andhra Pradesh High Court today allowed Shanta Biotechnics to continue with bio-medical tests on monkeys. The court directive was given on a writ filed by Shanta