Whooping cough makes a comeback
Whooping cough, once a major killer of children in the US, has made a strong comeback in the past two decades the federal government reported.
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Take preventive measures to avert cancer : B Chy
Bangladesh President Prof A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhuary laid emphasis on preventive measure to avert the risk of cancer and check the deadly disease.
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Bihar needs to defuse the AIDS bomb, fast
The migration of male labour force in search of employment to Delhi and other big cities has worsened the already fragile health of their wives. They bring home not only money but also several
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Prodding action
The Supreme Court's directive to State governments to confiscate ultrasound machines in clinics without a license from authorities is a welcome step towards stamping out the practice of female
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AIIMS works on vitamin cocktail for cancer
Do those pillars of nutrition - vitamins - contain the artillery to fight cancer? It's a question scientists the world over have been struggling to answer. Now, the findings of a study by a
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Apex court ruling on ultrasound equipment may not find echo in state
There are approximately 1400 practicing gynecologists and 250 radiologists in Gujarat. But the state government has been able to bring only 500 doctors to register their ultrasound equipment which is
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Mosquito repellents a health hazard, say doctors
Mosquito repellents like coils, mats, oils and creams may cause several ailments like bronchitis, respiratory problems, eye irritation and nausea, according to latest research. The Gujarat State
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Rs. 240-cr relief for Kerala farmers
The Kerala Government has announced reliefs to the tune of Rs.. 240 crore to farmers and workers in traditional industries. The Chief Minister, Mr. A. K. Antony, told press persons after a Cabinet
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State to pay Rs.. 5-crore compensation to farmers
The Karnataka Government has decided to release Rs.. 5-crore to pay as compensation to farmers who have lost their crops in the recent hailstorm. The Minister said crops in 22,000 hectares were
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Garrulous HK residents prone to flu
Hong Kong people are more likely to catch the flu because they talk too much and too loud, a professor said. "When you talk too much and too loudly, you are traumatising your throat," said Thomas
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Arsenic in Municipal areas
The arsenic saga in Bangladesh has gone on for such a long time now that some sort of consensus on the best way for tackling this problem should have emerged. With new reports that some wells are
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HIV-positive blood donors hit record high rate in 2001
Seventy-nine of some 5,770,000 blood donations last year in Japan were from HIV-positive donors, making the rate of positive donors the highest ever at 1.368 per 100,000, according to a survey by the
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Giving birth in the face of danger
There has been an alarming increase in the birth rate in the gas hit areas in Madhya Pradesh, although the death rate continued to remain on the higher side as compared to the national average, but
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Scottish public give green light to composting and recycling
Two Scottish consultation papers on future waste strategies have given a green light to composting and recycling, according to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
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With children dying, AIDS is doing well in the country
Nepal has around 45000 -50000 people infected with AIDS and HIV but yet no one knows the exact figure, ad not even the break-up of the sexes, nor the number of children dying with the disease. And
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Harmful effects of Sonsoddo Garbage
The Margao Municipal Council (MMC), Goa has been dumping about 30 tonnes of decomposable garbage and discharging the contents of its night soil tanker regularly on about 2000 sq. mt of open space at
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WAP instals incinerator for industrial waste
A part of its eco-friendly measures, the Wheel and Axle Plant (WAP) today commissioned an incinerator for complete combustion of industrial waste. The incinerator, which has three chambers, has the
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Risky cells
UK is to spend 7 million pounds to establish the health risks of mobile phone usage. The research programme, backed jointly by the Government and the mobile phone manufacturing industry, is being
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HIV rate to rise in Britain
The number of people infected with HIV in Britain will rise by almost 50 per cent by 2005, health chiefs said on Thursday. The latest projections suggest the number living with the HIV will rise from
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UK environment industry missing global opportunities
The environment industry in the UK is risking missing out on huge global markets for environmental technology, unless the Government takes action, according to a new Department of Trade and Industry